Is Atlantic Highlands Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Monmouth

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

124

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2020-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2020-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	300 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	49/71	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.8 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	11/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.88 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.47 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.73 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/14	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	6.55 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	5/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	300 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.22 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.92 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.35 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.59 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	2 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/68	SYR4	2012–2018

65 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: HAWLEY, MARTIN O
Phone: 732-904-5510

Frequently asked questions about Atlantic Highlands Water

Is Atlantic Highlands Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Atlantic Highlands Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Atlantic Highlands Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dichloroacetic Acid, Monochloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Atlantic Highlands Water serve?

Atlantic Highlands Water reports serving 4,385 people in New Jersey, per its EPA record.

Has Atlantic Highlands Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 124 violations on file for Atlantic Highlands Water, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.