New Jersey American Water is the largest water utility in the U.S. State of New Jersey, serving around two and a half million people in 183 communities in 17 counties throughout the state, supplying potable water and wastewater service. Headquartered in Voorhees, New Jersey, New Jersey American Water is a wholly owned subsidiary of the for-profit American Water.
The company detected an unregulated chemical, 1,4-Dioxane, in the Delaware River, the water supply for their drinking water treatment plant in Delran, New Jersey. The company helped discover the source upstream.[1]