For this article, the USA Today Network took a look at what private well users need to know about PFAS pollution, testing and water treatment.

"Since dogs often drink from the same water sources as their human families, they may be the first to show signs of long-term ...

The Ohio Department of Health estimates that more than 900,000 private water systems — primarily wells — are licensed in the state. These private systems serve roughly 2 million residents.

Temple researchers to study how drinking water from private wells impacts children’s health Families participating in the study will either receive a treatment system — or a placebo device — to help ...

Families participating in the study will either get a treatment system — or a placebo device — to help scientists assess the correlation between water quality and health.

Communities serviced by municipal systems can be reasonably confident that the water used for drinking, washing or irrigation contains no elevated levels of toxins or other contaminants. However, s… ...

There are no state or federal regulations regarding private wells and the chemicals known as PFAS. This gap creates inequities for the 600,000 Massachusetts residents who get drinking water from ...

DHHR not planning to test private wells for PFAS after public system drinking water exceedances of proposed EPA standards ...

Public water systems are required to meet federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards, which the state health department enforces, but private wells do not have those same protections.

BOSTON (SHNS) – Massachusetts residents support strengthening drinking water protections for the more than 500,000 residents of the state who use private wells, according to fresh poll results ...

Public water systems part of the public health system The Des Moines and Raccoon rivers serve as two of the primary water sources for hundreds of thousands of Central Iowans.