Private Drinking Water Wells
Property owners are responsible for testing their own private drinking water wells. Protecting against surface and groundwater contaminants is essential to maintain a potable water supply.
Information for Owners of Private Drinking Water Wells
Disinfection Procedure for Private Wells
Radon in Your Water - Fact sheet
Arsenic in Your Water - Fact Sheet
Uranium in Your Water - Fact Sheet
Testing Private Well Water for Arsenic & Uranium
Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction
Home Buyer's & Seller's Guide to Radon
Information for Residents with Well Water Treatment Systems
CT Public Health Code and Technical Standards (Section X) prohibit the discharge of backwash water from ion exchange systems, either cationic (e.g. water softener), or anionic (e.g. radionuclide treatment) to a septic system. Backwash water is also prohibited from discharging to the ground surface, wetlands, or open watercourse. Backwash wastewater must discharge to dedicated leaching structures separate from a septic system and a permit is required from the Health Dept. There are specific separation distances from these subsurface structures to a drinking water well and septic systems. Please contact the Essex Health Dept for guidance and permitting.