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Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida will bring a lot of rain to Northeast Georgia in the next few days. If you are on private well water be sure to check out the following UGA publications. A flood is described as “water from heavy rain, storms, or hurricanes that spills or seeps into a household drinking water well,” (UGA publication- Ensuring Safe Private Well Water for Household).

A few things you should do after the flood:

  1. READ- Circular 1124 – Ensuring Safe Private Well Water for Household Use After a Flood — https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1124
  2. Inspect the well
  3. Inspect the electrical system
  4. Decontaminate the well

For more information please read the following publications. They will provide information if someone has a well that is contaminated with flood water.

Thanks to Gary Hawkins, University of Georgia Water Resource Management and Policy Specialist, for the information!

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