Related Websites

Various Agencies

ADEQ: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/index.html
ADHS: Arizona Department of Health Services
http://www.hs.state.az.us
ADHS Lab Services: Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of State Laboratory Services
http://www.azdhs.gov/lab/license/env.htm
ADWR: Arizona Department of Water Resources
http://www.azwater.gov/dwr/default.htm
ADWR Well Owner’s Guide
http://www.water.az.gov/adwr/Content/Publications/files/well_owners-guide.pdf
USGS: US Geologic Survey, Arizona water resources
http://az.water.usgs.gov

EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency main website
http://www.epa.gov
EPA: EPA Groundwater and Drinking Water Website
http://www.epa.gov/safewater
EPA: Private Wells
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/privatewells
EPA: State Certification Offices for Drinking Water Laboratories (see Arizona addresses)
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/labs/index.html
EPA: List of Household Chemicals and their Safe Use to Disinfect Water
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/faq/emerg.html
EPA: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/faq/faq.html

Home Water Purifiers and Filters: Very good website of a company that sells water purification systems. The website has detailed information on contaminants, water quality, and treatment options, and the information appears to be fairly objective.
http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com
NSF: The National Sanitation Foundation, a “not-for-profit, non-governmental organization” that tests and certifies consumer products (including water treatment devices) and lists common water treatment methods (standards).
http://www.nsf.org
WQA: Water Quality Association. A “not-for profit international trade association representing the household, commercial, industrial, and small community water treatment industry.”
http://www.wqa.org