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Private Domestic Wells: Determining Locations of Housing Units Served in the US and Potential Impacts from Contaminant Sources
Citation:
Kremer, F. AND Alex Hall. Private Domestic Wells: Determining Locations of Housing Units Served in the US and Potential Impacts from Contaminant Sources. Private Water Network, NA, OH, February 01, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
An application was recently released using a new method developed by USEPA to determine private domestic well (PDW) density in the US. Using the 1990 Census, which was the last national data on private domestic wells, along with State PDW records, and the Community Housing Survey this new method provides PDW density by census block. The results estimate housing units served by domestic wells and population served for over 11 million census blocks in the United States for 2010. This dataset/application will assist in a better understanding of the reliance on private domestic in the US and better position local, state, and federal groups in protecting this water resource from contamination.
Description:
An application was recently released using a new method developed by USEPA to determine private domestic well (PDW) density in the US. Using the 1990 Census, which was the last national data on private domestic wells, along with State PDW records, and the Community Housing Survey this new method provides PDW density by census block. The results estimate housing units served by domestic wells and population served for over 11 million census blocks in the United States for 2010. This dataset/application will assist in a better understanding of the reliance on private domestic in the US and better position local, state, and federal groups in protecting this water resource from contamination.