Backflow Testing, Certification & Repair in Somerset County, NJ — All 21 Municipalities
South Jersey Backflow serves all 21 Somerset County municipalities with certified annual backflow preventer testing, repair, and enclosure installation. Somerset County’s backflow compliance landscape is remarkably straightforward: NJ American Water’s Raritan system is the confirmed water authority for all 21 municipalities, drawing from the Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater Township and the Canal Road WTP in Somerset (Franklin Township). Franklin Township also has its own water utility for portions of the township. Somerset County’s communities range from the equestrian estates of Bedminster and Peapack-Gladstone to the commercial powerhouse of Bridgewater, from Washington’s last encampment at Rocky Hill to the Tour de Somerville cycling classic in Somerville Borough. Call (856) 291-6809 or contact South Jersey Backflow to schedule service anywhere in Somerset County.
Water Authority Serving Somerset County
NJ American Water (Raritan System)
NJ American Water’s Raritan system is confirmed as the primary water authority for all 21 Somerset County municipalities. The system draws surface water from the Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater Township and the Canal Road Water Treatment Plant in Somerset (Franklin Township), plus groundwater wells throughout the region. Annual test reports for all NJ American Water Raritan system customers must be submitted to NJAW.CrossConnection@amwater.com or 848-232-8309. South Jersey Backflow maintains current NJ American Water Raritan submission requirements and files all 21 Somerset County municipality test reports directly.
Franklin Township Water Utility (Exception)
Franklin Township operates its own water utility at 40 Churchill Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873 (732-249-7800; emergency 732-873-5533) for portions of the township. The township also has a Franklin Township Water Authority District #2 (Ripley Water Board). South Jersey Backflow identifies the applicable authority for each Franklin Township address — NJ American Water Raritan or Franklin Township Water Utility — and files accordingly.
Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority (SRVSA)
The SRVSA (established 1958) provides secondary advanced wastewater treatment for Branchburg, Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Manville, Raritan, Somerville, and Warren Township — a 23.0 MGD system discharging to the Raritan River. While the SRVSA is primarily a wastewater authority, it coordinates with water system compliance in these municipalities.
Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA)
The MCUA handles wastewater for Bound Brook Borough, Franklin Township, and South Bound Brook Borough — three Somerset County municipalities served by the MCUA’s regional interceptor to the Edward J. Kerr Central Treatment Facility.
All 21 Somerset County Municipalities
Schedule Your Somerset County Backflow Service
Call (856) 291-6809 or contact South Jersey Backflow. Serving all 21 Somerset County municipalities since 2004. Direct filing with NJ American Water Raritan system and Franklin Township Water Utility for all Somerset County properties.