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Helpful Publications for Water Wells
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Last Modified:  10/30/2008
Helpful Publications for Water Wells

Private water well owners should inspect, maintain and disinfect their wells on a regular basis.  Information on this and general well construction can be found in the following publications available for download.

Methane Gas and Your Water Well
This fact sheet, provided by the Division of Water, provides explanations and recommendations for proper maintenance of your water well.

Protecting Your Well and Water Supply
This groundwater protection plan for domestic well owners is available here for your convenience. Other groundwater protection plans are available on the generic groundwater protection plan download page.

Routine Water Well Maintenance and Disinfection Guide       
This guide, prepared by the Groundwater Section, provides maintenance and disinfection information in a useful question-answer format and includes many "how-to" charts and diagrams.

Technical Guidance for Well Construction and Ground Water Protection
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Division of Drinking and Ground Waters has published an excellent technical guidance for well construction which may be accessed through this link (look in the Technical Guidance/Policies section).

 

 

For More Information Contact:
Joe Moffitt
200 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3410
Fax: 502-564-9636
E-mail: joe.moffitt@ky.gov

 
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200 Fair Oaks Lane
Fourth Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3410
Fax: 502-564-0111
E-mail: water@ky.gov
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