Water testing in Ocean County, NJ

Local water testing: Ocean County Health Department. Price not posted.

Well water

Ocean County Health Department Private Well Testing and Certification

Price not posted

Bacteria
Nitrate

Contact a certified drinking water lab from the state list to collect and analyze your well water sample; the Ocean County Health Department then certifies the results, which is required for real estate transactions, rentals, and some occupancy certificates.

Official page

Who can use it: Private well owners in Ocean County, New Jersey; testing and county certification are mandatory before a real estate sale, before a new rental tenancy, and for some certificates of occupancy under Ocean County Ordinance 94-1

Ocean County Health Department, 175 Sunset Avenue, P.O. Box 2191, Toms River · 732-341-9700

Checked October 2, 2026. Report a change

See statewide tests and certified-lab lists for New Jersey.

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