Tools

At a glance

Explore videos, case stories, and other tools developed by health departments and programs working with CDC’s Safe Water program to reduce exposures from private wells.

A box of tools on a keyboard.

Brochures

Private well water testing (Indiana State Department of Health, ISDH)

Test your well: Protect your family's water (New York State Department of Health, NYSDOH)

What you should know about nitrates in Arizona private wells (Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS)

Case stories

Building a database by developing relationships: Comprehensive private well data in New Mexico (ChangeLab Solutions)

Clean water is a bedrock issue: A multichannel approach to promoting well testing in New Hampshire (ChangeLab Solutions)

Many streams, one river: Building relationships and coordinating stakeholders to improve water quality in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (ChangeLab Solutions)

Water through a kaleidoscope: A comprehensive approach to promoting well stewardship in Oregon (ChangeLab Solutions)

Well, well, well: What's in the water (Oregon Health Authority)

Fact sheets

Coliform bacteria in drinking water for well owners (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, MDHHS)

Drinking water well maintenance (MDHHS)

Laboratories certified to analyze water samples for water systems in New Mexico (New Mexico Department of Health, NMDOH)

Labs certified for drinking water samples in English and Spanish (Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS)

Nitrate and nitrite in drinking water for well owners (MDHHS)

Private drinking water in Connecticut (Connecticut Department of Public Health, CT DPH)

Well water safety: Precautions following a sewage spill in English and Spanish (ADHS)

What you should know about arsenic in Arizona groundwater (ADHS)

Wildfire and flooding (NMDOH)

GIS contaminant mapping

Individual water systems (Madison County [NY] Department of Health)

Louisiana well owner network (Louisiana Department of Health)

Private Well Testing Act data (New Jersey Department of Health)

Private wells water quality (NMDOH)

Well water quality (ADHS)

Guides

Arizona well owner's guide to water supply – second edition (Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS)

Protect your health: a guide for private well owners in Arizona in English and Spanish (ADHS)

Publications

A multistage, geocoding approach for the development of a database of private wells in Gaston County, North Carolina

A web-based spatial decision support system for monitoring the risk of water contamination in private wells

Benefits of collaboration between a county health department and a local university in North Carolina

Collaborative response to natural disaster events threatening private well water quality in a New Mexico community

Creating a comprehensive dataset of private wells and well vulnerability in New York State

Exposure to contaminants among private well users in North Carolina: Enhancing the role of public health

Geospatial assessment of karst spring water quality in Northeast Tennessee, USA

Safe water for community health update

School-based private well testing outreach event for arsenic and boron in New Jersey

Targeted education and outreach to neighbors of homes with high gross alpha radioactivity in domestic well water

The Private Well Water Climate Impact Index: Characterization of community-level climate-related hazards and vulnerability in the continental United States

Tools

Be well informed private well app and guide (New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, NHDES) – tool to help private well owners interpret their water quality test results and identify appropriate water treatment options

Laboratory request form (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, MDHSS) – fillable private water test request form

Water sampling instructions (MDHSS) – user-friendly sample collection instructions for coliform and E. coli

Well water community action toolkit (NHDES) – tools to increase private well testing and treatment

Well water dashboard (New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services) – portal for browsing, analyzing, and downloading data on private well water quality in New Hampshire

Videos

Hometown heroes: Delta (Delta County [CO] Health Department)

How to use your drinking water test kits (Vermont Department of Health)

Is your water safe? (La Crosse County [WI] Health Department)

Is your well water well? (Florida Department of Health)

Operation clean water and other videos for private well owners (New Jersey Department of Health)

Private well videos (Connecticut Department of Public Health)

TAP IN: Safe drinking water for private well users (Olmsted County, Minnesota)

Well testing videos (Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Websites

New Jersey arsenic awareness initiative (New Jersey Department of Health) – information on health risks, testing options, treatment options, and more

Private drinking water (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services) – educational materials for local public health agencies and well owners

Private wells (New York State Department of Health) – information for private well owners, code officials, and contractors in New York State

Well water quality (Arizona Department of Health Services) – information for well owners on well testing and maintenance, what to do during disasters and emergencies, rules and regulations on well ownership, and more

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