Private Well Owner Assistance Well Water Testing Trying to Make a Difference
Carbonwaters.org- Website Dedicated to Information and Free Resources for Private Well Owners, Evaluation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems, Private Well Water Testingand Education/Outreach Programs – We Need Your Help to Spread the Word!
The main reason is that most private wells and small water systems are not regulated by the EPA or the DEP in a given state and in Pennsylvania about 50% of private wells produce water that does not meet a primary health standard, i.e., Could Make the Well Owner Sick. Therefore, it is up to the individual private well owner to ensure that the water is safe.
In Pennsylvania, we have found that typically at least 10 % of private well have one or more of these problems:
a. Low pH / corrosive water
b. Elevated Iron and/or Manganese
c. Elevated Bacteria (Actually it is 40 % to 50% for this parameter)
Less than 5 % of private wells have problems with methane gas, barium, alpha/beta, and other contaminants that would suggest a saline water source. In the middle, we have found about 5 to 10% may have problems with copper, lead, arsenic, and plasticizers.
Note- There are over 1 million private wells in Pennsylvania. Assume 3 citizens per household and 50 % of households having contaminated water, this means that 1.5 million citizens of the Commonwealth are Drinking Water that could make the SICK – This is a Health Crisis. It is time to ACT.
We know this information because of the hundreds of private well owners that have released their information to the Citizen Groundwater Database and we have assisted private well owners with low cost water testing options and education programs.
To Act, we recommend the following:
1. Get Educated and Informed.
2. Get Your Water Tested
3. Work as a Community to Develop Local and State Solutions
If you are in Pennsylvania, you can contribute to the Citizen Groundwater Database and help track change for FREE and if you would like to learn about our Natural Gas Related Information, please visit us at http://www.private-well-owner.org.
Volunteer
We seek new people at all skill levels for a variety of programs. One thing that everyone can do is attend meetings to share ideas on improving CCGG, enabling us to better understand and address the concerns of well owners.
Everything we do began with an idea.
We realize your time is precious and the world is hectic. CCGG’s volunteers do only what they’re comfortable with. It can be a little or a lot.
For more information, please go to CCGG’s About Page or contact us.
Carbon County Groundwater Guardians is a 501(c)(3) IRS approved nonprofit, volunteer organization and your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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New Partnership Between the Carbon County Groundwater Guardians and a National Testing Laborartory with a Mail Order Informational Water Testing Program – You can go to their portal – Order the kit and Our Organization gets a Donation to Support Our Continued Education Outreach. If you need help understanding the data, just ask and we will help
Go to Private Well Water Testing Kits
We are conducting education sessions for private well owners, watershed groups, and other citizen based organizations or local governments.
Citizen’s Guide to Groundwater Protection This extensive feature from the EPA describes what groundwater is, and tells us why it’s so important for all of us to help protect it. Safe groundwater is important to everyone, not just owners of private wells.
It’s really important for private well owners to have their water tested specially for the ones with wells that have been around for many, many years already. It is for the safety of everyone. I totally agree with getting educated and informed. Everyone should provide themselves with some information on what may be present in their drinking water.
It is always best to be informed. Having your private wells tested is the best thing you could do for you and for your family. Safety should always be your number one concern especially if the well has been in existence for a long time already.
Private well owners should go out of their way to have their water tested. It is for their own good especially if the well has been around for a long time. It must have accumulated bacteria over the years that may harm the health of everyone. It is always best to be safe.
It is definitely time to act. If their water is contaminated then everyone should really do something, otherwise there will be bigger problems in the future. Having a contaminated water is definitely not good. We all deserve to have a clean and safe drinking water.
Happy to discuss a link exchange or other opportunity – we also offer an educational guide on water quality that helps fund our outreach efforts. Thanks brian