Ocean County tap water
4 of 27 water systems serving Ocean County with full PFAS testing averaged above a 2024 federal PFAS level at one or more sampling points.
- 57 community water systems list this county as served; 27 serve 3,300+ people with full PFAS testing.
- 4 had a health-based violation since 2021-10-26.
Largest systems serving this county
| System | Source | People served (whole system) | PFAS above a 2024 level? | Violations since 2021-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ American Water - Coastal North | Surface water | 377,613 | Yes | 0 |
| Veolia Water New Jersey Toms River | Groundwater | 123,184 | Yes | 0 |
| Brick Township Mua | Surface water | 81,829 | No | 0 |
| Jackson Twp Mua | Groundwater | 37,224 | No | 1 |
| Stafford Twp Water - Beach Haven West | Groundwater | 30,608 | No | 0 |
| Lacey Twp Mua | Groundwater | 29,000 | No | 1 |
| Lakewood Twp Mua | Purchased surface water | 27,614 | Yes | 0 |
| Long Beach Twp Brant Bea | Groundwater | 25,300 | No | 0 |
| Lavallette Water dept | Groundwater | 25,000 | No | 0 |
| Little Egg Harbor Twp Mu | Groundwater | 24,215 | No | 0 |
| Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern | Groundwater | 23,980 | No | 0 |
| Barnegat Twp Water Sewer | Groundwater | 20,000 | No | 0 |
Which one is yours? A county usually has several utilities. Your bill or your utility's annual water-quality report names yours. Population is for the whole system, which can cross county lines.
Not medical or legal advice. UCMR 5 results are screening data, not compliance determinations.
Sources and freshness
Public-water-system facts, violations and lead/copper results: EPA ECHO SDWA download (SDWIS snapshot 2026-10-13). PFAS and lithium results: EPA UCMR 5 final data (sampling 2023–2025). Both are U.S. government works, downloaded 2026-10-26. Numbers are computed by the published method; the same fields are in the open data files.