Public water system record
Island Heights Water Dep
Serves Island Heights, Ocean County, NJ · 1,750 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Island Heights Water Dep in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Island Heights Water Dep draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Jersey, March 1997.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,019 unknown out of 1,019 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.
None since October 2016.
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
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Active |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Island Heights Water Dep go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 19, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Island Heights Water Dep in 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1997 | New Jersey | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 18, 1997 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Island Heights Water Dep draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Island Heights Water Dep 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells