{"id":9967,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/privdw\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:41:44","slug":"privdw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/lab\/privdw\/","title":{"rendered":"lab\/privdw ~  Private Drinking Water  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/lab\/privdw.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Private Well Owners<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Wells should also be inspected once a year to make sure there are no mechanical problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to annual testing, you should consider more frequent testing if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Someone in the house is pregnant or nursing<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>The water is being used to prepare formula for an infant<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Your neighbors find a dangerous contaminant in their water<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>You note a change in water taste, odor, color or clarity<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>When you replace or repair any part of your well or plumbing system<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Test Kits Available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Test kits for private\n\n\n\n\n\ndrinking water are available for pickup and drop-off for testing at no charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Kits are available Monday &#8211; Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>The kits are for private well owners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>The kits are distributed at any of these locations:\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/main\/maps\/other\/chopin.html\">University Office Plaza-Chopin Building-Suite 105, Newark<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/main\/maps\/labs\/dphlab.htm\">Delaware Public Health Laboratory, Smyrna<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/main\/maps\/other\/collins.html\">Thomas Collins Building-Suite 5, Dover<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/main\/maps\/dsscmap\/gtown.htm\">Adams State Service Center, Georgetown<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>The kits test for bacteria and the following chemical parameters:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Nitrate<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Nitrite<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Iron<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Fluoride<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Alkalinity<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>pH<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Chloride<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Sulfate<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Sodium<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Hardness<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Please Note:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Samples should not be collected on Friday Saturday or Sunday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>The Well owner should allow their water to run for 5 minutes then fill the containers at a non-swivel tap and immediately return the kit to the one of the purchase sites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>The well owner should fill out as much information as possible on the forms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>These test kits <strong>WILL NOT<\/strong> be analyzed for compounds that may be in your water due to a spill or environmental release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>If you think there may be a problem with your well:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>If you have questions about the construction of your well or need a contractor to repair or replace the well please contact DNREC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/dnrec.delaware.gov\/water\/water-contacts\/\"><b>Division of Water Contacts &#8211; DNREC (delaware.gov)<\/b><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>If you believe your well has been impacted by a spill or environmental release, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/dnrec.delaware.gov\/contacts\/\"><b>How Can We Help? &#8211; DNREC (delaware.gov)<\/b><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>Consider using bottled water for drinking and cooking until you have contacted the Office of Drinking Water or DNREC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li>For well water remediation, contact the office of <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hsp.html\"><b>Health Systems Protection<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>For more information on water test kits for private well owners please contact:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/dph\/ofclocations.html#ehfso\"><b>Environmental Health Field Services Office<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/main\/maps\/labs\/dphlab.htm\"><b>Delaware Public Health Laboratory<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hsp.html\"><b>Health Systems Protection Section Home Page &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware<\/b><\/a>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to <a href=\"echem.html\"><b>Environmental Laboratory home page<\/b><\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Return to the <a href=\"labs.html\"><b>Delaware Public Health Laboratory home page<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This page was last updated 4\/24\n\n\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <\/p><p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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