Big Three: Well plugging, Radon and Mold

Q: I read a past article about plugging wells and really needed to talk with someone to better understand his 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