Drinking Water Publications and Resources

Water Supply (Drinking Water) Publications

• Drilling a New Well
• Private Water System Management
• Best Management Practices for Private Water Systems
• Water Facts #2 - Water System Planning - Estimating Water Use
• Before You Drill a Well
• MTBE and Private Water Wells in Pennsylvania
• Water Facts #3 - Using Low Yielding Wells
• Water Facts #5 - Water Well Location by Fracture Trace Mapping
• Water Facts #6 - Sanitary Well Caps and Grouting Wells
• Water Facts #9 - Bottled Water
• Rainwater Cisterns: Design, Construction, and Water Treatment
• How to Store Water for Drinking or Cooking
• Safeguarding Wells and Springs from Bacterial Contamination
• Agricultural Water Needs and Sources of Water Supply
• Water Conservation Opportunities for Residences Serviced by On-Lot Wastewater Disposal System
• The Water Resources Planning Act
• Agricultural Water Use in the Ohio River Basin
• Registration of Agricultural Water Use in the Susquehanna River Basin
• Consumptive Water Use Restrictions in the Delaware River Basin

Water Pollutants, Testing, Treatment Publications

• Online List of Certified Water Treatment Devices (NSF)
• Water Facts #10 - Testing Your Drinking Water
• Water Facts #11 - How to Interpret a Water Analysis Report
• Water Facts #12 - Interpreting Drinking Water Results for Dairy Cows
• Water Facts #13 - Coliform Bacteria in Drinking Water
• Water Facts #14 - Shock Chlorination of Wells and Springs
• Water Facts #15 - Nitrates in Drinking Water
• Water Facts #16 - Corrosive Water Problems
• Water Facts #17 - Hydrogen Sulfide (Rotten Egg Odor) in Pennsylvania Groundwater Wells
• Water Facts #18 - Tips for Buying Water Treatment Equipment
• Water Facts #19 - Removal of Arsenic from Wells in Pennsylvania
• Water Facts #20 - Reducing Radon in Drinking Water
• Water Facts #21 - Removing Giardia Cysts from Drinking Water
• Water Facts #22 - Iron and Manganese in Private Water Systems
• Water Facts #23 - Water Softening
• Water Facts #24 - Methane Gas and Its Removal from Wells in Pennsylvania
• Water Facts #25 - Home Water Treatment In Perspective
• Water Facts #27 - Magnetic Water Treatment Devices
• Lead in Drinking Water
• Water Tests: What do the Numbers Mean?
• Where to Have Your Water Tested (DEP)
• Water Quality for Dairy Cattle
• Fixing a Flooded Well (EPA)
• Water Quality Matters

Water Supply (Drinking Water) Links

• Pennsylvania Master Well Owner Network
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• PA Department of Environmental Protection
• Water Quality Association
• National Groundwater Association - groundwater and well drilling information
• PA Water Well Inventory - online database of well logs for private wells in Pennsylvania
• Cornell Extension Drinking Water Information - fact sheets, etc.
• Wisconsin Private Well Page - excellent set of fact sheets for private well owners
• American Groundwater Trust - good resources for private well owners
• Drinking Water Standards - EPA list of primary and secondary standards