West New York Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

West New York, New Jersey, in Hudson County on the Palisades above the Hudson River across from Midtown Manhattan — a densely populated Hudson County urban community with one of the highest population densities in the United States, a large Cuban-American and Dominican-American community, home of the 'Cuban Broadway' of Bergenline Avenue — draws its municipal water supply from the Passaic River watershed via Suez Water New Jersey (formerly United Water), distributed through the Hudson County urban water system. Water hardness in West New York measures 64 mg/L — classified as moderately soft.

West New York's moderate softness — among the softest New Jersey supplies — reflects the Hudson County urban distribution characteristics and the Passaic River source. West New York is served by the Suez Water New Jersey Hudson County transmission system, which draws from the Wanaque Reservoir and Passaic River supply. The Passaic–Wanaque watershed (draining the New Jersey Highlands — Precambrian Franklin Marble and Byram Intrusive Suite crystalline terrain) produces relatively soft water at the treatment point. The Hudson County urban distribution serving West New York–Union City–Weehawken carries this moderately soft supply to the densely built Hudson Palisades neighborhood, producing the moderate 64 mg/L.

With hardness at 64 mg/L, West New York residents enjoy moderately soft water with minimal scale challenges. Suez Water New Jersey consistently delivers water meeting all New Jersey DEP and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.