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Water Well documents
- Arsenic in Well Water (English) (PDF)
- Bacterial Safety of Well Water (English) (PDF)
- Building, Remodeling, Demolition, and Wells (PDF)
- Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur Bacteria in Well Water (English) (PDF)
- Iron Bacteria in Well Water (PDF)
- Iron in Well Water (English) (PDF)
- Lead in Well Water Systems (English) (PDF)
- Methane in Well Water (PDF)
- Nitrate in Well Water (English) (PDF)
- Owner's Guide to Wells (English) (PDF)
- Sealing Unused Wells (PDF)
- Springs: Commonly Asked Questions About Springs (PDF)
- Sulfate in Well Water (PDF)
- Well Owner's Handbook (PDF)
- Well Water and Your Baby (English) (PDF)
- Accredited Labs in Minnesota Accepting Samples from Private Well Owners (PDF)
- Constructing a New Water-Supply Well in Minnesota (PDF)
- Copper in Drinking Water (PDF)
- Disinfecting Flooded Private Water Wells (PDF)
- Drive-Point Wells Installation Requirements (PDF)
- e-Well Disclosure Certificate Process: Filer to County to MDH (PDF)
- e-Well Disclosure Certificate Filer Instructions (PDF)
- e-Well Disclosure Certificate What You Need Before You Begin (PDF)
- Home Water Treatment (PDF)
- Isolation Distances From a Water-Supply Well (PDF)
- Lead in Drinking Water (PDF)
- Lost Wells - Searching For Wells on a Property (PDF)
- Manganese in Drinking Water (PDF)
- Methane in Minnesota Well Water (PDF)
- Precode Wells in Buildings (PDF)
- Property Transfer: What You Should Know About Wells at Property Transfer (PDF)
- Protecting Your Well (PDF)
- Protecting Your Well - Selected Well Isolation Distance Requirements (PDF)
- Quality of Water from Domestic Wells in Principal Aquifers of the US, 1991-2004 (PDF)
- Tennessen Warning - Explanation of Rights (PDF)
- Water Treatment Units for Arsenic Reduction (PDF)
- Well Disclosure Certificate Form (PDF)
- Well Disclosure and Sale of Foreclosed Property (PDF)
- Well Disinfection (English) (PDF)
Water Well topic pages
Disclosure/finding wells
- Finding Lost Wells - Searching For Wells on a Property
- Well Disclosure and Sale of Foreclosed Property
- Well Disclosure - Providing Important Information About Wells on Your Property
- What You Should Know About Wells at Property Transfer
Disinfection
Financial assistance
Sealing
Tennessen warning
Testing and maintenance
Water quality in well water
- Arsenic in Minnesota's Well Water
- Bacterial Safety of Well Water
- Causes and Symptoms of Giardiasis
- Commonly Asked Questions About Springs
- Copper in Drinking Water
- Iron Bacteria in Well Water
- Iron in Well Water
- Lead in Drinking Water
- Lead in Well Water Systems
- Manganese in Drinking Water
- Methane in Well Water - Consumer Brochure
- Methane in Minnesota Well Water - Technical Document
- Nitrate in Well Water
- Owner's Guide to Wells
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- Safe Drinking Water For Your Baby
- Sulfate in Well Water
- Why Does My Water Smell Like Rotten Eggs? Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur Bacteria in Well Water
Well partners
- Well Partners Local partners helping private well users protect their health.
Questions
Well Management Section
651-201-4600 or 800-383-9808
health.wells@state.mn.us
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Last Updated: 12/23/2024