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Public water-system records for Ocean City, NJ from EPA SDWIS.
Nj American Water - Ocean City
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City appears in system name · Serves 127,000 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Great Egg Harbor Bay-Great Egg Harbor Inlet
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Pathogens
Affected uses: Ecological, Fishconsumption
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Cape May County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 20-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 20 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designations apply to a specific pollutant and federal air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA can issue a clean-data determination while a formal designation remains in effect.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City: Ozone
NonattainmentSerious8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard
These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City Area
Historical standard: 0.08 ppm (8-hour)
Historical designation: Nonattainment (NAAQS revoked) · Subpart 2/Moderate
Original designation: Jun 2004
Open data source: EPA final revocation ruleContinuing requirements have not been verified for this area.
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Atlantic City
Annual mean: 5.7 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Brigantine — Galloway (Township of), New Jersey
Annual mean: 0.1 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 0.038 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 1 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
State environmental agencies maintain cleanup site databases that include state Superfund, voluntary cleanup, and brownfield remediation programs. These programs track additional sites beyond those on the federal NPL.
3 sites with active cleanup or investigation
1332 1350 WEST AVE, OCEAN CITY
0.9 miles away · CAPE MAY County
Reported: Nov 2026
200-206 East 11th Street, OCEAN CITY
1.2 miles away · CAPE MAY County
Reported: Nov 2026
622 HAVEN AVE, OCEAN CITY
1.7 miles away · CAPE MAY County
Reported: Nov 2026
Data from EPA ECHO
Release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Reported: Dec 2021
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
Cape May County, NJ
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Cape May County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain) with base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Cape May County, New JerseyPop. 95,634
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 9,220 | 6,516 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 13.5% | 14.0% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 14.9% | 10.8% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 32.3% | 28.3% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 8.5% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 76.8 | 79.2 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Ocean City.
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The EPA drinking water records available here list no violations for Nj American Water-Ocean City.
Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.
Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Ocean City.
The monitoring station at Atlantic City recorded an annual average of 5.7 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Brigantine, Galloway (Township of), New Jersey recorded an annual average of 0.1 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Brigantine, Galloway (Township of), New Jersey recorded an annual average of 0.038 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The radon data for Ocean City covers Cape May County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Ocean City reports a life expectancy of 76.8 years in Cape May County, New Jersey.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Ocean City reports 9,220 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Cape May County, New Jersey. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Ocean City lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 7.4 micrograms per cubic meter in Cape May County, New Jersey.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.