Ocean County Health Department
175 Sunset Avenue
P.O. Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
Phone: (732) 341-9700 ext. 7416
Fax: (732) 341-4467
All New, Resale and Rental homes
that have a private well for drinking water must have
their well water tested before they can be occupied,
sold or rented. A laboratory certified by the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) must
sample and analyze the water in accordance with Ocean
County Board of Health Ordinance 94-1.
This law requires specific testing
of the well water for a variety of contaminants and
chemical parameters (set forth in section 8A of the
ordinance). Wells that require testing fall under 3
categories: (1) Resales,
