Purdue Extension provides information and assistance
to homeowners, particularly rural homeowners who may have a private
well or septic system. Popular publications include:
Drinking Water Quality Concerns
- Water Testing
Laboratories (WQ-1) html
/ pdf
- How to Take
a Water Sample (WQ-3) html
- How and Why
to Test Home Water Supplies (WQ-4)
html
/ pdf
- Interpreting
Water Test Results: Inorganic Materials (WQ-5)
html
- Water Quality
for Animals (WQ-9) html
- Sulfur Water
Control (Rotten Egg Odor) (WQ-11) html
- Bacterial Contamination
of Household Water (WQ-15) html
- Cryptosporidium:
A Waterborne Pathogen (WQ-23)
html
/ pdf
- Lead in Drinking
Water (WQ-27) pdf
- Nitrate and
Indiana's Ground Water (WQ-27) pdf
- Drinking Water
Quality Reports: Your Right To Know (WQ-33) pdf
Drinking Water Treatment
- Buying Home
Water Treatment Equipment (WQ-6) html
- Sulfur Water
Control (WQ-11) html
- Distillation
for Home Water Treatment (WQ-12) html
- Home Water
Treatment Using Activated Carbon (WQ-13) html
- Reverse Osmosis
for Home Treatment of Drinking Water (WQ-14) html
Home Environment
- Home*A*Syst:
An Environmental Risk-Assessment Guide for the Home (116 pages)(WQ-25,
$5.00) To
order a copy.
- Water Conservation
in the Home (WQ-34) html
/ pdf
Septic Systems
- Operating and
Maintaining the Home Septic System (ID-142) html
/ pdf
- Construction
Guidelines for Conventional Septic Systems (ID-170) html
- Steps in Constructing
a Mound (Bed-Type) Septic System (ID-163) html
- Steps in Constructing
a Pressure Distribution Septic System (ID-164) html
- Individual
Residence Wastewater Wetland Construction in Indiana (ID-220) pdf
Septic System Failure (HENV-1-W) pdf
Increasing the Longevity of Your Septic System (HENV-2-W) pdf
High Water Tables and Septic System Perimeter Drains (RW-1-W) pdf