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Wells that are properly constructed and maintained can provide many years of uninterrupted water. By following Iowa's state regulations for well construction, conducting routine maintenance, and watching out for signs of contamination, you can extend the life of your well and improve the quality of your water supply.

For any additional questions or information, please contact one of the Environmental Health Specialists at Johnson County Public Health: (319) 356-6040.

Water Well Applications & Online Guides
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Bullet Diagram Of A Well
Bullet Abandoned Wells Pose Safety Hazards Adobe Document
Bullet Agriculture and Water Quality Adobe Document
Bullet Coping With Contaminated Wells Adobe Document
Bullet Drinking Water from Household Wells Adobe Document
Bullet Good Wells for Safe Water Adobe Document
Bullet Iowa Regulations Governing the Sale & Marketing of Residential Water Treatment System
Bullet Iowa Regulations for Residential Water Treatment Adobe Document
Bullet Iowa Statewide Well Water Survey Adobe Document
Bullet JC Board of Health's Regulation Governing Nonpublic Water Supply Wells Adobe Document
Bullet Well Maintenance & Management Adobe Document
Bullet Shock Chlorinating and Disinfecting Wells Adobe Document
Bullet Successfully Plugging Your Abandoned Well Adobe Document
Bullet Making Sure Your Drinking Water is Safe Adobe Document
Bullet Nitrate in Well Water Adobe Document
Bullet Lead in Well Water
Bullet Arsenic in Well Water
Bullet Well Water and Home Treatment Systems Adobe Document
Bullet Wellhead Protection
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Well Water Information by Topic
Bullet Abandoned Wells Adobe Document
Bullet Applications and Forms Adobe Document
Bullet Contamination Adobe Document
Bullet Arsenic
Bullet Bacterial Contamination
Bullet Giardia and Crytosporidium
Bullet Iron Bacteria
Bullet Lead
Bullet Nitrate Adobe Document
Bullet Pesticides
Bullet Certified Testing Labs
Bullet Emergency Disinfection
Bullet Farm *A* Syst
Bullet Flood Cleanup
Bullet Hygienic Lab (University Hygienic Lab)
Bullet Johnson County Well Regulations Adobe Document
Bullet Locating an Existing Well Site Adobe Document
Bullet Maintenance Adobe Document
Bullet Drinking Water From Household Wells Adobe Document
Bullet Wellhead Protection

Financial Assistance
Bullet University Hygienic Lab Grants to Counties (beyond Coliform and Nitrate testing)
Bullet Flood Cleanup
Bullet Grants to Counties
Addresses concerns about water quality and groundwater contamination.
Bullet Free well Water Analysis to Rural County Residents
Bullet Grants of up to $400 to assist with the costs of Plugging Abandoned Wells

Application for Well Plugging Financial Assistance
Bullet Grants of up to $600 to assist with the costs of Rehabilitating Wells

Application for Well Rehabilitation Financial Assistance
(Programs are subject to the availability of state grant dollars.) To request free well water analysis, contact Johnson County Public Health (319) 356-6040. No application is required.
Water Well Sampling
Water Test All well water should be periodically sampled. How often you test your well water varies by the age of the well, and whether you experience water discoloration, unusual smells, and/or suspect contamination. Contact an Environmental Health Specialist at Johnson County Public Health (319-356-6040) for more information on well testing.
Free Well Tests – The Johnson County Department of Public Health offers free water sampling to Johnson County residents. Call to make an appointment to have an Environmental Health Specialist take the water sample for you. If interested in this service, or if you have any questions or concerns about your well please contact an Environmental Health Specialist at Johnson County Public Health (319) 356-6040.

This program is funded by the Grants to Counties Grant and only a limited number of samples are available free of charge each year.

Well Water Links
Bullet American Water Works Association
Bullet EPA Consumer Confidence Reports on Drinking Water
Bullet EPA Region 7
Bullet Health Protection and Environmental Health (IDPH)
Bullet IDNR Well Abandonment
Bullet Iowa Water Quality Bureau
Bullet Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Bullet Iowa Farm*A* Syst
Bullet Iowa Rural Water Association
Bullet Iowa Department of Public Health
Bullet Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals
Bullet Iowa Geological Survey
Bullet Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District- Conservation News
Bullet National Environmental Health Association
Bullet University Institute for Rural and Environmental Health
Bullet US Geological Survey of Johnson County Well Sites
Bullet U.S. Geological Survey