Fact Sheets

Well Owner’s Guide to Water Supply

Animal Manure Storage to Protect Groundwater

Hydraulic Fracturing and your Private Water Well

Private Drinking Water Well Basics

Protect Your Water Well During Drought

Storing and Handling Pesticides to Protect Groundwater

Storing Petroleum Products to Protect Groundwater

Storing Hazardous Materials to Protect Groundwater

What to Do About Coliform Bacteria in Well Water

What to Do About Coliform Bacteria in Well Water (Spanish)

Managing Fertilizers to Protect Groundwater

Managing Livestock Holding Pens to Protect Groundwater

Maintain Your Septic System to Protect Well Water

Water Wells in Floodplains

Protect Your Well Water and the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer

Protect Your Well Water and the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer (Spanish)

How to Ready your Well for the Next Flood: Preparation, Evacuation and Return Home

How to Disinfect a Water Well Through Shock Chlorination (Spanish)

How to Ready your Well for the Next Flood: Prevention, Evacuation and Return Home (Spanish)

Drinking Water Problems: Arsenic (2020)

Drinking Water Problems: Arsenic (2020) Spanish

Winterizing Your Well Southern Style

Lithium in Texas Water and Other Mineral Energy Resources

Drinking Water Quality

• Drinking Water problems: Copper
• Drinking Water problems: Iron and Manganese
• Drinking Water problems: Lead
• Drinking Water problems: Perchlorate
• Drinking Water problems: Arsenic
• Drinking Water problems: Benzene
• Drinking Water problems: Corrosion
• Drinking Water problems: MTBE
• Drinking Water problems: Radionuclides
• Drinking Water problems: Nitrates
• Description of Water Analysis Parameters
• Drinking Water Standards
• Sampling for Bacteria in Water Wells
• Solving Water Quality Problems in the Home
• Cómo resolver problemas con la calidad del agua en el hogar
• How to Disinfect a Water Well through Shock Chlorination
• Shock Chlorination of Stored Water Supplies
• What’s In My Water?
• Decontaminating Flooded Wells
• Hydrogen Sulfide in Drinking Water

Groundwater Management

• Questions about Groundwater Conservation Districts in Texas
• Priority Groundwater Management Areas: Overview and Frequently Asked Questions

Lawn & Irrigation

• Irrigation Water Quality Standards and Salinity Management Strategies
• Lawn Water Management
• An Index of Salinity and Boron Tolerance of Common Native and Introduced Plant Species in Texas

Abandoned Wells

• Plugging Abandoned Water Wells
• Capping of Water Wells for Future Use
• abandonedwell.tamu.edu

Links

• On-site Sewage Facilities (OSSF)
• Rainwater Harvesting