Last week, Penn State Extension published a series of helpful articles for water well and cistern owners on several important topics: Testing & Treating PFAS Contamination, How To Decide What To Test Your Well Water For, a Catalog Of Resources For Well, Spring & Cistern Owners a schedule of free water well webinars.

Testing And Treating PFAS In PA Water Wells

PFAS chemicals are commonly found in humans and throughout our environment because they are not degraded by sunlight and they are not chemically or biologically degraded in soil, air, or water.   These chemicals are also easily dissolved in water making them more likely to occur in water including groundwater wells.  Read more here.

County Summaries Of PA Groundwater Water Well, Spring Data Helps Well Owners Decide What To Test For

Online data summaries can help water well and spring owners decide which parameters to test in their drinking water.  There are over one million rural homes and farms that use a private water well or spring in Pennsylvania but there are no statewide regulations requiring testing of these drinking water supplies.  Read more here.

Resources For Water Well, Spring And Cistern Owner

Penn State Extension has many written and video resources to help with the proper management of private water wells, springs and cisterns.  Read more here.

Master Water Well Owner Network

Check in with your local Penn State Extension Master Well Owner Network member for more educational opportunities and assistance with private water system issues.

(Reprinted from Penn State Extension and Watershed Winds newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

Upcoming Extension Free Webinars:

-- July 29: Nitrates In Private Water Supplies

-- August 5: Water Treatment Processes For Household Drinking Water

-- August 12: Ask The Experts About Drinking Water

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[Posted: July 25, 2020]

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