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.
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)
Fact sheets
- 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)
- 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)
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)
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 user resource toolkit (Oregon Health Authority)
- 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
- 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)
- Private well videos (Connecticut Department of Public Health)
- Sharing Colorado's water quality (Delta County [CO] Health Department)
- TAP IN: Safe drinking water for private well users (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
- Well testing videos (Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Understanding your well water test results
Publications
Creating a comprehensive dataset of private wells and well vulnerability in New York State
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
Websites
Environmental Public Health Practice Gateway (CDC) - practices created by environmental health programs that were successfully used (includes practices on private wells)
Private drinking water (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services) – educational materials for local public health agencies and well owners
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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