58:12A-30. Water testing by laboratories; conditions

5. a. Any water test conducted in accordance with this act shall be conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-4) to test for drinking water contaminants.

b. Any water test results provided by a laboratory to the person or persons requesting the test shall include the maximum contaminant levels or other established water quality standards, if any, prescribed by the Department of Environmental Protection for each parameter tested and shall be transmitted on a standardized private well water test reporting form prescribed by the department. The form shall provide information regarding remediation funding alternatives available, and shall refer the buyer and seller of the real property in question to the appropriate office or person within the Department of Environmental Protection, or to the department's website, for further information regarding such alternatives.

c. The laboratory, within five business days after completion of the water test, shall also submit the water test results to the Department of Environmental Protection together with the following information:

(1) A statement that the testing is for the purpose of complying with the "Private Well Testing Act," P.L.2001, c.40 (C.58:12A-26 et seq.);

(2) The location of the real property, described by block and lot number, street address, municipality, and county;

(3) The name and mailing address of the person or persons making the request for the test;

(4) The name of the employee or authorized representative of the laboratory who collected the well sample;

(5) The date and time that the water sample was collected and the specific point of collection;

(6) The date and time the sample was analyzed by the laboratory; and

(7) Such other information as may be required by the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation, if deemed necessary or appropriate by the department, with each county health department, health agency, or designated health officer, as appropriate to each county.

d. The Department of Environmental Protection may require laboratories to submit electronically the information required pursuant to subsection c. of this section.

e. A laboratory shall not release water test results to any person except the buyer and seller of the real property at issue as provided pursuant to section 2 of this act, the lessor of the real property as provided pursuant to section 7 of this act, any person authorized by the buyer, seller, or lessor, as the case may be, the Department of Environmental Protection, or any person designated by court order.

f. The Department of Environmental Protection shall compile the data accumulated from the water test results submitted by laboratories pursuant to this section in a manner that shall be useful to the department, counties, municipalities, or other governmental entities for the purposes of studying groundwater supplies or contamination in the State.

L.2001,c.40,s.5.