Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water Supplies
Drinking water comes from a variety of sources including public water systems, private wells, or bottled water. While public water systems are monitored under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, private wells are not regulated. Private well users are responsible for the management and protection o...
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Drinking water comes from a variety of sources including public water systems, private wells, or bottled water. While public water systems are monitored under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, private wells are not regulated. Private well users are responsible for the management and protection of their wells.
This EDIS publication is for Florida homeowners who are interested in learning more about home water testing. It also serves as a guideline for well owners to understand household drinking water testing and what tests would be appropriate for the situation.
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spelling | doaj.art-f794145e5e7a4dbb931e86e4b7e89eb22024-04-23T04:26:59ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092023-07-0120234Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water SuppliesYilin Zhuang0Andrea Albertin1Arthur G. Hornsby2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Drinking water comes from a variety of sources including public water systems, private wells, or bottled water. While public water systems are monitored under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, private wells are not regulated. Private well users are responsible for the management and protection of their wells. This EDIS publication is for Florida homeowners who are interested in learning more about home water testing. It also serves as a guideline for well owners to understand household drinking water testing and what tests would be appropriate for the situation. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131456private wellwater testingdrinking waterwater standards |
spellingShingle | Yilin Zhuang Andrea Albertin Arthur G. Hornsby Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water Supplies EDIS private well water testing drinking water water standards |
title | Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water Supplies |
title_full | Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water Supplies |
title_fullStr | Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water Supplies |
title_full_unstemmed | Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water Supplies |
title_short | Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water Supplies |
title_sort | household drinking water testing for public and private water supplies |
topic | private well water testing drinking water water standards |
url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131456 |
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