Public water system · NJ1504300
ActiveOcean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature
At a glance
Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature (PWSID NJ1504300) is an active transient non-community water system in Ocean County, New Jersey. It reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
65
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature compare with other water systems in Ocean County?
By EPA's size categories, Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature 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 Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature is about half of 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 Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature?
EPA lists Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature 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 Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records. 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.
Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature?
Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature (PWSID NJ1504300) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.
How many people does Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature serve?
Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection in Ocean County, New Jersey.
Where does Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature 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 Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. 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 Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature's 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature 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, “Ocean County- Jakes Branch Park/ Nature, PWSID NJ1504300, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/ocean-county-jakes-branch-park-nature-nj1504300 (data as of October 1, 2026).