Sonoma County providing resources for well owners amid drought
Amid two years of drought, Sonoma County and water quality agencies released tools for well owners on Friday to ensure their water is safe to drink. Private wells may have higher concentrations of naturally occurring but harmful substances as groundwater tables are lower than normal in some areas of Sonoma County, according to Christine Sosko, the county’s director of Environmental Health. … Sonoma County is home to an estimated 45,000 water wells, and to keep them at a safe drinking standard, owners have to consider the well’s location, construction, maintenance and the lithology of its aquifer, along with the amount of rainfall the area receives.
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