More than 2.5 million Pennsylvania residents rely on private wells for their drinking water. Yet these wells are not regulated, leaving homeowners to their own devices to test and treat their water.

After more than a year of collecting test results for toxic “forever chemicals,” the Environmental Protection Agency says almost 300 of America’s public drinking water systems – including some that ...

The Tex Tech Industries mill, photographed June 29 in North Monmouth. Residential water wells near the mill have shown high levels of PFAS, officials say. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal MONMOUTH — ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in more than one in four public drinking water systems this year in concentrations at or above the Environmental Protection Agency’s minimum reporting levels.

USGS research confirms widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water — including in rural communities and private wells that are almost never tested. Since 2016, the United States Geological Survey ...

There are plenty of theories, but Kevin Swail doesn’t know exactly how one of Lanesborough’s two drinking-water wells got so polluted with carcinogenic “forever chemicals” that it had to be shut down ...

Two cancer-causing components have been found in Sebastopol’s aging water wells, raising red flags among city council leadership, especially as the city lacks funding to fix its infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- June 26, 2025 – The Water Systems Council (WSC), the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and small water well systems, has ...

PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam have contaminated drinking water wells in Glocester, Rhode Island. Landfills, military sites, and industrial facilities are common sources of PFAS contamination ...

BAXTER — Growth, development and irrigation are all pushing Baxter’s water wells to the edge. A recent rehabilitation effort to help bring some of the city’s four water wells back to an increased ...

If you rely on well water for your basic daily needs, you want to make sure that the flow stays consistent. Here are the warning signs to watch out for.