Almost all natural and man-made chemicals can dissolve in and contaminate water. This can be dangerous because your well water begins as rain or snow that percolates into the ground and is then delivered to your home through your well. Water can become contaminated anywhere along its journey from rain to your home.

If you have a private well, water quality testing is important for you and your family. Contaminants in drinking water have been linked to cancer and toxicity, posing a risk to human health. Many of these contaminants have no taste, odor, or color. Their presence can only be determined by laboratory testing.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that all homeowners with private wells test their drinking water every year. For more information about private well testing, follow this link: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/privatewells/index2.html

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