Publication Summary

Title

Homeowner's Guide to Well Construction

Month-Year PublishedJanuary 1996
Revised onJuly 2009
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Short Description

This handbook was prepared to provide you with helpful information in planning the construction of your well. State law requires that all wells meet certain minimum standards for construction. These standards are outlined in the Department of Ecology's publication, "Minimum Standards for Construction and Maintenance of Wells". You and your well driller share the responsibility to ensure that the wells on your property are constructed to these standards.

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Publication Numbers&wr96-90
Author(s)Bruner, Marian
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Number of pages 8
Keywords construction, driller, law, minimum standards, pH, property owner, standards, state law, well construction, wells
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Abstract Long Description

This handbook was prepared to provide you with helpful information in planning the construction of your well. State law requires that all wells meet certain minimum standards for construction. These standards are outlined in the Department of Ecology's publication, "Minimum Standards for Construction and Maintenance of Wells". You and your well driller share the responsibility to ensure that the wells on your property are constructed to these standards.

Please read through this handbook thoroughly. If you have questions about the information presented, please contact the Department of Ecology's well drilling coordinator for your area. The phone numbers are listed on the back page of this handbook for your convenience.

This page last updated November 4, 2009