Is Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31

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
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.05 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	109/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.368 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.64 µg/L	108/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	7.499 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.31 µg/L	108/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.433 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.99 µg/L	108/110	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	21.161 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 25.03 µg/L	108/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.71 µg/L	99/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.952 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.03 µg/L	87/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.0925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.56 µg/L	86/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.318 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.7 µg/L	74/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.589 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.52 µg/L	58/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	200 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	42/96	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.69 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.92 µg/L	35/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2024
Lead	22 µg/L 147% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 28 µg/L	7/90	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.265 pCi/L 45% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.4 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	495 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Asbestos	1.3 MFL 19% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/3	SYR4	2012

62 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneFluorideHfpo-DaMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitratePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GEDERBERG, SHANE
Phone: 609-207-8368

Frequently asked questions about Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities

Is Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities'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 Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities's water?

EPA monitoring detected Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities serve?

Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities reports serving 15,419 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 85 violations on file for Ocean Twp Dept of Utilities, of which 7 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.