The New Jersey Legislature approved a bill that requires water testing and compliance enforcement for residential wells before they begin operating or when they are resold.

The New Jersey Legislature approved a bill entitled the "Private Well Testing Act" that requires water testing and compliance enforcement for residential wells before they begin operating or when they are resold. Wells on rental properties would be tested every five years. The bill was part of a package of drinking water reforms pushed by acting Gov. Donald T. DiFrancesco. Usually local governments, rather than state governments, regulate private well testing and requirements can vary greatly.