Well Water Testing and Treatment Options

Private well owners are responsible for testing their own water. The National Groundwater Association recommends that homeowners test their water for arsenic, nitrates/nitrites and bacteria annually.

Well Owner Workshop  Watch Video

Arizona Department of Health Services, Water Quality
Arizona Well Owners Video Series

Be Well - Enter your water results to get treatment recommendations and understand how results may impact your health. 

Arizona Well Owner's Guide To Water Supply, 2nd Edition

Well Owners' Guide to Ground Water Resources in Yavapai County

Septic System Owner's Guide

Well Components / Maintenance

• Private Water Well Components
• Arizona Domestic Water Wells
• Private Well Protection
• Maintaining Private Water Well Systems
• Arizona Wells: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Wells
• Arizona Wells: Low Yielding Domestic Water Wells
• A Guide For Operating Shared Water Wells In Arizona
• Water Storage Tank Disinfection, Testing and Maintenance

Water Quality

• Well Water Testing and Understanding the Results
• Arizona Drinking Water Well Contaminants
• Arizona: Know Your Water   Arizona: Know Your Water (Spanish) Conoces tu Agua Arizona?
• Microorganisms in Private Water Wells
• Obtaining a Water Sample for Bacterial Analysis
• What Well Owners Should Know about Shock Chlorination
• Nitrate Contamination Potential in Arizona Groundwater: Implications for Drinking Water Wells
• Arsenic in Arizona Ground Water -- Source and Transport Characteristics
• How to Lower the Levels of Arsenic in Well Water: What Choices do Arizona Consumers Have?
• Matching Drinking Water Quality Problems to Treatment Methods
• Arsenic in Private Water Wells
• Nitrate in Private Water Wells
• Home Water Treatment Options
• Sodium in Drinking Water and Arizona Domestic Wells
• Radon in Drinking Water and Arizona Domestic Wells
• An Arizona Guide to Water Quality and Uses

Well Registration

• An Arizona Guide to Domestic Well Registration and Record-Keeping

• Well Registry Web  Arizona Department of Water Resources,  an online application to find well registry numbers, owner information, associated water rights, & pumping data.