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The
following links provide general information on domestic water well supplies.
For additional information or if you are having particular well problems,
please contact Ken Hlinka (217) 333-8431
or Bob Olson (217) 333-8700. The ISWS has
published three circulars on domestic water wells, water quality, and
treatment. These are: Circular
116 Planning a Domestic Groundwater Supply System The
Illinois Department of Public Health also has useful information on their
web-site. An alphabetical listing on a wide variety of health-related topics is
available, but of most importance to rural homeowners is the listing under Water. A number of Fact
Sheets and the Illinois Water Well Construction Code can be found under Water Wells. The
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has also provided helpful information
on What You Need to
Know about Private Drinking Water Wells. Be sure to consult the additional
information links provided along the right column of their page. A link to a Another
excellent guide, the Midwest Plan Service’s Private
Water Systems Handbook (MWPS-14) is not available on-line, but can be
ordered ($10) through the MWPS web-site at
Iowa State University. For
questions related to well water quality, treatment, and free water sample
analysis, the ISWS offers answers to common questions on our Public Service Laboratory page. Plain Talk About Drinking Water, published through the American
Water Works Association, “provides answers to about 200 of the most-often asked
consumer questions about tap water” in non-technical language. 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their
Groundwater, is available ($5.50) through the Additional
information on water wells can be found through the Finally,
the US Geological Survey has published an excellent report entitled Ground
Water and the Rural Homeowner. Additional Links: |
Illinois State Water Survey, Contact Information University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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