Links/

The following are links to educational, and governmental Web sites with additional information for water well owners and other consumers.

Ground Water and Water Well Information:

The National Ground Water Association (organization for professional organizations for water well contractors, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, ground water scientists and engineers)

State ground water and water well associations (professional organizations for water well contractors, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, ground water scientists and engineers)

Groundwater Basics, The Groundwater Foundation

"Drinking Water from Household Wells," PDF brochure from the U.S. EPA

Drinking water information, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Water Resources in the U.S., the U.S. Geological Survey

Septic Systems:

National Small Flows Clearinghouse

Taking Care of Your Septic Tank, National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Inc.

Funding Decentralized Wastewater Systems Using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, U.S. EPA Office of Wastewater Management

Drought:

The National Drought Mitigation Center, http://drought.unl.edu/
Drought Watch, U.S. Geological Survey, http://md.water.usgs.gov/drought/other.html

Drought Information Center, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, http://www.drought.noaa.gov/

Floods:

Coping with Floods, North Dakota State University Extension Service, http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/flood/cleanwel.htm

For Kids:

Ground Water Adventurers, National Ground Water Association

Environmental Explorer's Club, U.S. EPA

Kids Corner, The Groundwater Foundation

The Watershed Game, Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Water Science for Schools, U.S. Geological Survey