Waretown's wells, as the township's 2015 report describes them
Waretown and Ocean Township water comes from the Township of Ocean Department of Utilities. Its 2015 report describes five wells drawing on the Cohansey and the Kirkwood. That report covers 2014 data, so ask the township for the current one.
Sources checked .
Everything in the table carries that age, since wells, treatment and results can all change over a decade. We could not confirm today's wells or results.
| Item | As of the 2015 report |
|---|---|
| Wells | Five in all |
| Wells 3, 4 and 5 | In Pebble Beach, Waretown, from the Cohansey |
| Wells 6 and 7 | From the Kirkwood |
| Iron treatment | Greensand filtration |
| pH treatment | Lime |
Township of Ocean 2015 water quality report, 2014 data, read as an archived copy; PWSID NJ1520001
Why does the system treat for iron and pH?
The report names both treatments without much comment, and the geology suggests why. The state geological survey describes Kirkwood-Cohansey water as "typically fresh, acidic, highly corrosive," with iron and manganese "elevated locally." Treated water leaving a plant is a different thing from what comes out of the ground, which is what makes a private well here its own question.
What if your Waretown house is on a well?
Then nothing treats that water unless you do, and it should be tested. Ocean Township is marked on the Pinelands Commission's 2021 list as lying in both the Pinelands Area and the wider National Reserve. A 1989 USGS abstract put the most corrosive ground water around Ocean County farther inland and the least along the coast.
Our stories on neutralizers and soda ash and on iron and manganese start from that water. If a town main reaches you, our story on switching sets out what a move involves.
Is Ocean Township sewered?
The township is a customer of the county's sewage treatment agency, the Ocean County Utilities Authority, and that does not settle it for your street. Ask the township, or see how to tell septic from sewer.
Who to ask
- Township of Ocean Department of Utilities: the latest annual report, current wells, and whether your street has water or sewer.
- Ocean County Health Department: any septic work, and how to get a well tested.
- Pinelands Commission: land-use questions for your lot.
Read next for Waretown & Ocean Township
On a well
- A well must be tested before a sale can close
- Your well report has two kinds of limits, and they mean different things
- The aquifer under Ocean County is acidic, and copper plumbing feels it
- Blue-green marks in the tub usually mean copper is leaving the pipes
- Your pH reading picks between a calcite tank and a soda ash feed
- Radium comes with the aquifer, and a 48-hour test finds it
On town water
- Ocean County's water comes from many suppliers and several different aquifers
- When the utility's PFAS notice arrives, start with the limit it names
- Your water report is mostly one table, and it reads left to right
- The letter about your service line comes from a 2021 state law
- Go on town water and you still have a well to deal with
- Somewhere near the curb, the water line becomes yours
Septic & sewer
- On Ocean County sand, septic rules begin with distance from the well
- The board of health signs off on septic work, and owners report trouble
- Selling a house with a cesspool usually means the cesspool has to go
- Three years for a look, three to five for a pump, EPA says
- After a flood, leave the septic tank alone until the field drains
- Septic or sewer? The bill and the health department file can settle it
Raised houses
- Lifting a house moves the plumbing into the weather and the flood
- Those holes in the foundation wall are required, and must stay open
- A raised house puts its water lines out in the cold
- Where the water heater goes once the house goes up
- After the water drops, leave the switches and pilot lights alone
- How a house goes up, and what happens to its pipes
Lagoons & bay
Where this comes from
- Township of Ocean 2015 report - wells, aquifers, treatment (archived copy).
- Pinelands Area Municipalities, August 24, 2021 - Ocean Township's status.
- NJ Geological Survey circular - aquifer wording (archived copy).
- USGS WRI 87-4181 - corrosive ground water near Ocean County.
- Ocean County Utilities Authority home page - customer list (archived copy).