Selling a Sicklerville House on a Well or Septic System

If your house has a private well or septic system, Winslow Township requires that paperwork before it will process your resale certificate. The township's resale certificate application is clear: well and septic certifications must come with it. For a well, that means a passing water test from an NJDEP-certified lab. For septic, you need a Camden County Health Department letter of compliance stating no future action is needed. If your well or septic system is new, the county's approval letter takes the place of those certifications. Start these first. The lab and the county control the clock, and both can take days or weeks to turn results around. The county's Septic and Wells unit handles septic compliance on their end.

New Jersey's Private Well Testing Act requires a well test on every home sale that runs on a private well. Closing cannot happen until both buyer and seller have received the results and confirmed that in writing. The test checks for bacteria, nitrate, lead, arsenic, volatile organic builds up, and certain PFAS chemicals. Camden County also adds mercury to that list under the NJDEP rule. The law says nothing about who pays, so that cost lands in negotiations like any other term. Our guide to selling a house as is in Sicklerville walks you through what else Winslow Township requires. If the well needs work you would rather skip, you can request a written offer and let us handle it from there.