Douglas County offers well test kits after flood

The Douglas County Health and Human Services Department is offering water test kits for Douglas County residents who have private wells that may have been contaminated as a result of last week’s flooding.

If you’re experiencing a noticeable change in drinking water quality or your well or well cap has come into contact with flood waters, your well could be contaminated.

People should stop using water from the well and use bottled or boiled water for consumption, and test the well. If contamination is found, the well needs to be disinfected.

Test kits for wells can be obtained at the Douglas County Health Department, Suite 324 of the Government Center or call (715) 395-1304 for information. Test kits will be available starting Tuesday.

Municipal water supplies like those in the city of Superior and Manitou Valley area are tested for contamination during the rainfall, and these systems are safe, according to health department officials.

For more information about disinfecting a well, visit http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/dwg/

pubs/BactiInWell.pdf.

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