Tools and resources
- Protecting your well during drought
- Learn about reasons a well could spot producing water, and ways to conserve water from this U of M Extension blog post.
- Test your well water after flooding
- It is important to inspect your well and get your drinking water tested at a certified laboratory after heavy rains or flooding. Proper well construction can help keep outside water, debris, and rodents from getting into your drinking water source, but sometimes small issues can go unnoticed.
- Lead in Minnesota water (PDF)
- A report written by the Minnesota Department of Health with the Water Resources Center to determine the scope of the lead problem in Minnesota's drinking water and the cost to eliminate lead exposure in drinking water by replacing lead service lines.
Training
- Well and septic training: This three hour long in-person class is hosted by U of M Extension and the WRC Onsite Sewage Treatment Program (OSTP). Cost: Travel and Staff time. Contact Sara Heger for more information.
- Protecting our water takes good drinking water and septic systems. This class from OSTP presents information for septic system owners on how septic systems and wells function, necessary maintenance and testing, potential impacts on groundwater, and more.
- Minnesota Well and Septic Owner Class: A new online, self-paced, educational program on private well and septic systems for homeowners or renters. While still in development, this class is expected to start in the summer of 2023.