Well Management
Brochures and Publications
Brochures:
- Arsenic in Minnesota's Well Water
- Bacterial Safety of Well Water
- Building, Remodeling, Demolition, and Wells
- Causes and Symptoms of Giardiasis
- Commonly Asked Questions About Springs
- Copper in Drinking Water: Health Effects and How to Reduce Exposure
- Home Water Treatment Units: Point-of-Use Devices
- Iron Bacteria in Well Water
- Iron in Well Water
- Lead in Well Water Systems
- Let it run. . . and get the lead out!
- Methane in Well Water - Consumer Brochure
- Nitrate in Well Water
- Protect Your Health - Test Your Private Well Water
- Protecting Your Well - Selected Well Isolation Distance Requirements
- Safe Drinking Water For Your Baby
- Sealing Unused Wells - Protecting the Groundwater is Everybody's Business
- Sulfate in Well Water
- Well Disclosure - Providing Important Information About Wells on Your Property
- Why Does My Water Smell Like Rotten Eggs?
Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur Bacteria in Well Water - Your New Well
Publications:
- Assessment of Chemical Contamination of Flooded Wells in Southeast Minnesota - Flooded Well Testing Project Report (PDF: 345KB/11 pages)
- A Study Evaluating the Ability for Point-of-Use (POU) Water Treatment Devices to Remove Perflourochemicals (PDF: 2MB/102 pages)
- A Survey of the Qualtiy of Water Drawn from Domestic Wells in Nine Midwest States (PDF: 7.8MB/26 pages)
- Constructing a New Water-Supply Well in Minnesota
- Disinfecting Flooded Wells (PDF: 311KB/2 pages)
- e-Well Disclosure Certificate Process from Filer to County to Minnesota Department of Health (PDF: 39KB/2 pages)
- e-Well Disclosure Certificate Filer Instructions (PDF: 1.1MB/52 pages)
- Finding Lost Wells - Searching For Wells on a Property
- Grants and Low Interest Loans for Well Construction, Repair, and Sealing
- Isolation Distances From a Water-Supply Well
- Methane in Minnesota Well Water - Technical Document
- MDH Evaluation of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Devices for Perflourochemical Removal Intermin Report Fact Sheet (PDF: 36KB/2 pages)
- Minnesota Well Management News Newsletter
- Rules Handbook, A Guide to the Rules Relating to Wells and Borings, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4725
- Precode Wells in Buildings
- Well Disclosure and Sale of Foreclosed Property
- Well Disclosure Certificate form (PDF: 197KB/4 pages)
- Well Disclosure History and Process (PDF: 30/1 page)
- Well and Water System Disinfection - For Private Wells (PDF: 1.9MB/10 pages)
- Well Owner's Handbook - A Consumer's Guide to Water Wells (PDF: 1MB/40 pages)
- Well Sealing Cost Share and Loan Availability
- What You Need Before You Begin (PDF: 27KB/1 page)
- What You Should Know About Wells at Property Transfer
Contact the MDH Well Management Section
651-201-4600 or 800-383-9808
health.wells@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Health
