Board flags gaps in private-well inventory, cost barriers for expanded testing
Staff told the board there is no comprehensive inventory of private wells in Dubuque County and that expanded testing (for PFAS/lead) is costly; staff proposed partnering with local university students to help map wells and targeted testing for nitrates and bacterial contaminants.
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Dubuque County public-health staff told the Board of Health there is not a comprehensive database of private wells in the county and that resource limits constrain what contaminants can be tested routinely.
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