'Forever chemicals' found in Woodville wells spark alarm

Private wells are especially vulnerable because they are not federally regulated and often go untested, experts say ...
The Herald-Dispatch

DHHR not planning to test private wells for PFAS after public system drinking water exceedances of proposed EPA standards

West Virginia officials say they have work to do in assessing the statewide threat of PFAS, a class of industrial chemicals that include compounds linked to cancer. They have touted plans to target ...
KCCI Des Moines

State of Cancer: With public water, ‘failure is not an option’ but private well tests are up to owners

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX. THERE IS A LOT WE KNOW ABOUT CANCER, AND THERE IS A LOT WE STILL HAVE TO DISCOVER, INCLUDING THE ALL OF THE REASONS THAT WE MIGHT BE NUMBER TWO IN THE COUNTRY SMOKING, ALCOHOL ...

Community stunned after harmful substances are discovered in water supply: 'You can only imagine what this water is doing to us'

Despite being offered a filtration system as a short-term fix, the business owner declined, saying he doesn't trust it to ...
Yahoo

Concerns remain on ‘forever chemicals’ found in private well water

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An update on contaminated water in Columbia County: 28/22 News first reported about “Forever Chemicals” detected in private well water in March. The water has ...
WHYY

Temple researchers to study how drinking water from private wells impacts children’s health

More than 2.5 million Pennsylvania residents rely on private wells for their drinking water. Yet these wells are not regulated, leaving homeowners to their own devices to test and treat their water.
High Country News

A quarter of rural water systems likely contain ‘forever chemicals’

USGS research confirms widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water — including in rural communities and private wells that are almost never tested. Since 2016, the United States Geological Survey ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Minnesotans with private wells urged to test their drinking water for five common contaminants

BRAINERD — Minnesotans with private wells urged to test their drinking water for five common contaminants. In conjunction with National Groundwater Awareness Week, March 10-16, now in its 25th year, ...
WWLP-22News

Poll cited in push for private well water protections

BOSTON (SHNS) – Massachusetts residents support strengthening drinking water protections for the more than 500,000 residents of the state who use private wells, according to fresh poll results that ...
West Central Tribune

Minnesota private well owners invited to have their water tested for nitrates, chlorides

The Minnesota Well Owners Organization, with the Minnesota Groundwater Association and the Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District, held a free water-testing clinic on Sept. 25, 2023.
Brainerd Dispatch

Well test kits available for private wells impacted by flooding

BRAINERD — Minnesota Department of Health is providing free test kits for people who have had their private wells flooded, Crow Wing County reported. Test kits are available to residents who have a ...