Public water system record
Lakewood Twp MUA
Serves an area of Ocean County, NJ that includes Leisure Village East, Lakewood and Leisure Village · 27,614 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Lakewood Twp MUA in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Lakewood Twp MUA draws water from 12 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Jersey, March 1997.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,851 unknown out of 9,786 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Lakewood Twp MUA go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 11 |
| 2000s | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2002, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lakewood Twp MUA in 1997, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. 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) | 6 violations: Nitrate |
| Mar 18, 1997 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 6 violations: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Lakewood Twp MUA draws water from 12 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from NJ American Water - Coastal North. It also has an emergency connection to Brick Township MUA.
Buys water from
- NJ American Water - Coastal North Colts Neck, NJ
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Brick Township MUA Brick Twp, NJ
Annual water quality report
Lakewood Twp MUA 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