In order to measure the ecological health of New Jersey's coastal waters, the Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring collects samples from the coastal waters and analyzes them at its laboratory facilities at Leeds Point, NJ. Tests are made for parameters such as salinity, dissolved oxygen, suspended solids and nutrients. Click on an area of interest on the adjacent map, another map with the active stations will load, then select a station for the available data.

A complete description of this Coastal Monitoring Network program and summaries of the most recent data can be found in the Bureau's reports on Estuarine and Coastal Water Quality.

To download the raw data for the Coastal Monitoring Network, click here.

For more detailed data, including coliform levels, which are important to monitor because high levels can cause sickness among humans, click here. This interactive map will link to EPA's Window to My Environment & STORET.