For any questions regarding well rehabilitation in Hardin County, please contact the Sanitarian at 641-858-5058.

Chapter 567-49 IAC defines "rehabilitation or reconstruction" as "modifying the original construction of a well including, but not limited to, deepening the well, installing a liner, installing or replacing a screen with one of a different diameter or length, installing a pitless adapter, extending the casing, or hydrofracturing a well. Replacing a screen with one of identical diameter and length, replacing a pitless adapter, or acidizing a well would be considered repair, not rehabilitiation."

• To prevent contamination of an aquifer is the only justification for funding well rehab projects.
• To improve the well structure to prevent contaminated surface water from entering the well and contaminating deeper groundwater.
• To prevent  bacterial contamination.
• In other contaminants (fuel, pesticides) are present, explain how the proposed renovation would have prevented this.
• To repair human drinking water wells first and foremost.
• If funds allow, other private wells (irrigation, livestock, commercial) could be considered.

• extension of well casing and elimination (or relocation) of a pit
• installation of a pitless adapter
• installation of a buried slab reconstruction
• procedure to improve the grouting of a well
• installation of a liner and grouting between the liner and the old casing
• replacing a poorly fitted or deteriorated well cap with a proper filling sealed well cap
• soil grade adjustment and drainage improvement around the well head

Funds may be awarded up to $600 per project, depending on the extent of the rehabilitation. All work must meet criteria outlined IAC 567-47.5 "Well Sealing."

• solely a nitrate contamination problem
• wells that are too close to a contamination source, including
  • livestock
  • fuel tanks
  • sanitary landfills
  • lagoons
  • septic tanks
  • hydrants
  • ditches
  • manure storage structures
• wells that are beyond repair (see well plugging grant)
• wells with multiple contaminants (both bacterial and nitrate) unless it can be shown the rehabilitation work will reduce all contaminant levels long term
• well in which the only solution is a new water source
• well that draw their water from a surficial, unconfined aquifer
• reconstruction of wells constructed ater 1/1/1989 which were not constructed to code initially
• repair of replacement of a pump, electrical wiring, controls, pressure tank, piping or plumbing, installation or repair of water treatment equipment, or anything to improve the capacity (non-health related) issues of the water well