Private Water Wells

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022197",
  "term": "Private Water Wells",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Approximately 20% of people in the US get their water from a private domestic well. These water sources are exempt from federal regulations and often go untested for contaminates such as nitrates, nitrites, and e-coli to name just a few. These map layers developed by the US EPA describe 2020 estimated private domestic drinking water wells by percent population served. Data is at the Census block geography. Further details: 2020 Private Domestic Well Technical Documentation (https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=034d058a2bd94c389c608719ccde1182).",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "US EPA (GitHub Repository)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/private-water-wells/"
}