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409 Campus Drive, Suite 101
Garden City, KS 67846
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Phone: 620-272-0831 or 800-794-4361
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Fax: 620-271-0183
Email: lepg@sbcglobal.net
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Drinking Water
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Kansas State University and the Southwest Kansas Local Environmental Planning Group (SWKLEPG) recommend annual
testing of domestic water wells. Additional testing may be necessary if a change in taste, color or smell is detected.
When a water sample is taken a well inspection is completed to determine the integrity and vulnerability of the well.
Numerous things have the potential to contaminate a well and the drinking water.
Causes can include:
- flooding
- well located down gradient of an animal confinement area
- poor well location: i.e., in a barnyard, near fuel or chemical storage, near chemical mixing
- well located down gradient of a failing wastewater (septic) system
Abandoned wells have the potential to be a source of contamination to existing wells being used to supply drinking water.
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There are many abandoned wells in Southwest Kansas. If you have a well that has been abandoned and would like
assistance on plugging it, contact your County Conservation District. Plugging abandoned wells will help insure
a safe water supply and is required by State Regulations.
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Kansas Regulations
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) administers laws regulating construction, reconstruction, and
plugging of wells. Articles 12-K.S.A.82a-1212 and 1213 and 30-K.A.R. 28-30-4(a) and 28-30-7 specifically address
plugging of abandoned wells. The regulations provide instructions for all types of wells and aquifer conditions. Well drillers
and landowners alike are required by law to follow these procedures, which are available from KDHE.
Kansas law requires that all abandoned wells and test holes be properly plugged. Proper plugging accomplishes five goals:
- Restores protective barrier to minimize groundwater contamination;
- Removes physical hazards by removing tempting openings for curious children and animals;
- Restores stability to the land surface, (load carrying capacity);
- Eliminates or reduces liability exposure; and
- Protects and improves property values.
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To view some of the following files
may require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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For more information contact your County
Conservation District.
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Clark County
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(620)635-2843
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Finney County
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(620) 275-0211
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Grant County
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(620)355-1726
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Gray County
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(620)855-3572
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Hamilton County
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(620)384-5505
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Hodgeman County
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(620)357-8334
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Kearny County
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(620)355-7511
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Meade County
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(620)873-2811
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Stanton County
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(620)492-2230
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DRINKING WATER ANALYSIS
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Current Southwest Kansas Testing Parameters:
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- E. Coli Bacteria
- Coliform Bacteria
- Nitrates
- Total Dissolved Solids
- Other tests are available upon request
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Private Well Safe Location and
Construction
MF-970
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Safe Water from
Private Wells
MF-2345
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Testing to Help Insure
Safe
Drinking Water
MF-951
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Shock Chlorination
for Private Wells
MF-911
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Plugging Abandoned Wells
MF-935
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Total Maximum Daily
Loads
MF2459
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Private Well
Maintenance and
Protection
MF-2396
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Many publications in pdf form are linked to Kansas Sate University, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, West Virginia University and
Texas A&M University System.
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This Project is made possible all or in part through financial assistance provided by the State Water Plan Fund
through a grant agreement with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Watershed Management.
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Copyright 2004 by SW Kansas Local Environmental Planning Group
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