Well Water Testing Blog
Relationship Between Groundwater and Aquifers
Guest post by Christopher Roemmele, PhD Water is essential for all living things. It continuously cycles through the atmosphere, over land, and through the ground. Groundwater is an important source of freshwater on Earth. It is also the primary water source for...
How Well Water Can Become Contaminated
If you rely on a well for drinking water, it’s important to understand potential ways water can become contaminated. It’s important because private well owners are responsible for protecting their drinking water, as well water is not regulated and maintained by public...
Difference Between Water Quantity and Quality
When most Americans think about drinking water challenges, our minds typically travel overseas, particularly to low- and middle-income countries. We might picture women and girls having to walk for miles in remote areas while carrying vessels just to collect daily...
Greatest Bacterial Waterborne Risk to Health
There are many different ways humans can become sick. Among them is coming into contact with bacteria (tiny organism with only one cell not visible to the naked eye) and viruses (tiny organism that lives inside a protective shell or envelope not visible to the naked...
Difference Between Coliform and E. coli Bacteria
Well owners can shop online or in big box home improvement stores for well water tests to assess their water quality (characteristics of a water sample that determine how safe it is for drinking, swimming, or the environment). They find tests for different parameters...
How Public Water Systems Test for Bacteria in Water
A public water system (PWS) provides water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed methods of moving water. Water must be transported to at least 15 service connections or serves an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year. A PWS may...
Do Well Owners Have to Send Water Samples to Labs?
The U.S EPA’s rules that protect public drinking water systems (PWS) do not apply to privately owned wells. Federal, state and county government agencies do not regulate, monitor or treat tap water from private wells. It is the responsibility of private well owners to...
Presence/Absence Test Results for Water Samples
In the world of water quality testing, there are different methods and ways to test water samples. Some methods involve different products that contain different parts and supplies to carry out testing. Some methods can only be done in laboratories, both for the...
How Often Should You Test Well Water?
Why should well owners test their own well water? There is a big reason, which is the U.S EPA’s rules that protect public drinking water systems (PWS) do not apply to privately owned wells. Federal, state and county government agencies do not regulate, monitor or...