Ocean, NJ
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Ocean in New Jersey · Population: 646,434
Ocean, NJ is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 49 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 38/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 189.2K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 9 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 41 and a peak AQI of 140 in 2024, with 77% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 280 (77%) | 82 | 4 | 140 |
| 2023 | 261 (72%) | 95 | 7 | 248 |
| 2022 | 287 (80%) | 68 | 3 | 105 |
| 2021 | 253 (71%) | 100 | 4 | 126 |
| 2020 | 290 (81%) | 66 | 0 | 84 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in New Jersey, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (49)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| VEOLIA WATER NEW JERSEY TOMS RIVER | 123,184 | 0 |
| BRICK TOWNSHIP MUA | 86,898 | 0 |
| STAFFORD TWP WATER - BEACH HAVEN WEST | 30,603 | 0 |
| LACEY TWP MUA | 29,000 | 3 |
| LAKEWOOD TWP MUA | 27,614 | 0 |
| LONG BEACH TWP BRANT BEA | 25,295 | 0 |
| LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP MU | 24,215 | 0 |
| MANCHESTER TWP WATER UTILITY - EASTERN | 23,980 | 4 |
| BEACH HAVEN WATER DEPT | 20,000 | 0 |
| SEASIDE HEIGHTS WATER DE | 20,000 | 0 |
| BARNEGAT TWP WATER SEWER | 20,000 | 0 |
| POINT PLEASANT WATER DEPARTMENT | 19,600 | 0 |
| MANCHESTER TWP WATER UTILITY - WESTERN | 15,613 | 0 |
| OCEAN TWP DEPT OF UTILITIES | 15,419 | 0 |
| SEASIDE PARK WATER DEPT | 15,000 | 0 |
| SHIP BOTTOM WATER DEPART | 15,000 | 0 |
| RED BANK WATER DEPT | 12,520 | 0 |
| POINT PLEASANT BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT | 12,000 | 1 |
| BERKELEY TWP MUA | 11,792 | 2 |
| BEACHWOOD WATER DEPT | 10,802 | 0 |
| SURF CITY WATER DEPT | 10,000 | 0 |
| SHORE WATER COMPANY | 6,600 | 0 |
| HARVEY CEDARS WATER DEPT | 6,360 | 0 |
| TUCKERTON WATER & SEWER DEPT | 6,285 | 0 |
| BARNEGAT LIGHT WATER DEP | 4,148 | 0 |
| OCEAN GATE WATER DEPT | 3,200 | 0 |
| LAKEHURST WATER DEPT | 2,650 | 0 |
| PINE BEACH WATER DEPT | 2,130 | 0 |
| LONG BEACH TWP WD HOLGAT | 2,000 | 0 |
| ISLAND HEIGHTS WATER DEP | 1,750 | 1 |
| LONG BEACH TWP HIGH BAR HARBOR | 1,230 | 0 |
| LONG BEACH TWP NORTH BEACH | 800 | 0 |
| JACKSON ACRES LLC | 440 | 0 |
| OAK TREE MOBILE HOME PARK | 282 | 0 |
| FOUNTAINHEAD PARKS INC | 280 | 0 |
| TALL TIMBERS VILLAGE M H P | 275 | 1 |
| STAFFORD TWP MUA CEDAR B | 224 | 0 |
| FAIRTON OAKS M H COMMUNITY | 207 | 6 |
| MEADOWBROOK CO-OP INC | 150 | 0 |
| LONG BEACH TWP LOVE LADIES SOUTH | 150 | 0 |
| LONG BEACH TWP LOVE LADIES NORTH | 150 | 0 |
| ALL SEASONS MOBILE HOME PARK | 126 | 0 |
| MAPLE GLEN MOBILE HOME PARK | 120 | 0 |
| COLLIER MILLS MOBILE HOME PARK INC | 100 | 0 |
| CEDAR GROVE APARTMENTS | 96 | 0 |
| SILVER PINE PARK LAND LLC | 92 | 1 |
| ELM GROVE VILLAGE | 87 | 1 |
| OAKS MHP LLC | 80 | 0 |
| FOUNTAINHEAD TRAILER PARK | 60 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (10)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Associates Inc | 131.9K lbs |
| 2 | Nitto Inc. | 52.3K lbs |
| 3 | Lakewood Cogeneration | 1.8K lbs |
| 4 | Orgo-Thermit Inc | 1.5K lbs |
| 5 | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Lakehurst Area | 1.2K lbs |
| 6 | Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 491 lbs |
| 7 | Flexabar Corp | 5 lbs |
| 8 | Ralph Clayton & Sons | 5 lbs |
| 9 | Glasseal Products | 4 lbs |
| 10 | Anchor an Oldcastle Co | 0 lbs |
Cities in Ocean (10)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.