Grants available through Environmental Health to rural residents

     Grant money from the Iowa Department of Public Health is available for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023, for the following:

   • Water testing of private wells

   • Plugging abandoned private wells (up to $500)

   • Plugging abandoned cisterns (up to $300)

   • Reconstruction of private water wells (up to $1,000)

   To qualify for well plugging, the work must be performed by an Iowa DNR certified pump installer or well driller. Reconstruction work must be done by a certified well driller, and not have high nitrate problems.

   Paperwork must be submitted by June 25, 2023, to the Jones County Environmental Health office at 105 Broadway Place, Suite 11, Anamosa, IA 52205.

   The Environmental Health department recommends yearly water testing. To schedule a water test, call the office between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Homeowners may have their well tested once a year, free of charge, provided grant money is still available.

   Short-term radon kits are also available in the Environmental Health office.

   For more information and to check availability, contact Paula Hart at Jones County Environmental Health at 319-462-4715.