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  1. What are the main types of groundwater wells?

  2. How many private drinking water wells are there in Missouri?

  3. When should I have my well tested?

  4. Who can test my private well water?

  5. How much will testing cost?

  6. What should I have tested?

  7. How do contaminants (bacteria and chemicals) get into my well water?

  8. I don’t understand the laboratory report, what do the numbers mean?

  9. What are drinking water standards?

  10. I would like my water sampled for a chemical the SPHL does not test for. Now what?

  11. Can my well be condemned if my water test results indicate chemicals/bacteria?

  12. My laboratory report says bacteria is present in my sample. Now what do I do?

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