The National Ground Water Association has published an article outlining the potential risk of the COVID-19 virus contaminating private water well systems. Groundwater, Wells, and Coronavirus, authored by NGWA Director of Science and Technology, William M. Alley, PhD, and NGWA Regulatory Affairs Manager Charles A. Job, reports private water wells are at low risk of transmitting the COVID-19 virus. While the risk to private water well systems is low, various viruses, including COVID-19, are still a potential threat to drinking water from private wells. Read full details here.
