Learn About Water Quality
what is water quality, what are standards and how to use them to understand water quality

• Drinking Water Standards (June, 2020)
  • Safe Drinking Water Standards FAQ
  • Status of New Jersey’s Drinking Water Quality, 1984-1990
• Interpreting Drinking Water Quality Analysis: What do the Numbers Mean? (Rutgers)
• What is a Drinking Water Advisory?
• Public Notification Frequently Asked Questions for Customers of a Public Water System
• Water on Tap: What You Need to Know (USEPA)
• Health Information on Legionnaire’s Disease (NJ Department of Health)
• FACTS Documents
  • Arsenic (DOH Factsheet)
  • Cryptosporidium in Drinking Water
  • Disinfection By-Products
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Microorganisms
  • Nitrate
  • Perchlorate
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) (DOH Factsheet)
    • Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
  • Pesticides
• OQA Certified Labs

Residential Wells

• General Information
• Private Well Testing Act