Household Water Quality Publications

Household water quality circulars are available to help deal with problems identified by water test reports. The circulars are brief, written in a non-technical fashion, and designed for county-delivery along with water test results or on their own to answer common questions.

Publication Number	Title	URL
Circular 858-1	Protecting your Well and Well Head	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-1
Circular 858-2	Testing for Water Quality	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-2
Circular 858-3	Home Water Quality and Treatment	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-3
Circular 858-4	Shock Chlorination	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-4
Circular 858-5	Nitrate in Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-5
Circular 858-6	Pesticides	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-6
Circular 858-7	Coliform Bacteria in Your Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-7
Circular 858-8	Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfate	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858--8
Circular 858-9	Corrosion or Scaling Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-9
Circular 858-10	Lead and Copper	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-10
Circular 858-11	Iron and Manganese	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-11
Circular 858-12	Arsenic in Your Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-12
Circular 858-13	Mercury in Your Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-13
Circular 858-14	Uranium in Your Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-14
Circular 858-15	Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfate	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-15
Circular 858-16	Radon in Your Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C858-16
Circular 992	Understanding Laboratory Wastewater Tests: I. ORGANICS (BOD, COD, TOC, O&G)	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C992
Circular 996	Removal of Arsenic from Household Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C996
Circular 1016	Your Household Water Quality: Odors in Your Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1016
Circular 1105	Blueberry Irrigation Water Quality	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1105
Circular 1124	Ensuring Safe Private Well Water for Household Use After a Flood	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1124
Bulletin 939	Water Quality and Common Treatments for Private Drinking Water Systems	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B939
Bulletin 1152-03	Improving Drinking Water Well Condition	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1152-03
Bulletin 1441	Drinking Water: Interpretation and Recommendations	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1441
Bulletin 1448	Irrigation Water Quality for Agriculture	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1448
Bulletin 1457	Iron (Manganese) and Sulfur Bacteria in Your Well Water	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1457
Bulletin 1487	Household Water Treatment: Disinfection Methods and Devices	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1487
Bulletin 1523	Household Water Treatment: Mechanical Filtration Methods and Devices	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1523
Bulletin 1542	Household Water Treatment Techniques and Devices: Activated Carbon Filtration	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=b1542
Bulletin 1563	Household Water Treatment: Oxidizing Filters	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1563
TP-119	PFAS: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances	https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=TP119
TP-119 Video	PFAS: Video	https://www.canva.com/design/DAGHwEZoHKs/jVEFZHdz3QcOTOYLkV254w/watch?utm_content=DAGHwEZoHKs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor