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Colts Neck Commons

At a glance

Colts Neck Commons (PWSID NJ1309417) is an active transient non-community water system in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ1309417

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served90

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program

City servedColts Neck Twp.-1309

StateNew Jersey

ZIP—

CountyMonmouth County

How does Colts Neck Commons compare with other water systems in Monmouth County?

By EPA's size categories, Colts Neck Commons is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Monmouth County has 288 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,486 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 715,906 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Jersey, the 3,496 active systems average 2,750 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Colts Neck Commons is about 37% below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New Jersey has 2,277 active transient non-community water systems, 65% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,313 New Jersey systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Colts Neck Commons?

EPA lists Colts Neck Commons as privately owned. The NJ state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 224 of the 288 active systems in Monmouth County (78%) are also privately owned.

Does Colts Neck Commons have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between April 2017 and January 2019. By type: 7 reporting, 4 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (11 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2019-01-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-07-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-04-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-07-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-04-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Colts Neck Commons: frequently asked questions

Who runs Colts Neck Commons?

Colts Neck Commons (PWSID NJ1309417) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Colts Neck Commons serve?

Colts Neck Commons reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Where does Colts Neck Commons get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Colts Neck Commons have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Colts Neck Commons' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Colts Neck Commons' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Colts Neck Commons is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Monmouth County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Nj American Water - Coastal North	Monmouth + 1 more	377,613	Community	Surface water
Gordons Corner Water Co	Monmouth	46,196	Community	Purchased surface water
Freehold Twp Water Dept	Monmouth	29,831	Community	Purchased surface water
Marlboro Township Water Utility Division	Monmouth	29,480	Community	Purchased surface water
Wall Twp Water Dept	Monmouth	26,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Belmar Water Dept	Monmouth	20,000	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Colts Neck Commons, PWSID NJ1309417, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/colts-neck-commons-nj1309417 (data as of October 1, 2026).