Well Management
Water Quality/Well Testing
Water Quality Information
- 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
Well Testing Information
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.
Reports
- A Survey of the Qualtiy of Water Drawn from Domestic Wells in Nine Midwest States (PDF: 7.8MB/26 pages)
- Assessment of Chemical Contamination of Flooded Wells in Southeast Minnesota - Flooded Well Testing Project Report, June 20, 2008 (PDF: 345KB/11 pages)
MDH Evaluation of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Devices for Perfluorochemical Removal
- 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)
- 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)
Contact the MDH Well Management Section
651-201-4600 or 800-383-9808
health.wells@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Health
