Public water system record
Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach
Serves an area of Monmouth County, NJ that includes Cliffwood Beach · 6,775 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach buys its water from Old Bridge MUA, NJ American Water - Coastal North and Marlboro Township Water Utility Division.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, September 2015.
- Record on file since 1988, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,658 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 51 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 33 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2014, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach between 1999 and 2015, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in September 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2015 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 15 violations (1 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform, Asbestos |
| Aug 14, 2013 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 14 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform |
| Dec 13, 1999 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach buys its water from Old Bridge MUA, NJ American Water - Coastal North and Marlboro Township Water Utility Division. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Old Bridge MUA Old Bridge, NJ
- NJ American Water - Coastal North Colts Neck, NJ
- Marlboro Township Water Utility Division Marlboro, NJ
Annual water quality report
Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach 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
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Jersey.
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