Is BELMAR WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
BELMAR WATER DEPT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 20,000, over 3,193 connections.
BELMAR WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
BELMAR WATER DEPT has 43 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,829th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 63th percentile nationally.
Against the NJ average
NJ's 270 covered systems average 5.3 health-based violations each; BELMAR WATER DEPT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BELMAR WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
BELMAR WATER DEPT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: CYANIDE
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BELMAR WATER DEPT's record does not cover
BELMAR WATER DEPT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and BELMAR WATER DEPT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,829th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.