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Avon By the Sea Water De

Serves Avon-by-the-Sea, Monmouth County, NJ · 5,000 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Avon By the Sea Water De in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Lead and Copper Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • NJ1305001
  • AVON
  • NJ
  • 5,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 07717
EPA system ID NJ1305001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • EPA lists 3 wells for Avon By the Sea Water De, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 277 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,061 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Avon By the Sea Water De go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 16
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 4
2020s 1 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2016, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

EPA lists 3 wells for Avon By the Sea Water De, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. It also has a seasonal connection to NJ American Water - Coastal North.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Avon By the Sea Water De must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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