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If your family gets drinking water from your own well, do you know if your water is safe to drink? What health risks could you and your family face? Where can you go for help or advice? This pamphlet helps answer these questions. It gives you general information about drinking water from home wells (also considered private drinking water sources). It describes types of activities in your area that can create threats to your water supply. It also describes problems to look for and offers maintenance suggestions. Sources for more information and help are also listed. [Editing for clarity by DF are marked by brackets or italics] Initial Source: EPA 816-K-02-003 January 2002 Edits, content addition, & web page design © 2008 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use links at the left of each page to navigate this document or to view other topics at this website. Green links show where you are in our document or website. 6. Fix [Well Water Contamination] Problems ImmediatelyIf you find that your well water is polluted, fix the problem as soon as possible. You may need to disinfect your water have a new well drilled, replumb or repair your system. Consider hooking into a nearby community water system (if one is available). If you have a new well drilled or connect to a community water system, the old well must be closed properly. Consult "local experts" for help. You might consider installing a water treatment device to remove impurities. Information about treatment devices can be obtained from the following sources: [See these (non-EPA) step by step guides to correcting problems with well water: The EPA's "disinfect your water" refers not to
simply temporary disinfection by "shocking" your well, but more likely to installing equipment to treat the water to assure that it is sanitary. Water Quality Association P.O. Box 606 4151 Naperville Road Lisle, IL 60532 www.wqa.org National Sanitation Foundation P.O. Box 130140 789 N Dixboro Road Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140 (734) 769-8010, (800) NSF-MARK www.nsf.org U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (to visit in person) Office of Water Resource Center 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Ariel Rios Building Washington, DC 20460 Phone: (202) 260-7786 Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, 8:30AM - 4:30PM ET E-mail address: center.water-resource@epa.gov There are many home water treatment devices. Different types remove different pollutants or impurities. No one device does it all. Also, you must carefully maintain your home treatment device so your water stays safe. For more information, get a copy of EPA's pamphlet, "Home Water Treatment Units" from the U.S. EPA Resource Center or call the Hotline at (800) 426-4791. Use links at the left of each page to continue to navigate this document or to view other topics at this website. Green links at page left show where you are in our document or website. More expert information on wells, water testing, and contaminants | |
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