• Homeowner's guide to well construction | HTML| | Adobe PDF |
• Fact sheet to provide you with helpful information in planning the construction of your well.
• Well Construction For Property Owners | External Link |
• This document is provided to help property owners make informed decisions before drilling a new well or decommissioning (filling in) an old well.

Environmental Protection Agency:

• Water on Tap: What you need to know | External Link |
• Where does your drinking water come from? How do you know if your drinking water is safe? How can you protect it? What can you do if there’s a problem with your drinking water? To help answer these -- and other -- questions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepared Water on Tap: What You Need To Know.
• Drinking Water Glossary | External Link |
• Actions You Can Take to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water | External Link |
• Ground Water and Drinking Water: Frequently Asked Questions | External Link |
• Drinking Water Standards | External Link |
• Discusses important health information about ground and drinking water.
• Arsenic in Drinking Water | External Link |
• Private Wells: Guidance for What to Do After the Flood | External Link |
• Children and Drinking Water Standards | External Link |
• Ground Water and Drinking Water: Kids' Stuff | External Link |

Other Resources:

• Ground Water 101 - Chlorinating Your Well| External Link |
• This article discusses different reasons for chlorinating your ground water well.
• Arsenic in ground water of the United States | External Link |
• Groundwater Sources of Contamination (Groundwater Foundation) | External Link |

Organizations:

• Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
• National Center for Environmental Health
• National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases
• National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Water Quality