Holiday City-Berkeley Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Holiday City-Berkeley, New Jersey, in Ocean County — an Ocean County unincorporated community adjacent to Toms River and Lakehurst in southeast New Jersey — receives its water from the New Jersey American Water, drawing from the Toms River or Cohansey Aquifer (Ocean County) through the southeast New Jersey distribution.

The moderately soft 92 mg/L hardness and TDS of 180 mg/L reflect the southeast New Jersey Ocean County Coastal Plain supply's moderate character — the Miocene Cohansey Formation's insoluble sands and the slightly calcareous Kirkwood Formation contacts produce moderate softness typical of the New Jersey Pine Barrens coastal plain communities (compare Saddle Brook NJ: 59.5/101 softer on the Highlands supply). The Cohansey Aquifer at Ocean County — Miocene Kirkwood Formation (slightly calcareous — primary hardness contributor), Miocene Cohansey Formation (insoluble — dilutant), and Quaternary Atlantic Coastal Plain sands (insoluble — secondary dilutant).

At 92 mg/L, Holiday City-Berkeley's water is moderately soft — light scale forms slowly in appliances, dishwashers remain efficient, and no softening is needed. Annual descaling is appropriate. The PFAS level of 8.1 ppt warrants a certified drinking water filter — the Ocean County southeast New Jersey industrial and former Lakehurst Naval base corridor contribute to Holiday City-Berkeley's elevated PFAS readings.