Water Well Information
Well Management Program
Construction
- Building, Remodeling, Demolition, and Wells
- Commonly Asked Questions About Springs
- Constructing a New Water-Supply Well in Minnesota
- Grants and Low Interest Loans for Well Construction, Repair, and Sealing
- Isolation Distances From a Water-Supply Well
- Owner's Guide to Wells
- Precode Wells in Buildings
- Protecting Your Well - Selected Well Isolation Distance Requirements
Disclosure/Finding Wells
- e-Well Disclosure Certificate Process from Filer to County to Minnesota Department of Health (PDF)
- e-Well Disclosure Certificate Filer Instructions (PDF)
- e-Well Disclosure Certificate What You Need Before You Begin (PDF)
- Finding Lost Wells - Searching For Wells on a Property
- Well Disclosure and Sale of Foreclosed Property
- Well Disclosure Certificate Form (PDF)
- Well Disclosure - Providing Important Information About Wells on Your Property
- What You Should Know About Wells at Property Transfer
Disinfection
Financial Assistance
- Grants and Loans for Home Water Treatment and Well Construction, Repair, and Sealing
- Sealing Unused Drinking Water Wells - Clean Water Fund
- Well Sealing Financial Assistance
Laws and Rules
- Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725 Wells and Borings
- Minnesota Rules, chapter 4727 Explorers and Exploratory Borings
- Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I Wells, Borings, and Underground Uses
- Rules Handbook, A Guide to the Rules Relating to Wells and Borings, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4725
Sealing
Tennessen Warning
Testing and Maintenance
- Accredited Labs in Minnesota Accepting Samples from Private Well Owners (PDF)
- Home Water Treatment
- Owner's Guide to Wells
- Water Treatment Units for Arsenic Reduction (PDF)
- Well Owner's Handbook - A Consumer's Guide to Water Wells in Minnesota (PDF)
Water Quality in Well Water
- Arsenic in Minnesota's Well Water
- Bacterial Safety of Well Water
- Causes and Symptoms of Giardiasis
- Commonly Asked Questions About Springs
- Copper in Drinking Water
- Flood Precautions For Private Water Wells
- Iron Bacteria in Well Water
- Iron in Well Water
- Lead in Drinking Water
- Lead in Well Water Systems
- Manganese in Drinking Water
- Methane in Well Water - Consumer Brochure
- Methane in Minnesota Well Water - Technical Document
- Nitrate in Well Water
- Owner's Guide to Wells
- Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- Safe Drinking Water For Your Baby
- Sulfate in Well Water
- Why Does My Water Smell Like Rotten Eggs? Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur Bacteria in Well Water
Water Quality Research Reports
- Assessment of Chemical Contamination of Flooded Wells in Southeast Minnesota - Flooded Well Testing Project Report (PDF)
- Quality of Water from Domestic Wells in Principal Aquifers of the United States, 1991-2004 Overview of Major Findings (PDF)
Well Partners
- Well Partners (Local partners helping private well users protect their health.)
Contact the MDH Well Management Section
651-201-4600 or 800-383-9808
health.wells@state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Health
