Private Well Testing Act (PWTA)
Required when selling or leasing a home or multi-unit dwelling with private well

• An Overview
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Statutory and Regulatory Authority
  • Private Well Testing Act, N.J.S.A. 58:12A-26 et seq.
  • Private Well Testing Act regulations, N.J.A.C. 7:9E et seq. – Full text of the rules that implement the Act
  • Adoption and Response to Comments Document for the Private Well Testing Act regulations, N.J.A.C. 7:9E et seq. - This document provides useful insight into the issues that the Department considered before adopting the Rule
  • Regulations Governing the Certification of Laboratories & Environmental Measurements, N.J.A.C. 7:18 et seq.
• List of New Jersey Certified Laboratories
• Additional Resources: educational, remediation/treatment funding, treatment devices and health effects
• Technical Resources
  • Required Parameters for Private Well Testing
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) Requirements for Spatial Data Collection
  • Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS)
  • US Army Corps of Engineers – Army Geospatial Center
  • New Jersey Private Well Water Test Reporting Form - A form used exclusively by laboratories reporting well test results to their clients.
• Directory of New Jersey Health Departments
• PWTA data
• Initial Well Test Results for September 2002 - March 2003
• Well Test Results For September 2002 - April 2007
• Addendum to Well Test Results For September 2002 - April 2007
• Well Test Results, September 2002-April 2009
• Laboratory Reporting of Results
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