Private well owners directly affected by flood waters or municipal homeowners whose plumbing was compromised are eligible for the testing.
Even though water can be used if it is brought to a roiling boil for at least one minute and then stored in clean containers, homeowners are being urged by health authorities not to use any well water until it has been disinfected and tested.
If there is any suspicion that the water has been contaminated by such things as furnace oil, gasoline or agricultural chemicals, the Department of the Environment should be contacted.
10 days after the water has receded in your area, your well should be chlorinated and then flushed with a water sample being taken seven days later for analysis.
