Vermont Private Wells: What the Health Department Says About Testing

Vermont Private Wells: What the Health Department Says About Testing

This piece is short because the only source we could use was a one-page Vermont Department of Health outreach sheet.

What the sheet says

• The Health Department recommends testing your water regularly. It gives no specific interval.
• It names arsenic (linked to bladder, lung and skin cancer risk), uranium (naturally occurring) and bacteria (stomach or digestion problems).
• It says two of five tested private supplies in the town of Wells had elevated arsenic.
• The sheet gives no numeric limits for any contaminant. For results or treatment options it points to the Health Department's Drinking Water Program.

Not verified: Vermont rules on private well drilling or pumps.

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