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Drinking Water Publications and Resources
Water Supply (Drinking Water) Publications
- Drilling a New Well
- Private Water System Management
- Best Management Practices for Private Water Systems
- Water Facts #2 - Water System Planning - Estimating Water Use
- Before You Drill a Well
- MTBE and Private Water Wells in Pennsylvania
- Water Facts #3 - Using Low Yielding Wells
- Water Facts #4 - Spring Development and Protection
- Water Facts #5 - Water Well Location by Fracture Trace Mapping
- Water Facts #6 - Sanitary Well Caps and Grouting Wells
- Water Facts #9 - Bottled Water
- Rainwater Cisterns: Design, Construction, and Water Treatment
- How to Store Water for Drinking or Cooking
- Safeguarding Wells and Springs from Bacterial Contamination
- Agricultural Water Needs and Sources of Water Supply
- Water Conservation Opportunities for Residences Serviced by On-Lot Wastewater Disposal System
- The Water Resources Planning Act
- Agricultural Water Use in the Ohio River Basin
- Registration of Agricultural Water Use in the Susquehanna River Basin
- Consumptive Water Use Restrictions in the Delaware River Basin
Water Pollutants, Testing, Treatment Publications
- Online List of Certified Water Treatment Devices (NSF)
- Water Facts #10 - Testing Your Drinking Water
- Water Facts #11 - How to Interpret a Water Analysis Report
- Water Facts #12 - Interpreting Drinking Water Results for Dairy Cows
- Water Facts #13 - Coliform Bacteria in Drinking Water
- Water Facts #14 - Shock Chlorination of Wells and Springs
- Water Facts #15 - Nitrates in Drinking Water
- Water Facts #16 - Corrosive Water Problems
- Water Facts #17 - Hydrogen Sulfide (Rotten Egg Odor) in Pennsylvania Groundwater Wells
- Water Facts #18 - Tips for Buying Water Treatment Equipment
- Water Facts #19 - Removal of Arsenic from Wells in Pennsylvania
- Water Facts #20 - Reducing Radon in Drinking Water
- Water Facts #21 - Removing Giardia Cysts from Drinking Water
- Water Facts #22 - Iron and Manganese in Private Water Systems
- Water Facts #23 - Water Softening
- Water Facts #24 - Methane Gas and Its Removal from Wells in Pennsylvania
- Water Facts #25 - Home Water Treatment In Perspective
- Water Facts #27 - Magnetic Water Treatment Devices
- Water Facts #28 - Gas Well Drilling and Your Private Water Supply
- Lead in Drinking Water
- Water Tests: What do the Numbers Mean?
- Where to Have Your Water Tested (DEP)
- Water Quality for Dairy Cattle
- Fixing a Flooded Well (EPA)
- Water Quality Matters
Water Supply (Drinking Water) Links
- Pennsylvania Master Well Owner Network
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- PA Department of Environmental Protection
- Water Quality Association
- National Groundwater Association - groundwater and well drilling information
- PA Water Well Inventory - online database of well logs for private wells in Pennsylvania
- Cornell Extension Drinking Water Information - fact sheets, etc.
- Wisconsin Private Well Page - excellent set of fact sheets for private well owners
- American Groundwater Trust - good resources for private well owners
- Drinking Water Standards - EPA list of primary and secondary standards