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Testing Info
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In 2001, the state of New Jersey
created a law called the Private Well Testing Act which, among many
other things, requires:
- Potable Water Wells must be
tested for a specific list of parameters whenever the property is
sold (transferred) or leased (rented), effective September 14,
2002.
- Buyer and Seller must certify
they have reviewed the results.
- Lessors are required to
perform periodic testing - effective March, 2004.
- The laboratory performing the
analysis must be NJDEP certified.
The laboratory must report the
results electronically to the NJDEP and follow a notification
process in case of failed results.
The Private Well Testing Act (PWTA) requires testing for over 30
contaminants that are regulated by the EPA and NJDEP. The laboratory
must be NJDEP certified and use approved safe drinking water methods
established in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:18, Regulations Governing
the Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measurements.
The Act specifies that the following contaminants be tested in the
well water:
- Fecal Coliform or E. coli
- Nitrate
- Iron
- pH
- Lead
- Total Coliform
- Manganese
- Volatile Organics
- Arsenic
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris,
Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
- Mercury
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester,
Monmouth, Ocean, Salem
- Gross Alpha Radionuclides
Phase in period: Cumberland and Gloucester - 180 days after the
effective date;
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Salem - 1 year after the effective
date
Cape May, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean - 18
months after the effective date.
Important Consideration
- A NJDEP State Certified
Laboratory must perform the sampling and analysis
- The PWTA requires that raw,
untreated water be sampled
- Sampling of treated water and
additional analyses may be required by certain Counties and/or
Local Health Departments
- The NJDEP requires
specialized reports including electronic submittals and GPS
coordinates
Click Here For List Of Area NJDEP State
Certified Laboratories |
