Public water system · NJ1530393
ActiveMill Creek Shops
At a glance
Mill Creek Shops (PWSID NJ1530393) is an active transient non-community water system in Ocean County, New Jersey. It reports serving 96 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
96
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mill Creek Shops compare with other water systems in Ocean County?
By EPA's size categories, Mill Creek Shops is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ocean County has 210 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,411 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 716,388 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 Mill Creek Shops is about 33% 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 Mill Creek Shops?
EPA lists Mill Creek Shops 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. 139 of the 210 active systems in Ocean County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Mill Creek Shops have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between April 2022 and July 2022. By type: 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Mill Creek Shops: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mill Creek Shops?
Mill Creek Shops (PWSID NJ1530393) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Mill Creek Shops serve?
Mill Creek Shops reports serving 96 people through 1 service connection in Ocean County, New Jersey.
Where does Mill Creek Shops 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 Mill Creek Shops have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. 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 Mill Creek Shops' 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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mill Creek Shops' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mill Creek Shops 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 Ocean County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Water New Jersey Toms River | Ocean | 123,184 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brick Township Mua | Ocean | 81,829 | Community | Surface water |
| Jackson Twp Mua | Ocean | 37,224 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stafford Twp Water - Beach Haven West | Ocean | 30,603 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lacey Twp Mua | Ocean | 29,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakewood Twp Mua | Ocean | 27,614 | 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, “Mill Creek Shops, PWSID NJ1530393, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/mill-creek-shops-nj1530393 (data as of October 1, 2026).