Public water system record
NJ American Water - Coastal North
Serves Tinton Falls, Rumson, Eatontown and 32 more places, Monmouth County and Ocean County, NJ · 377,613 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for NJ American Water - Coastal North in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- NJ American Water - Coastal North draws water from 46 wells and 5 surface water intakes (10 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Jersey, August 2006.
- Record on file since 1978, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 233 lead and 87,319 unknown out of 139,811 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for NJ American Water - Coastal North go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 14 |
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 14 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators issued 2 boil water orders to NJ American Water - Coastal North between 2005 and 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2006 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 19, 2005 | New Jersey | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
NJ American Water - Coastal North draws water from 46 wells and 5 surface water intakes (10 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Parkway Water Company. It also has an emergency connection to Marlboro Township Water Utility Division. 9 other community water systems buy water from NJ American Water - Coastal North. 4 other public water systems have emergency, seasonal or other part-time connections to NJ American Water - Coastal North.
Buys water from
- Parkway Water Company Brick, NJ
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Marlboro Township Water Utility Division Marlboro, NJ
Community systems that buy water from it
- Aberdeen - Cliffwood/Cliffwood Beach Aberdeen Township, NJ
- Aberdeen- High School/Oakshade Area Aberdeen Township, NJ
- Belmar Water Dept Belmar, NJ
- Keansburg Water & Sewer Dept. Keansburg, NJ
- Lake Como Water Dept Lake Como, NJ
- Lakewood Twp MUA Lakewood, NJ
- Matawan Borough Water De Matawan, NJ
- Point Pleasant Water Department Point Pleasant, NJ
- US Naval Weapons Station Colts Neck, NJ
Annual water quality report
NJ American Water - Coastal North 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells