New Jersey American Water
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New Jersey American Water is the largest water utility in the U.S. State
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

, serving around two and a half million people in 183 communities in 17 counties throughout the state, supplying high-quality water and wastewater service. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census...

, New Jersey American Water is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water
American Water (company)
thumb|right|350px|The Iowa American Water Company plant in [[Davenport, Iowa]] on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]]American Water is a public utility company operating in the United States and Canada...

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Abiding by regulations

In New Jersey, the Board of Public Utilities and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection set the rules for New Jersey American Water to follow. Those regulations are what help to ensure everyone is receiving high-quality water and waste water service at a fair price. All increases in service rates are directly related to the cost of providing water and/or waste water service and are subjected to a public review process and approval by the Board of Public Utilities.
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