Rural county residents can apply for well-testing grants

     Grant money from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for the following:

   • Water testing private water wells

   • Plugging abandoned private water wells (up to $500)

   • Plugging abandoned cisterns (up to $300)

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

   • Well shock chlorination (up to $300)

   • Well assessment (up to $500)

   To qualify, all work must be performed by a certified well contractor.

   Paperwork must be submitted by June 15, 2024, to the office at: Jones County Environmental Health, 105 Broadway Place, Suite 11, Anamosa, IA 52205.

   This 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, Jones County Environmental Health, at 319-462-4715.