Private well water is used throughout many rural communities in the United States. Because private wells are not monitored as rigorously as public water supplies, it is imperative residents understand the need to test and treat their water regularly. Working with the Town of Charlton, our project goal was to understand and inform residents of the contamination risks in Charlton’s groundwater. Our recommendations include methods for informing residents about testing and cleaning their wells, and the benefits of public water, as well as ideas for future projects to aid the town.

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Creator

• Grealis, Jacob Matthew
• Winship, Tristam
• Gadoury, James Andrew
• Rice, Blake

Subject

• Environment
• Water
• Well-Being
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050117-090429

Stichwort

• Water-supply--Health aspects

Advisor

• Rosbach, Derren
• Dehner, Corey

Year

• 2017

Center

• Water Resource Outreach Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Town of Charlton

Date created

• 2017-05-01

Ort

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright