Does Toms River, NJ tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 8 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Toms River, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Toms River, NJ tap water come from?

Toms River is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Toms River tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Toms River. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Toms River is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 123,271 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 8 violations across the community water system(s) serving Toms River, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~123,271

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

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What the EPA has on record, by system

Veolia Water New Jersey Toms River

123,184 served · groundwater · PWSID NJ1507005

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between October 1997 and January 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Elm Grove Village

87 served · groundwater · PWSID TX1910044

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.