Is West Belmar, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving West Belmar have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Belmar Water Dept and Lake Como Water Dept.
Wall Twp Water Dept, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 6.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in West Belmar’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Wall Twp Water Dept
New Jersey · serves 26,000 people · about 520 in West Belmar
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 6.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Belmar Water Dept
New Jersey · serves 20,000 people · about 220 in West Belmar
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Lake Como Water Dept
New Jersey · serves 3,000 people · under 100 in West Belmar
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
4 health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Wall Twp Water Dept’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Water testing near West Belmar
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to West Belmar, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Lyons Environmental Services LLC
Neptune, NJ · about 3 miles
E Runyon T/A Aquatic Services
Howell, NJ · about 7 miles
ALS Environmental - Toms River
Toms River, NJ · about 14 miles
ZIP codes in West Belmar
Which ZIP codes are in West Belmar: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: NJDEP Office of Quality Assurance, certified drinking water labs; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near West Belmar
Other towns in Monmouth County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Wall Twp Water Dept’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water