New England Private Well Initiative
Partners
Initially the U.S. EPA - New England provided a grant of $40,000 to the Initiative to begin coordination and the development and adaptation of educational materials. Additional funding has been leveraged for the support of the New England Private Well Water Symposium. More than $35,000 has been contributed to the 2005 and 2007 Symposium from U.S. EPA New England, the Water Systems Council, Dartmouth’s Toxic Metals Research Program, Water Resources Research Centers, New England’s Deans and Extension Directors, and the USDA Healthy Homes Program. In addition, New England’s Land Grant Universities received over $200,000 to develop and sustain a private well protection program that includes the development of educational materials and training programs for private well owners.
A diverse array of partners share the belief that informed residents can make effective decisions to protect the water in their own wells. These partners include:
- EPA New England
- Water Systems Council
- American Groundwater Trust
- Home*A*Syst and Farm*A*Syst Programs
- RCAP Solutions
- Groundwater
Foundation
Connecticut
- University Of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
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CT Dept. of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health
- CT Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Maine
- University
of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Maine
Dept of Environmental Protection
- Department of Human Services, Environmental Health Unit
Massachusetts
- Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- SEMASS Wate to Energy Facility
- Senior Environmental Corps of Elder Services to Cape Cod
- Americorps Cape Cod
- Town Recycling Center Coordinators
- Hazardous Waste Coordinators
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
- University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
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RI Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water Quality
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RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM), Office of Water Resources
Vermont