Q: I read a past article about plugging wells and really needed to talk with someone to better understand available options.
R.W., Miller, Mo.
A: After talking on the phone I now understand that you have several concerns including radon testing, mold under the house AND well plugging. We talked by phone and I hope these additional links will help you resolve these problems.
Well Plugging Instructions
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub2281.pdf
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/geosrv/wellhd/plugging.htm
Cost-share assistance that may be available through your county SWCD Office
http://swcd.mo.gov/lawrence/index.html
Affidavit that is filed with MoDNR after the well is filled
http://dnr.mo.gov/forms/780-1603-f.pdf
Mold control
http://extension.missouri.edu/webster/mold-control.aspx
Curtain drain (if subsurface water from uphill or flat slopes is pooling water under the building, a curtain drain located upslope of the building can divert it)
http://extension.missouri.edu/p/EQ401#drains
Radon test kit (DHSS) or call 573-751-6102
http://health.mo.gov/living/environment/radon/ and http://health.mo.gov/living/environment/radon/homebuyers.php
Radon: An indoor health hazard?
http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G1968
Consumer’s Guide to Radon Reduction: How to Fix Your Home
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-02/documents/2013_consumers_guide_to_radon_reduction.pdf
Bob Schultheis
Natural Resource Engineering Specialist / CPD
University of Missouri Extension Center – Webster County
800 S. Marshall St., Marshfield, MO 65706
Phone: 417-859-2044
E-mail: schultheisr@missouri.edu
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