Terms of use

Well Water Fixes publishes general guidance about private well water. It is not professional advice about your specific well, and it cannot be — we have not seen your water, your equipment or your property.

The calculators produce planning estimates from the figures you enter. They assume those figures are accurate and typical, and real installations vary with plumbing, water chemistry, flow rates and local code. Confirm anything important with a certified laboratory test and a licensed professional before spending money.

Where this site cites EPA drinking water standards, those citations are to published federal standards for public water systems. Private wells are not covered by them. We reference them because they are the appropriate benchmark, not because they are legally binding on you.

This site is provided as is, without warranties of any kind. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from use of the information or tools here, including decisions about purchasing, installing or forgoing water treatment equipment.

The text, calculators and code on this site are our own work and may not be reproduced in bulk without permission. You are welcome to quote a passage with attribution and a link.

The exceptions are the four open datasets — well water hardness, published on the water hardness by zip code page; well water contamination (arsenic, nitrate, manganese, uranium, radon, fluoride and lead), published on the well water contamination by zip code page; private well testing rules and programs by state, published on the well water testing by state page; and well drilling rules by state (permits, fees, drillers and septic setbacks), published on the well drilling permit by state page. All four are licensed CC BY 4.0: reuse them freely, including commercially, with credit to Well Water Fixes and a link to the page the data came from. The state rules datasets summarise official text; they are not legal advice.