Well Water Testing
The State of New Jersey recommends that New Jersey residents have their well water tested once a year by a State certified lab because there are a variety of pollutants that can find their way into our water which can have adverse effects on our health. For more information visit, NJDEP DIvision of Water Supply and Geoscience.
Private Well Testing Act (PWTA) Data Summary
Certified Drinking Water Labs to Test Water
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection: Laboratories Certified for PWTA Sample Collection
Resources on Well Water Contaminants
- Protect Your Homes Water, US Environmental Protection Agency
Includes how to identify potential sources of well water contamination. - Nitrates and Nitrite in Drinking Water, Water Quality Association
- PFAS in Drinking Water, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection website provides comprehensive information on PFAS in drinking water. - Uranium - A North Jersey Homeowner's Guide to Radioactivity in Drinking Water, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Resources on Remediation and Corrective
- Private Well Remediation Options table, Sustainable Jersey
- Arsenic Treatment, Columbia University
- Arsenic Treatment, NJDEP
- Drinking Water Facts 1,2,3 - Trichloropropane, New Jersey Department of Health
- Protect Your Homes Water, US Environmental Protection Agency
Includes how to identify potential sources of well water contamination. - Summary Treatment Options for Homeowners, State of NJ DEP
- Treatment of Well Water, CDC
- Water Treatment for Dummies, Water Quality Association