Current Reservoir Levels - selecting graph opens larger image
| Typically drawn down in summer when customer demands increase, water supply reservoirs are designed to refill in the winter and spring through natural runoff and, in some cases, by pumping water into them. Reservoir storage is just one factor that NJDEP uses to evaluate drought conditions and their impact on regional drinking water supplies. |
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| The Combined Northeast Reservoirs graph represents the total of 12 separate reservoirs with a combined capacity of 70.6 billion gallons (BG). These reservoirs are owned and operated by four major water suppliers, whose individual reservoir systems are listed below. |
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| Suez-NJ (formerly United Water New Jersey) owns and operates three reservoirs in Bergen County with a total capacity of 8.2 BG. |
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| The
Newark Water Department owns five reservoirs with
a total capacity of 14.4 BG. |
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| The
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission owns
and operates two reservoirs with a total capacity
of 36.6 BG and two pumping stations on the Pompton
and Ramapo rivers which are used to refill the reservoirs. |
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| The
Jersey City Water Department owns 2 reservoirs with
total capacity of 11.4 BG. |
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| The New Jersey Water Supply Authority owns and operates Spruce Run and Round-Valley Reservoirs, which have a combined capacity of 66 BG. |
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