Is Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Ocean

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0046 µg/L	3/8	2025
PFHXS	0.0113 µg/L	2/8	2025
PFOA	0.0053 µg/L	2/8	2025
PFOS	0.0051 µg/L	2/8	2025

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chloroform	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	138/146	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	6.75 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 19.9 µg/L	126/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	121/146	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	117/146	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	200 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	41/102	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.145 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 12.3 µg/L	36/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	20.4 µg/L 136% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	34/93	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.2575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.01 µg/L	26/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.8795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.51 µg/L	22/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1440 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1550 µg/L	22/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2024
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.65 µg/L	13/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	85.5 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	10/18	SYR4	2014–2018
Barium	91.2 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 92 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.92 pCi/L 78% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 4 pCi/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.102 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.29 µg/L	9/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1200 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	11.29 pCi/L 75% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 11.5 pCi/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/146	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.653 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.52 µg/L	4/129	SYR4	2012–2019

60 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCTIGUE, BRANDON
Phone: 732-914-1200

Frequently asked questions about Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western

Is Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, TTHM, Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, Copper, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western serve?

Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western reports serving 15,613 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 82 violations on file for Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.