Well Care 101 - Recorded Live on April 6, 2022 In this webinar recording you’ll learn well care best practices and how to ensure the water in your well is safe to drink. The webinar will answer questions such as: How to determine if your water is safe for drinking, Simple best practices for well maintenance, and Solutions to the most common well problems. PrivateWellClass.org is a service of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Funding has been provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership. Click here to sign up for our free well care e-course. Click here to sign up for our free well care e-course. April 6, 2022 By Katie Buckley For well owners, Webinar Recordings video 0 0 Comment Read More »
Private Domestic Wells: Determining the Density by Census Block and Understanding Potential Sources of Contamination – Recorded Live on March 9, 2022 The U.S. EPA has developed the data and a new tool to determine the density of private domestic wells (PDWs) by census block - Private Domestic Well Map. This provides the most comprehensive understanding and highest spatial resolution of PDWs through using publicly available state well drill logs and the latest census data on housing units. This data is vital to those concerned with the water quality and quantity of private domestic wells. This data shows there has been growth in the reliance on PDWs in the US with 17 per cent of the population, or 23 million housing units, reliant on PDWs. The presentation will: address the density of PDWs, provide a brief demonstration of the tool, provide a better understanding of potential sources of contamination to the PDWs, and address the implications of climate change impacts, particularly flooding. PrivateWellClass.org is a service of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Funding has been provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership. Click here to sign up for our free well care e-course. Click here to sign up for our free well care e-course. March 9, 2022 By Katie Buckley For environmental health professionals, Webinar Recordings video 0 0 Comment Read More »
What Environmental Health Professionals Need to Know about Private Wells - Recorded Live on September 8, 2020 This webinar recording discusses private well topics that environmental health professionals might encounter in the field. The webinar will answer questions such as: Challenges and issues that environmental health professionals face, Groundwater, wells, and well owner attitudes, and Gaps between groundwater and health professionals. Click here to sign up for our free well care e-course. September 8, 2020 By Katie Buckley For environmental health professionals, Webinar Recordings video 0 0 Comment Read More »
Is My Water Safe to Drink? – Recorded Live on August 25, 2020 In this webinar recording you’ll learn about caring for your private well and best practices to protect your water supply from contamination. The webinar will answer questions such as: How to get your well water tested, What you need to do to take care of your well, and If your well susceptible to contamination. " frameborder="0"> Click here to sign up for our free well care e-course. August 25, 2020 By Katie Buckley For well owners, Webinar Recordings video 0 0 Comment Read More »
Septic Systems 101 - Recorded Live on July 13, 2020 In this webinar recording you’ll learn about septic system management as part of a larger strategy to protect the water in your private well. Using best practices to maintain your septic system can also keep it in proper working order and prolong its life. The webinar will answer questions such as: What is safe to flush down your drains, Do you need to put additives in your septic tank, and How to prolong the life of your system. Click here to sign up for our free well care e-course. July 13, 2020 By Katie Buckley For well owners, Webinar Recordings video 0 0 Comment Read More »