Drinking Water
NJIT’s campus drinking water is supplied by the City of Newark’s Department of Water and Sewer Utilities. Newark’s drinking water consistently meets (and often exceeds) state and federal regulatory standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
NJIT Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and Facilities Services work together to respond to concerns regarding drinking water. If you have concerns about the appearance, odor or taste of the drinking water in your building or housing unit, please do the following:
- Enter a work order under Health/Safety at: https://www.njit.edu/maintenance/
- If there is an urgent matter, please call:
- Facilities Service Desk at 973.596.6200, during normal hours of Mon–Fri, 8:30am–4:30pm
- Public Safety at 973.596.3111, after hours
Health concerns related to your drinking water should be directed to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) at 973.596.3059 or via email to: EHS@njit.edu
For more Information about drinking water in the State of New Jersey go to the New Jersey Department of Health’s Drinking Water and Public Health web page or contact NJIT EHS for more information.
