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Title: Private Wells-Safe Location and Construction

Publication ID: MF970

Description: A well is best located on a well-drained site that is not subject to flooding, is upslope, and removed from possible contamination sources. Well construction must meet current standards.

Author(s): Powell, G. Morgan
Rogers, Danny H.
Willingham, Judith M.

Publication Date: March 2004

Tags: aquifers, Domestic wells, sanitary codes, Groundwater, sand, limestone, Bacteria, Nitrate, Pesticides, Volatile Organic Chemicals, Contamination, casing, pollutants, MF-970

Resource Type: text

Format: PDF

Language: English


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http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/h20ql2/mf970.pdf (538 KB)

MF970
Price:
Public - $0.62
** Internal - $0.46


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