Warren County, NJ
Well Pump and Well Water Service in Warren County, New Jersey
Well pump, pressure tank and water treatment work across the rural north and centre of Warren County — from Blairstown and Knowlton down through Hope, Independence and Allamuchy to Hackettstown and Oxford.
Warren County is a real drive from Wantage
Warren County sits to the south and west of us. The northern end — Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Knowlton, Hope, Hardwick — is the closest part of it, up against the Delaware Water Gap and Worthington State Forest. The southwest, down toward the Delaware, is a long way out. We work in Warren County regularly and we schedule it, and we'll give you a straight arrival window when you call rather than an hour we can't hit from Wantage.
Where the wells are in this county
The private wells in Warren County are in the rural north and centre — Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Knowlton, Hope, Hardwick, Independence, Allamuchy, Great Meadows, White and Oxford. The built-up Delaware corridor in the southwest of the county, around Phillipsburg, is largely on public water and is also the furthest part of the county from Wantage, so it is outside what we cover. We say that outright rather than listing towns we won't drive to.
For orientation, the well country here runs from Jenny Jump State Forest and Footbridge Park in Blairstown, past the Lakota Wolf Preserve and the Land of Make Believe in Hope, Oxford Furnace Lake and Shippen Manor in Oxford, Hackettstown Riverfront Park, and Allamuchy Mountain.
What we do here
Well pump replacement and repair, pressure tank and T-package replacement, low water pressure diagnosis, well water testing, chlorination and shock disinfection, water softening, iron/manganese/sediment filtration, UV disinfection, and well system maintenance.
Who regulates your well in Warren County
NJDEP regulates the construction of private wells; regulation of a private well after it is built is the responsibility of the local health department. Where a local requirement and the State requirement overlap, the more stringent of the two is followed. See our who regulates your well page for the full picture.
Warren County is the one where the county itself gets involved in a new well. The Warren County Health Department reviews plans for new well installations and inspects them before approval. It requires water tests for an assortment of metals and organic compounds before a well is put into use, and reviews the water analysis from every newly installed well. It responds to residents' complaints about private well water quality, and it maintains an online septic system and private well database — which means there may already be a county record of the well on your property.
That is different from Sussex County, where there is one county environmental health office covering all 24 towns, and different again from Passaic County, where the health authority changes town by town.
Warren County Health Department
Wayne Dumont, Jr. Administration Building
165 County Route 519 South, Belvidere, NJ 07823
908-475-6200
The towns we cover in Warren County
Selling or renting a home on a well here
New Jersey's Private Well Testing Act, N.J.S.A. 58:12A-26, requires that the untreated water from a private well be tested when a property served by that well is sold, and requires landlords to test every five years and give tenants a copy of the results. The buyer and seller must both receive and review the results before closing. Uranium is a required test parameter under the Act in Warren County; mercury is not. NJDEP estimates the average cost of the testing at $1,200 to $1,500 and says approximately 25% of the wells in the State have been tested under the Act. See our Private Well Testing Act page and the NJDEP PWTA page.
Drilling a new well and sealing an old one are a different licence — a licensed well driller — and we don't do that work. See our NJ pump installer licence page.
Where we are
Warren County's county seat is Belvidere, NJ 07823.
Straight answers
Questions we get on this one
How far into Warren County do you come?
We work the rural north and centre — Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Knowlton, Hope, Hardwick, Independence, Allamuchy, Great Meadows, White and Oxford, plus Hackettstown and Belvidere. The northern end is the closest part of Warren County to us. The built-up Delaware corridor in the southwest, around Phillipsburg, is largely on public water and is the furthest part of the county from Wantage, so it's outside what we cover.
Does Warren County inspect a new well?
Yes, and this is different from Sussex County. The Warren County Health Department reviews plans for new well installations and inspects them before approval, requires water tests for an assortment of metals and organic compounds before a well is put into use, and reviews the water analysis from every newly installed well. In Sussex County there is one county environmental health office covering all 24 towns; in Warren County the county itself is in the path of a new well.
Is there a county record of my well?
There may be. The Warren County Health Department maintains an online septic system and private well database, which means there may already be a county record of the well on your property. It also responds to residents' complaints about private well water quality.
Do you cover Phillipsburg?
No. Phillipsburg and the Delaware corridor around it — Lopatcong, Pohatcong, Alpha, Greenwich — are largely on public water, and they're the far end of the county from us. We'd rather say that outright than list towns we won't drive to.
Is uranium testing required in Warren County?
Uranium is a required test parameter under the Private Well Testing Act in Warren County. Mercury is not a required parameter here. We name uranium; we don't publish a concentration — the standard is set by NJDEP.
Do I need a water test to sell a house here?
Yes. New Jersey's Private Well Testing Act requires that the untreated water from a private well be tested when a property served by that well is sold, and the buyer and seller must both receive and review the results before closing. Landlords must test every five years and give tenants a copy. See our Private Well Testing Act page for the full requirements.
How soon can you get to Warren County?
We schedule Warren County and give you a real arrival window when you call, rather than an hour we can't hit from Wantage. The northern end is the closest part of it; the southwest is a long way out. Call us and we'll tell you straight when we can be there.