Water Wells and Maintenance Guidelines

If you live in a home with a well, you are responsible for ensuring the safety of your own well.  At a minimum your well should be sampled annually. In addition you should have your well sampled anytime you detect a change in odor, taste or appearance of your water.  For more information on wells, well sampling and well maintenance please see the University of Maryland Extension website at

https://extension.umd.edu/resource/your-well-and-its-water-quality/agnr.umd.edu/resource/your-well-and-its-water-quality​

Related Topics

• Wellhead Protection
• Well Protection in Flood Prone Areas
• Radium in Drinking Water
• Arsenic Water Treatment for Individual Wells in MD
• Health Information About Arsenic in Drinking Water
  

For More Information

For more information, contact the Wastewater Permits Program at 410-537-3599.​