Well Management
Water Quality/Well Testing
- Arsenic in Minnesota's Well Water
- Bacterial Safety of Well Water
- Commonly Asked Questions About Springs
- Copper in Drinking Water: Health Effects and How to Reduce Exposure
- Disinfecting Flooded Wells
- Flood Precautions For Private Water Wells
- Iron Bacteria in Well Water
- Iron in Well Water
- Lead in Well Water Systems
- Let it run . . . and get the lead out!
- Methane in Minnesota Well Water - Technical Document
- Methane in Well Water - Consumer Brochure
- Nitrate in Well Water
- Perfluorochemicals and Health
- Safe Drinking Water For Your Baby
- Sulfate in Well Water
- VOCs: Volatile Organic Chemicals in Private Drinking Water Wells
- Well and Water System Disinfection For Private Wells
- Why Does My Water Smell Like Rotten Eggs?
Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur Bacteria in Well Water
MDH Evaluation of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Devices for Perfluorochemical Removal
Interim Report:
- MDH Evaluation of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Devices for Perflourochemical Removal Interim Report Fact Sheet (PDF: 36KB/2 pages)
- Phase I Interim Report - A Study Evaluating the Ability for Point-of-Use (POU) Water Treatment Devices to Remove Perflourochemicals (PDF: 2MB/102 pages)
Final Report:
- MDH Evaluation of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Devices for Perflourochemical Removal Final Report - Summary (PDF: 205KB/6 pages)
- Performance Evaluation Final Report - Removal of Perfluorochemicals (PFC's) with Point-of-Use (POU) Water Treatment Devices (PDF: 1.6 MB/140 pages)
To have your well water tested go to Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Certified Environmental Laboratories. The MDH certifies laboratories that provide testing data to government agencies and other organizations, usually for regulatory purposes. MDH certification assures the client that the laboratory uses approved analytical procedures, follows quality assurance/quality control protocols, has properly trained staff, and reports data accurately. Laboratories may be certified for analyzing a specific parameter, such as nitrate-nitrogen, or group of parameters, such as volatile organic chemicals.