™ “A Gu
uide for th
he Privatte Well Ow
wner” is aa comprehhensive guiide originaally developed by Santa Clara Cou
unty and ad
dapted to o
other coun
nties. This guide includes a list of well ow
wner respon
nsibilities, informatio
on on well constructtion and maintenance, water quality prottection, sampling and treeatment, a
and an add
ditional ressource guid
de. The ellectronic link to this ffact sheet can bee found at:: http:///www.sccg
gov.org/SC
CC/docs%2
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CPD‐WATE
ER%2FGuide%20forr%20Privatte%20well%20Owners.pdf ™ “Factts: Private
e Well Te
esting” is aa fact sheeet developed by the N
New Jersey Departm
ment of Health
h with all t
he informaation that a private w
well ownerr would neeed for testting his or her domestic privatee well. This fact sheeet can servve as a refeerence for y
your countty. The eleectronic link to
o this fact s
sheet can b
be found a
at: http:///www.statte.nj.us/health/eoh/h
hhazweb/w
well.pdf ™ “Priva
ate Well W
Water an
nd Your H
Health” is a one‐pagger flyer deeveloped bby the Arizoona Deparrtment of H
Health Serrvices that successfully answerrs question
ns related t
to testing t
that private well own
ner may haave. A copyy of the flyyer is attacched as a reeference. at You Ne
eed To Kn
now Abou
ut Water Quality In Your W
Well” is a fa
act sheet i n trifold ™ “Wha
form o
originally d
developed by the County of So
onoma and
d can be ad
dapted for use by oth
her counties. This faact sheet eexplains thee basics ab
bout privatte wells, prrovides an explanatio
on as to wells can beecome con
ntaminated, encouraages privatte well owners to know their how w
surrou
undings an
nd test their wells, su
uggestions, on what t
to test for,, and how to protectt private well w
water, and local resou
urces. The electronicc link to thiis fact sheeet can be f
found at: http:///www.sono
oma‐county.org/heaalth/eh/pdff/well_trifo
old.pdf Be a
available: •
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The co
ounty will probably b
be the firstt place wheere a private well ow
wner will look for info
ormation. Make sure inform
mation and resourcees for well owners is e
easy to acccess throu
ugh your w
website. Consid
der creatin
ng a messaage specifically for prrivate well owners an
nd having it availablee through the co
ounty’s hottline. Consid
der offerin
ng assistance interpreeting lab r
esults for t
the privatee well owners in yourr county. Be v
visible: •
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Distrib
bute resou
urces for prrivate well owners du
uring healtth fairs, co
ommunity outreach, and any other activities t
that privatte well own
ners in you
ur county m
may attend
d. Make fact sheetts availablee in the cou
unty’s waitting roomss and any o
other placees private well ownerrs may acccess. Consider mailin
ng fact sh
heets and other info
ormation or resourrces for th
he privatee well ncluded in
n your reg
gistry or listing of p
private weell ownerss. owners in yourr county in
Be c
creative: •
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You don’t have t
to spend m
millions to create an education or outreacch campaign for the private mation you
u have for p
private well owners m
more well owners in yyour countyy. Making the inform
our websitte is a greaat starting point. visiblee and easy to access through yo
One county distributed a p
private weell fact sheeet by sending it with the countty tax bill. Partneer with neiighbor cou
unties to deesign and implement an educaation camp
paign for p
private well owners. Talk to
o the labs in your cou
unty to seee if they would consiider offerin
ng a discou
unt to the private well owners in yyour countyy for testin
ng servicess, or if theyy could display inform
mation or o
other resourrces in their lobbies. Go
overnm
ment •
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Califo
ornia Depa
artment off Water Re
esources http:///www.water.ca.gov// State Water Re
esources C
Control Board http:///www.swrccb.ca.gov// (follow link on pag
ge to “Sam
mpling My Private W
Well”) •
United States E
Environme
ental Prote
ection Agency (USE
EPA) The USEPA has an enormo
ous compeendium of resourcess on ground
d water an
nd drinking
g water http:///water.epaa.gov/drinkk/index.cfm
m http:///www.epa.gov/privatewells/faq
q.html http:///www.epa.gov/ogwd
dw/hfacts.html •
Cente
ers for Dise
ease Control and Prrevention (CDC) The CDC’s webssite has sevveral resou
urces like f
fact sheetss and graph
hics related to Privatte Ground Waterr Wells http:///www.cdc..gov/healthywater/d
drinking/prrivate/wellss/ Info
formatio
on on wa
ater quallity issuees not reelated to
o privatee wells: •
Califo
ornia Depa
artment off Public He
ealth http:///www.cdph.ca.gov/p
programs/p
pages/ddw
wem.aspx •
Food and Drug Administrration The Fo
ood and Drug Admin
nistration r
regulates b
bottled waater including flavoreed water and nutrient‐added w
water beveerages Consumerss/ucm0468
894.htm http:///www.fda.gov/Food//ResourcessForYou/C
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United States D
Departmen
nt of Agricculture, W
Water Quality Inform
mation Cen
nter http:///wqic.nal.u
usda.gov/n
nal_displayy/index.php?info_cen
nter=7&tax_level=1&
&tax_subjeect=596 Priivate O
Organizations •
Wello
owner.org •
http:///www.welllowner2.org/2009/ •
National Groun
ndwater Association
n wa.org/ http:///www.ngw
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National Enviro
onmental Services Cente
er http:///www.nescc.wvu.edu/ Waterr Educatio
on Founda
ation •
California
a Rural Wa
ater Assocciation water.org// http://www.calruralw
mmunity A
Assistance
e Rural Com
Corporatiion http://www.rcac.org
g/default.aaspx http:///www.water‐ed.org//watersourrces/subpaage.asp?rid
d=&page=383