Private Wells
- What's Wrong with My Water?
- Information for Homeowners with Private Wells
- Real Estate Transfers and Wells
- Well Filling & Sealing
- List of Licensed Drillers, Pump Installers & Inspectors
- Information for Well Drillers and Pump Installers
- Certified Bacteria Labs for Private Well Owners [PDF]
- Brochures
- Grants for Contaminated Wells
- High Capacity Wells
- Contaminants
- Wisconsin Administrative Codes
- Groundwater data
Public Wells
- Brochures
- Certified Bacteriological Water Testing Labs
- Certified Chemistry Labs for Water Testing
- Water Quality Database
- Consumer Confidence Reports
- Financial Help
- FAQ
- Electronic Data Transmission
- Pollutants
- Public Notification Rule
- Types of Public wells
- Wisconsin Administrative Code
Information For Homeowners with Private Wells
About two-thirds of Wisconsin's population drinks water drawn from over 750,000 private wells. Wells are safe, dependable sources of water if sited wisely and built correctly. Unlike public water systems, protection and maintenance of a private well is largely the responsibility of homeowners. Here you will find information you need to have your private water supply built correctly and protected adequately.
Well Construction Information
- Obtain a Notification Number prior to constructing a well
- Information about well construction and pump installation
- GIS Registry Site Well Approval Application [PDF]
- Driven point (sandpoint) wells [PDF]
- Basement Wells and Pits
- Private Well Construction in Granite Formations
- Variance Application [PDF]
- Landfill Variance Application [PDF]
- Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 812 [PDF] - (Well Construction and Pump Installation)
- List of Licensed Pump Installers [PDF]
- List of Licensed Well Drillers [PDF]
Testing Well Water for Contaminants
- What's Wrong with My Water? - Pinpoint your water problem and what can be done about it.
- Annually Testing Your Private Well Water
- Frequently asked questions about water quality and contamination
- Submersible Well Pumps and Water Contamination [PDF]
- List of laboratories certified to test for bacteria [PDF] and other contaminants
- Recommendations for flooded wells
- List of Licensed Pump Installers [PDF]
- List of Licensed Well Drillers [PDF]
High Capacity Well Information
- High Capacity Wells - Guidance, applications
- Frequently asked questions about the High Capacity Well Inventory [PDF]
Well Filling and Sealing Information (Well Abandonment)
- Resources, Search for a Filling and Sealing Report, Well Compensation and Grants
- List of Licensed Pump Installers [PDF]
- List of Licensed Well Drillers [PDF]
Last Revised: Tuesday September 23 2008
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