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Ricks Saddle Shop

At a glance

Ricks Saddle Shop (PWSID NJ1351329) is an active transient non-community water system in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It reports serving 158 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

158

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNJ1351329
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served158
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNJ state drinking water program
City servedUpper Freehold Twp.-1351
StateNew Jersey
ZIP—
CountyMonmouth County

How does Ricks Saddle Shop compare with other water systems in Monmouth County?

By EPA's size categories, Ricks Saddle Shop 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 Ricks Saddle Shop is roughly in line with 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 Ricks Saddle Shop?

EPA lists Ricks Saddle Shop 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 Ricks Saddle Shop have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2015 and July 2025. By type: 3 reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-07-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoUnaddressed
2025-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2024-01-11Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2023-09-23Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2022-11-05ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-04-29Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2021-01-09Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2020-08-04Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2019-01-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2015-08-20Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2015-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

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.

Ricks Saddle Shop: frequently asked questions

Who runs Ricks Saddle Shop?

Ricks Saddle Shop (PWSID NJ1351329) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NJ state drinking water program.

How many people does Ricks Saddle Shop serve?

Ricks Saddle Shop reports serving 158 people through 1 service connection in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Where does Ricks Saddle Shop 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 Ricks Saddle Shop have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Ricks Saddle Shop'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NJ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Ricks Saddle Shop's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ricks Saddle Shop 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 systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Nj American Water - Coastal NorthMonmouth + 1 more377,613CommunitySurface water
Gordons Corner Water CoMonmouth46,196CommunityPurchased surface water
Freehold Twp Water DeptMonmouth29,831CommunityPurchased surface water
Marlboro Township Water Utility DivisionMonmouth29,480CommunityPurchased surface water
Wall Twp Water DeptMonmouth26,000CommunityPurchased surface water
Belmar Water DeptMonmouth20,000CommunityPurchased 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, “Ricks Saddle Shop, PWSID NJ1351329, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/ricks-saddle-shop-nj1351329 (data as of October 1, 2026).