Upper Big Blue NRD supports private well safety

NRD offers help for well testing, installing reverse osmosis systems

  • Private well owners will need collect well water samples from hydrants or faucets that are connected to the waterline closest to their well before sending the samples to the Big Upper Blue NRD for testing.
    Private well owners will need collect well water samples from hydrants or faucets that are connected to the waterline closest to their well before sending the samples to the Big Upper Blue NRD for testing.

    Without frequent testing of wells, private owners in Nebraska are at risk of drinking water contaminated with nitrates and harmful bacteria. With that in mind, the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District (UBBNRD) offers assistance to private well owners in testing their water and enrolling them in the Point-of-Use Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System Pilot Program.“Anytime your water is 10 pa…