Have confidence in your water!
As a well owner, you want your water to be clean, clear and safe for your family to drink. Your water may look clean and clear, but how can you be confident that it is safe?
While regular testing is important, you can prevent problems and protect the quality of your well water through proper maintenance.
We can help. Well Aware will help you identify potential risks to your well and will give you the necessary knowledge to properly maintain the water
quality of your well.
Be Well Aware.
As a private well owner, it is your job to be well aware – to understand the basics of well maintenance and operation, and to take the necessary actions to keep your water wells in safe running order.
What is Well Aware?
Well Aware is a program of Green Communities Canada that encourages Ontario's residential well owners to protect their wells and our common groundwater supplies.
Since 2001, Well Aware has helped more than 3,900 Ontarians to gain confidence in the management of their wells and to protect their family’s drinking water. An additional 217,000 residents have benefited from our Well Aware booklet, “A Guide to Caring for your Well.”
How can I get my well water tested?
The Simcoe County Health Unit offers free water tests for E. coli and total coliforms. Click here for a list of sample bottle pick-up and drop-off locations and times.
Well water should be tested at least 3 times a year, with at least one test in spring and one in the fall. Testing is best done after a heavy rain, which often runs the risk of causing the greatest amount of well water contamination if there is a problem with your well.
While regular testing is important, you can prevent problems and protect the quality of your well water through proper maintenance.
We can help. Well Aware will help you identify potential risks to your well and will give you the necessary knowledge to properly maintain the water
quality of your well.
Be Well Aware.
As a private well owner, it is your job to be well aware – to understand the basics of well maintenance and operation, and to take the necessary actions to keep your water wells in safe running order.
What is Well Aware?
Well Aware is a program of Green Communities Canada that encourages Ontario's residential well owners to protect their wells and our common groundwater supplies.
Since 2001, Well Aware has helped more than 3,900 Ontarians to gain confidence in the management of their wells and to protect their family’s drinking water. An additional 217,000 residents have benefited from our Well Aware booklet, “A Guide to Caring for your Well.”
How can I get my well water tested?
The Simcoe County Health Unit offers free water tests for E. coli and total coliforms. Click here for a list of sample bottle pick-up and drop-off locations and times.
Well water should be tested at least 3 times a year, with at least one test in spring and one in the fall. Testing is best done after a heavy rain, which often runs the risk of causing the greatest amount of well water contamination if there is a problem with your well.
Download the Well Aware Booklet:
A valuable tool to inform well owners about well stewardship and groundwater protection (click the image to begin the download).
For more information please follow these links:
Groundwater Basics
New Wells
Existing Wells
Unused Wells
Testing your Water
Educational Materials
Groundwater Basics
New Wells
Existing Wells
Unused Wells
Testing your Water
Educational Materials
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