Public water system record
Point Pleasant Beach Water Department
Serves Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County, NJ · 12,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Point Pleasant Beach Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Point Pleasant Beach Water Department buys its water from Brick Township MUA.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by New Jersey, August 2013.
- Record on file since 1979, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,464 unknown out of 3,426 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Point Pleasant Beach Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Enforcement actions
New Jersey regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Point Pleasant Beach Water Department between 1997 and 2013. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2013 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 5, 2013 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 18, 1997 | New Jersey | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 18, 1997 | New Jersey | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Point Pleasant Beach Water Department buys its water from Brick Township MUA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Brick Township MUA Brick Twp, NJ
Annual water quality report
Point Pleasant Beach Water Department 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