Well water in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

In Egg Harbor City, 4% of 49 private wells tested between 2002 and 2024 had total coliform above the New Jersey limit (any detection), according to NJDEP.

49 private wells tested 2002 to 2024 in state summaries; 92 test results across 9 contaminants from at least 6 wells, 1963 to 2023; iron has the most at 16. Data refreshed September 9, 2026.

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What homeowner tests found

NJDEP Private Well Testing Act summaries: private wells tested and reported to the state, 2002 to 2024. Shares are against the level the state applies to each contaminant, named in the last column; several are stricter than EPA.

Contaminant	Above state level	Wells tested	State level
Iron	43%	49	300 ug/L
Gross alpha	16%	44	15 pCi/L
Manganese	8%	49	50 ug/L
Total coliform	4%	49
Nitrate	0%	49	10 mg/L
E. coli Fecal coliform or	0%	49
Arsenic	0%	18	5 ug/L

What individual samples found

Each row summarizes every public sample for that contaminant inside Egg Harbor City. Above limit means above the EPA maximum contaminant level; where EPA has no enforceable limit, the row shows a health guideline or nuisance level instead.

Contaminant	Above limit	Samples	Detected	Median	Highest	Limit
Nitrate 1984 to 2023	0%	13	62%	0.325	1.2	10 mg/L EPA limit
Lead 1984 to 2023	0%	13	77%	0.618	5	15 ug/L EPA limit
Arsenic 1984 to 2023	0%	13	23%	0	4	10 ug/L EPA limit
Iron 1963 to 2023	no limit	16	100%	1656	150,000	300 ug/L nuisance level
Sodium 1963 to 2023	no limit	16	100%	4.58	228	20 mg/L health guideline
Manganese 1963 to 2023	no limit	16	94%	31.4	102	300 ug/L health guideline

Sampled fewer than 10 times, too few to summarize: PFOS (2), PFOA (2), Radium (226 + 228) (1).

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The same records, drawn around one point: which wells within a few miles were sampled and what they found, how deep the wells next to you were drilled, and any leaking tank or cleanup site within a mile.

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What this means

Among homeowners in Egg Harbor City who sent a sample to the state lab, the health-based limits most often exceeded were total coliform (4% of 49 wells). These are ordinary wells tested by their owners, so the shares are the best available picture of a typical well here, with one caveat: people test more often when they suspect a problem.

Iron exceeds the state's advisory level in a sizable share of wells; this is mostly a taste, staining or diet issue rather than a toxicity one.

What to test for in Egg Harbor City

1
Total coliform
4% of 49 local wells tested were above the New Jersey limit (any detection).
2
Coliform bacteria
Recommended for every private well, every year.
3
Gross alpha
16% of 44 local wells tested were above the New Jersey limit.
4
Iron
43% of 49 local wells tested were above the New Jersey nuisance level.
5
Nitrate
Recommended for every private well, especially near farms or septic systems.
6
Manganese
8% of 49 local wells tested were above the New Jersey nuisance level.
7
PFOS
Above the limit in 2 of 2 local samples; too few to quote a rate.
8
PFOA
Above the limit in 1 of 2 local samples; too few to quote a rate.

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The rock under Egg Harbor City

Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system

Semiconsolidated sand. Coastal plain sands like these give steady yields at moderate depth. Salt water and sodium are the usual issues near the coast, and nitrate where the water table is shallow; arsenic and radon from bedrock are less common.

Classification from the USGS Principal Aquifers of the United States (national map, 2003 edition, GIS release 2015), read at the town centroid. A single well can sit in a different unit, especially near a boundary.

Official help in New Jersey

Two places to start that are not selling anything: the state program that answers private well questions, and its list of labs certified to run drinking water tests. A certified lab is the difference between a result you can act on and a number.

Private Wells, NJDEP
Certified Laboratories, NJDEP

Contamination sources on record in Egg Harbor City

NJDEP records 56 regulated sites in Egg Harbor City, among 56 regulated sites in total. Groundwater does not follow property lines, so a well within a few hundred feet of one of these is worth testing for what that site could release.

41: registered underground storage tank sitesRegistered tanks are regulated and inspected; they matter most when they are old or near a shallow well.
2: lined landfills and transfer facilities
13: other remediation projects

Treatment that fits the local profile

Gross alpha

Point-of-use reverse osmosis; Water softener (cation exchange) for radium; Anion exchange for uranium

Iron

Oxidizing filter whole-house; Water softener (low levels); Aeration plus filtration

Manganese

Oxidizing filter (greensand, birm) whole-house; Water softener (low levels); Point-of-use reverse osmosis

Systems we would look at first

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For gross alpha

Under-sink reverse osmosis system

under-sink or countertop, about $300

Look for NSF/ANSI 58 certification listing the contaminant you need removed.

For iron

Iron and manganese oxidizing filter

whole-house, at the point of entry, about $1,800

Air-injection or greensand media; fixes staining at the source.

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Common questions

Is there arsenic in well water in Egg Harbor City?

Arsenic was detected in 23% of 13 public well samples in Egg Harbor City, and 0% were above the EPA limit of 10 ug/L. Arsenic has no taste or smell; a lab test is the only way to know your level.

How often should I test a private well in Egg Harbor City?

Test for bacteria and nitrate every year. Test once for arsenic, uranium, radon, fluoride, manganese and PFAS, then again every three to five years or after any change in taste, color, or plumbing.

Towns near Egg Harbor City

Closest first. Groundwater does not stop at a line on a map, so the next town over is a fair second opinion.

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Sources

USGS Water Quality Portal: 92 samples in Egg Harbor City. Data from the Water Quality Portal, a service of USGS, EPA and USDA; groundwater samples collected by USGS and cooperators. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
NJDEP Private Well Testing Act summaries: summaries for 7 contaminants in Egg Harbor City, up to 49 wells each. Share of private wells exceeding each standard in tests required at sale or lease under the New Jersey Private Well Testing Act, September 2002 to December 2024, published by NJDEP. Tests are untreated water at the time of sale or lease, so every well is counted once per transaction. Municipalities with fewer than ten wells are suppressed. Standards are New Jersey's: arsenic 5 ug/L, PFOA 14 ng/L, PFOS 13 ng/L, PFNA 13 ng/L, manganese and iron secondary standards. Uranium and PFAS were added to the required panel in 2021 and 2020, so their well counts are smaller. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
NJDEP regulated sites: 56 regulated sites located in Egg Harbor City. Known Contaminated Sites, regulated underground storage tank facilities and solid waste landfills from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ-GeoWeb). Retrieved September 9, 2026.

Non-detects count as samples and are treated as zero when computing medians. Exactly at the limit counts as not above it. A sample belongs to the town containing the well's reported coordinates.