Questions and Answers
Where do I go to get my water screened”?
There are three options to having your private well water screened.
- Mississippi State Department of Health-Division of On-Site Wastewater
- Online application at www.healthyms.com/wwapply
- Wastewater Call Center at 1-855-220-0192
- Certified Laboratory
- Online at https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,1112,188.html
- Mississippi Well Owner Network program
- a. Direct Line 662.325.1788
- b. Online at http://extension.msstate.edu/natural-resources/water/mswon
Publications
News
SENATOBIA, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University Extension Service will offer free bacteria and chemical screenings for private water well owners in Tate County during an upcoming workshop.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University Extension Service will offer free bacteria screenings for private water well owners in Pearl River County during an upcoming workshop.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University Extension Service will offer free bacteria screenings for private water well owners in Marshall County during an upcoming free program.
Success Stories
Turning on a water faucet typically produces a clear and safe product. If that doesn’t happen, there’s trouble.
Not all water is so delicious that people ask for it to be carried across state lines.
Kate Lartigue of Poplarville is particularly pleased to share her water after attending a Mississippi Well Owner Network workshop offered by the Mississippi State University Extension Service and the Private Well Class.
