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What to Do With Your Private Well After a Flood

The document provides steps and precautions for protecting your private well following a flood. It includes information on:

Well and pump inspection
Emergency disinfection of wells that have been flooded
Sampling and testing the well water
What to Do After the Flood (pdf) (725.88 KB, Updated October 2024, 816-F-05-021)
English Language Version of the What to Do After the Flood Publication

What to Do With Your Private Well After a Flood

Private Wells