MARCH 2025 RELEASE

Article published: March 17, 2025

Well Testing Presentation Provides Insight; Another Event Anticipated for Fall

RARITAN TWP., N.J. (Hunterdon County) — Eighty percent (80%), or 4 out of 5 households in our region depend on private wells for drinking water. At a Town Hall meeting in February, the Environmental Commission and Green Team, along with Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA), educated residents on the advantages and necessity of having their well tested periodically.

The one-hour presentation – which can be found here – educated residents about well testing; why it is important to know what is in your water; reviewed the 2024 Annual Township Well Test Report and provided an overview of what contaminants residents should be aware of.

The presentation also outlined the Community Well Testing Program which RHA runs each Fall. Here, residents can buy water test kits and bring them to the Municipal Building where RHA collects the samples and sends them off for testing. The Environmental Commission is planning to have another presentation later this year for residents to learn more about the program. 

About Raritan Headwaters Association:

Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA) is a registered 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization with the IRS and is headquartered in Bedminster, N.J. with a South Branch office in Flemington. RHA’s area of coverage extends across 38 municipalities in the Hunterdon, Morris and Somerset counties and includes the Garden State’s largest watershed spanning 470 square miles; they are tasked with protecting natural resources in the 470-square-mile Upper Raritan River and beyond into New Jersey’s more urban areas that rely on the water supplies RHA safeguards. Their mission is to engage citizens in conserving land and clean water through education, science, advocacy, land preservation and stewardship. To learn more, visit: https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/.

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