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Community Water System · PWS NJ1518003

Cedar Glen West Water Co

Manchester, New Jersey 08725 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,300
People served
91
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 91 drinking-water violations at Cedar Glen West Water Co, 20% of them health-based - above the New Jersey per-system average.

91
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cedar Glen West Water Co

Cedar Glen West Water Co is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,300 residents in Manchester, New Jersey (Ocean County) through 90 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 91 total violations for this system , of which 18 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 66 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 18 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New Jersey, EPA tracks 3,428 public water systems serving 9,570,926 people, with 204,988 cumulative violations and 22,229 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 59.8 violations. Statewide, 208 of 264 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (78.8%).

Cedar Glen West Water Co's 91 violations sit above the New Jersey average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,300
Total Violations
91
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
90
County
Ocean
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
66
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 18 1998
Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 2024
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 11 2017
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 8 2017
Combined Uranium MR 8 2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 8 2017
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 7 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1995
Asbestos MR 2 2011
Radium-226 MR 2 2017
Radium-228 MR 2 2017

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Cedar Glen West Water Co.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NJ1518003 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New Jersey Drinking Water Authority

NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Cedar Glen West Water Co under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NJ regulator portal

Source: NJ DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 5000
2017 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 11 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 4000
2017 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 8 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 4010
2017 Combined Uranium MR 8 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 4006
2017 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 8 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 4000
2017 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 7 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 4010
2017 Radium-226 MR 2 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 4020
2017 Radium-228 MR 2 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 4030
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 7000
2011 Asbestos MR 2 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 1094
1998 Nitrate MR 18 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 1040
1995 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / NJ1518003 / 3100

How Cedar Glen West Water Co Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Cedar Glen West Water Co New Jersey avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 91 59.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 6.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 78.8% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,300 2,792 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,428 regulated public water systems in New Jersey.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cedar Glen West Water Co water safe to drink? ▼
Cedar Glen West Water Co (PWS ID: NJ1518003) has 91 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cedar Glen West Water Co serve? ▼
Cedar Glen West Water Co serves 1,300 people in Manchester, New Jersey. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 90 service connections.
What type of violations does Cedar Glen West Water Co have? ▼
Cedar Glen West Water Co has 91 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 66 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cedar Glen West Water Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cedar Glen West Water Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cedar Glen West Water Co use? ▼
Cedar Glen West Water Co uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.