New ProvidenceHome costs

New Providence water and sewer rates

At typical use (5.7 units, about 4,300 gallons a month), a New Providence house pays about $73 a month for water: about $870 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies water to New Providence houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.

Pay or manage it

New Jersey American Water

New Jersey American Water serves New Providence; general metered service is billed monthly (tariff effective September 15, 2026)

Use a monthPrice per 1,000 gallons
Fixed charge$24.00 a month
0 to more$11.47
Source
25 wells, 4 surface water intakes, 12 purchased ground water sources and 3 purchased surface water sources; sources include the Passaic River, Canoe Brook and the Brunswick aquifer.
Violation
May 2025: the chlorine level from the Short Hills Well Station fell below the 0.5 ppm minimum; the station was taken out of service and affected customers were notified.
Lead
2025 tap tests: 90th percentile 3 ppb (action level 15); 2 of 56 homes were above the action level.
Hardness
Total hardness ranged from 52 to 342 ppm (2024).
Credit
Eligible customers get a $9.88 monthly PLUS PFAS settlement credit for 12 months (about $119 over the year).

Sewer

The borough's fee schedule sets sewer use fees for commercial and industrial users above 5,000 gallons a day and $100 a year per unit beyond 2 units for multi-unit properties (effective January 1, 2024). The borough's 2026 budget carries the sewer system's Joint Meeting expenses as an appropriation and lists multi-family sewer fees as revenue.

How New Providence compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. Chatham · 3 mi$55
  2. New Providence$73
  3. Roselle Park · 8 mi$90
  4. Summit · 2 mi$101
  5. North Plainfield · 6 mi$101
  6. Middlesex · 10 mi$101

Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.

Sources

  1. NJAW Short Hills System 2025 water quality report
  2. amwater.com/njaw
  3. New Jersey American Water tariff (effective Sept 15, 2026)
  4. NJ American Water: new rates and PLUS credit (Sept 9, 2026)

Checked October 29, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

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