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

Groundwater and Water Well Information

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

Groundwater Basics
Groundwater Basics, The Groundwater Foundation

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

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

The European Ground Source Heat Pump Association (EGSHPA)
EGSHPA is the ideal bridging point between the latest green energy technologies and the people who benefit from these developments.

Septic Systems

National Small Flows Clearinghouse

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

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

Drought

Drought Information Center
Drought Information Center, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Drought Watch, U.S. Geological Survey

Drought Information Center
Drought Information Center, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Floods

Coping with Floods
Coping with Floods, North Dakota State University Extension Service

For Kids

Ground Water Adventurers
Ground Water Adventurers, National Ground Water Association

Environmental Explorer’s Club
Environmental Explorer’s Club, U.S. EPA

Kids Corner
Kids Corner, The Groundwater Foundation

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

Water Science for Schools
Water Science for Schools, U.S. Geological Survey