Health Department: Free Well Water Testing

The DuPage County Health Department is offering free well water testing to county residents who have private wells that were impacted by recent flooding, according to a news release from the health department. 

This offer is only for DuPage County homes on private wells, and will be available until Friday, May 10. Residents who receive water from public water sources, such as municipalities, should contact their water supplier if they have questions about their water quality.

Residents may stop at one of the Health Department’s Public Health Centers at 1111 West Lake Street in Addison; 1111 East Jackson Street in Lombard, or 111 N. County Farm Road in Wheaton to pick up well water testing supplies and instructions, as well as drop off their samples. This is the only way well water will be accepted for testing. Testing results are usually known within 72 hours. The Health Department testing covers total coliform bacteria and E. Coli, and corrective actions are suggested if contamination problems are detected.

Residents should also be aware that their wells MUST be disinfected before water is tested. Additional information on disinfecting wells is available online here. There is also an informative video demonstrating how to test your well water on the Department’s home page. 

More on flooding: 

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• Flood Response: Village of Glen Ellyn Holding Special Refuse Collection
• MWRD works around the clock to provide flood protection
• Wheaton Flood 2013: Special Garbage Collection This Week for Flood-Damaged Items
• Flooding Closes Glen Ellyn Library Until April 29
• Dispatches from DuPage: Stories of the April 2013 Flood
• Amazing Photos of April's Floods in the Chicago Area
• Assessing Home Appliances After Water Damage
• Gov. Quinn Declares State of Emergency
• Rainfall Totals in Chicago Suburbs
• Photo Gallery: DuPage County Underwater in Spring Flood
• District 200 Cancels Classes; County Offices Closed Thursday

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