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Links
County
State & National Links
- IDPH
Environmental Health publications
relating to private water and for information regarding non-community public water supply, visit
their online program handbook.
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
ToxFAQs provides information for each chemical
which is listed alphabetically.
- American Ground Water Trust
- American Water Works Association
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s)
“Contaminants
in Well Water” web page lists the possible contaminants
found in well water along with their health effects.
- Clean Water Action
- DrinkWell™ Well Water
Testing – offers information on contaminants that your
well water may be at risk for and how to test for them.
- Federal
Safe Drinking Water Act Standards includes potential health effects
from exposure to VOCs and other contaminants
- The Groundwater Foundation
- Illinois Association of Groundwater
Professionals offers an online
owner’s guide that includes checklists, tips and information
on well records. Homeowners can also call (800) 990-2209 for assistance.
- Illinois EPA’s GIS Interactive Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP)
ArcIMS Mapping Tool
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Illinois Groundwater Protection Class I Standards: The Parts are listed in numerical order; scroll down to 620.
- Illinois State Geological
Survey provides Digital
water well records and Hydrogeology
- Links relating
to federal agencies, drinking water protection organizations, and environmental
and public health organizations.
- McHenry County Health Department
offers an online brochure “
Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Private Water Well System”
- National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
- National Ground Water Association
- IEPA's Right to Know law informational web page
- RiverSides Stewardship Alliance
- Rural Community Assistance Program
- SmallWaterSupply.org
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Water Quality web page
- U.S. EPA’s online publication titled, “
Drinking Water From Household Wells.” You can also download a
pdf version
or visit the Private Drinking Water Wells web site.
- U.S. EPA’s “Water On Tap: What You Need To Know”
- U.S. EPA’s web site, “What to Do After
the Flood”
- U.S. EPA’s Drinking Water Contaminants web page
includines information on microbes, radionuclides, inorganics, VOCs and SOCs.
- U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources
- U.S. Water News Online
- Water Systems Council web page,
Wellcare® Information
Sheets provides numerous fact sheets on basic well information, components, maintenance,
testing and treatment, and potential contaminants.
- Water Systems Council
- WaterWiser
- Wellowner.org
Other State Programs
- Kansas State University fact
sheet on private well maintenance and protection, including a
maintenance checklist.
- Maine’s Water
and Environmental Testing Services
- Minnesota Department of Health’s web page, “VOCs:
Volatile Organic Chemicals in Private Drinking Water Wells”
- New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Private
Well Testing
- Oregon State University Well
Water Program
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Groundwater
Protection web page
- Santa Clara Valley Water District publication – "A
Guide for the Private Well Owner", includes groundwater
diagrams, well maintenance and protection, water sampling and treatment.
- Tennessee Home*A*Syst
fact sheet
- University of Maryland Extension
site includes anatomy of a well and schematic.
- University of Minnesota Extension Service web page, “Groundwater
Contamination,” contains a wide variety of information:
- University of Rhode Island Home*A*Syst’s
web page contains a wealth of information regarding private sources for drinking water.
- The University of Wisconsin Madison’s web site, “Help
Yourself to a Healthy Home” offers a checklist of action steps for a safe private water supply.
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wells
web page
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources web site, “When
Should I Test My Well Water?” Also includes information on
Volatile Organic Chemicals in Drinking Water (VOCs).
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