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How Private Wells Are Constructed
Learn how different types of private wells are constructed. Understanding well construction helps you maintain your well and the safety of your drinking water.

Keep Your Drinking Water Safe
Information to help you keep your private well water clean and safe to drink. Learn what steps you can take to help avoid well water contamination.

Citizen's Guide to Groundwater Protection
This extensive feature from the EPA describes what groundwater is, and tells us why it's so important for all of us to help protect it. Safe groundwater is important to everyone, not just owners of private wells.

Distillation
Discover which impurities the distillation process removes from water. From the University of Minnesota Extension Service

Iron and Manganese Removal
They aren't health hazards, but iron and manganese are a nuisance, and over time they can create build-up problems in plumbing. The University of Minnesota Extension Service tells you how to detect these minerals, and how to get rid of them

Reverse Osmosis
Everything you need to know about treating your drinking water using the reverse osmosis method. Part of the Clean Water Series from the University of Minnesota Extension Service.

Should I Buy a Home Water Treatment System?
The University of Minnesota answers questions about the need for a home purification system. This page includes a handy chart that shows which impurities are removed by the different types of systems available.

What is Groundwater?
A good explanation of groundwater and related terms, from the University of Minnesota Extension service.