What happens to water quality during Droughts?
Experience has shown that water quality in both droughts and floods can be significantly impacted. For an explanation why click here. It is the recommendation of the Oneida County Health Department that every well or spring should be tested for bacteriological contamination at least once a year. If you are interested in learning where you can get your water tested please click here. What do I do if my Well is Contaminated? If you find that your well has coliform or e. coli bacteria, you will need to disinfect the well. If you are interested in the procedure to follow to disinfect your well, please click here. If you need to learn more about what it means if you have total coliform or ecoli bacteria in your well, please click here. What is the Current Status of the Drought? For looking at this question, there are three (3) main drought categories: Agricultural Meteorological Hydrological For more information of the agricultural aspects of droughts try these links: National Drought Mitig
