Public water system record
Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern
Serves an area of Ocean County, NJ that includes Pine Lake Park, Leisure Village West, Cedar Glen West and 1 more place · 23,980 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern draws water from 6 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by New Jersey, February 2003.
- Record on file since 1985, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11,965 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 19, 2023 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 18 |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern in 2003, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2003 | New Jersey | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
1 incidentTest results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western. 1 other community water system buys water from Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern.
Buys water from
- Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western Manchester, NJ
Community systems that buy water from it
- Manchester Twp Water Utility - Western Manchester, NJ
Annual water quality report
Manchester Twp Water Utility - Eastern 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