Annual Drinking Water Quality Report In Manasquan

Manasquan recently provided its annual drinking quality report, saying it's designed to inform the public about the quality water and services that the borough delivers.

"Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water," the borough said in the report.

Here are some of the points that were made:

• The borough's water sources are wells, and its four wells draw groundwater from the Kirkwood - Cohansey Aquifer, ranging in depth from 101 feet to 122 feet.
• The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has completed and issued a Source Water Assessment Report and Summary for this public water system, which can be obtained by logging onto NJDEP’s source water assessment web site at WWW.state.nj.us/dep/swap or by contacting the NJDEP’s Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at (609) 292-5550.
• You may also contact your public water system at 732-223-0544 ext.550, or kthompson@manasquannj.gov.
• Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections.
• These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

The below table shows the results of Manasquan's monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2018. As part of the borough's water-quality monitoring program, hundreds of quality tests are performed on our water each year.

The borough tests for over 80 individual contaminants, and performs additional daily monitoring at its water treatment facility, and throughout the water distribution system.

The following table lists only the contaminants, which were detected in the water. The state allows the borough to monitor for some contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not change frequently: