PA Rural Water Association is not involved in protection of private sources of water at this time. We have set up this page and links to assist you with protection of private wells and springs and related information. Please, contact the organizations listed on these pages for more assistance.
Penn State University - Drinking Water Resources and Master Well Owner Network
Wilkes University - Well and Spring Testing and Water Quality Help Guides
National Groundwater Association - wellowner.org
Main Private Source Protection Page
Guidelines for testing your private water source
Protecting your private water source
Unsorted/Unlinked Educational files (numerous files that haven't been linked or sorted, yet)
You may also search for a particular topic by using the search box below:
If you have any questions about drinking water protection, e-mail Joel Jordan at jjordan@prwa.com or at