Public water system record
Ocean Gate Water Dept
Serves Ocean Gate, Ocean County, NJ · 3,200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Ocean Gate Water Dept 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
- 5
Key facts
- Ocean Gate Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, March 1997.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,124 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, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Ocean Gate Water Dept go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 50 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 38 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ocean Gate Water Dept in 1997. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1997 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Ocean Gate Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ocean Gate Water Dept 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