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Awareness

• Article · Florida Department of Health

  Well Water Facts: Odor and Staining (PDF) (opens in a new tab)

  Fact sheet that helps owners tell a water-heater smell from a well or softener problem and explains iron and sulfur bacteria and their treatments.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Article · South Florida Water Management District

  2024 Saltwater Interface Mapping Report (PDF) (opens in a new tab)

  Technical maps of where saltwater is moving into coastal aquifers, which is context for salty wells.

  Checked 2026-10-30

Testing

• Article · Florida Department of Health

  Private Well Water Testing (opens in a new tab)

  State guidance that private well owners should test for bacteria and nitrate at least yearly, with county health offices handling sample kits.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Article · Lee County Environmental Laboratory

  Recommended Water Test List and Prices (opens in a new tab)

  Price list for the county lab's homeowner tests, such as coliform, chloride, hardness and pH.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Article · UF/IFAS Extension

  Household Drinking Water Testing for Public and Private Water Supplies (SL499/SS712) (opens in a new tab)

  Matches symptoms (stains, odor, salty taste, cloudiness) to the specific lab tests to order, and advises testing for iron before buying a softener.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Product · Tap Score (SimpleLab)

  Essential Well Water Test (opens in a new tab)

  Baseline mail-in lab test built for private wells.

  Certifications No product certification. Brand says samples are analyzed by certified labs; the specific lab and its accreditation were not verified.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Product · Mid Atlantic Water (SimpleLab network)

  Hydrogen Sulfide Water Test Kit (Certified Lab) (opens in a new tab)

  Single-purpose lab test that measures rotten-egg H2S levels before sizing a sulfur filter.

  Certifications No product certification. Brand says a certified lab does the analysis; the specific lab and its accreditation were not verified.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Product · Industrial Test Systems

  ITS Complete Home Water Test Kit (opens in a new tab)

  Strip-based screening kit from an established test-strip maker.

  Certifications None shown

  Checked 2026-10-30

Options

• Article · UF/IFAS Florida Well Owner Network

  Florida Well Owner Network: Resources (opens in a new tab)

  Collection of webinars and guides, including an overview of home treatment options for well owners.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Article · Penn State Extension

  Hydrogen Sulfide (Rotten Egg Odor) in Water Wells (opens in a new tab)

  Explains the causes of rotten-egg odor and compares treatments such as oxidation, aeration and carbon.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Product · VIQUA (Trojan)

  VIQUA UVMax PRO10 UV System (650647) (opens in a new tab)

  Certified professional-grade UV; usually installed by a pro.

  Certifications NSF/ANSI 55 Class A (disinfection performance): VIQUA PRO10, 10 gpm, replacement bulb 602854. Source: https://info.nsf.org/Certified/DWTU/Listings.asp?Standard=055 (opens in a new tab) (VIQUA, Guelph facility; checked 2026-10-30)

  Checked 2026-10-30

Choosing

• Product · APEC Water Systems

  APEC Essence ROES-50 5-Stage Under-Sink RO (opens in a new tab)

  Long-running DIY tank-style RO for drinking water.

  Certifications WQA Gold Seal, NSF/ANSI 58: model ROES-50, claim TDS reduction only (34.8 GPD rated). Source: https://find.wqa.org/find-products/ctl/detail/mid/1054/cid/apec_water_systems/sid/5/keyword/roes-50 (opens in a new tab) (checked 2026-10-30). Home Depot's page says "No Certifications or Listings", and its broader "reduces" list (arsenic, PFAS, bacteria, etc.) is not certified.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Product · Waterdrop

  Waterdrop G3P600 Tankless Under-Sink RO (opens in a new tab)

  Popular tankless RO; fast flow, smaller footprint.

  Certifications IAPMO R&T, NSF/ANSI 58-2021, file WC-13976: model WD-G3P600, claims TDS, fluoride, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and selenium. Source: https://mirobase.iapmo.org/pld/file_info.asp?file_no=0013976 (opens in a new tab) (listing "current as of 10/16/2026", read via search index; direct fetch returned a 500 error). REMOVED: NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 (not in the listing) and NSF 372 (only in brand docs, not confirmed in the listing). Not found in NSF's own DWTU listings.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Product · SpringWell

  SpringWell Whole House Well Water Filter (air injection, iron/sulfur/manganese) (opens in a new tab)

  Air-injection oxidizing (AIO) whole-house filter for iron, sulfur and manganese, the DIY equivalent of systems local dealers install on SWFL wells.

  Certifications None found (no SpringWell listing in NSF DWTU or WQA, checked 2026-10-30)

  Checked 2026-10-30

Maintenance

• Article · Florida Department of Health

  Homeowner's Guide to Your Well (PDF) (opens in a new tab)

  General guide to how a private well works and how to protect and maintain it.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Article · Florida Department of Health

  Flooded Well Brochure (PDF) (opens in a new tab)

  Steps to take after a well floods: don't drink it, disinfect, test for bacteria and retest.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Article · Penn State Extension

  Shock Chlorination of Wells and Springs (opens in a new tab)

  Step-by-step guide to disinfecting a well after a positive bacteria test or a sulfur-bacteria problem.

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Product · HM Digital

  HM Digital TDS-3 Handheld TDS Meter (opens in a new tab)

  Pocket meter for spot-checking RO output and spotting salty or high-TDS water.

  Certifications None shown

  Checked 2026-10-30

• Product · Morton

  Morton Clean and Protect Plus Rust Defense Softener Salt Pellets (40 lb) (opens in a new tab)

  Salt with an iron-fighting additive, suited to softeners on iron-bearing wells.

  Certifications NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 (softener salt): "Morton Clean and Protect + Rust Defense" in Morton Salt's listing. Source: https://info.nsf.org/Certified/PwsChemicals/Listings.asp?CompanyName=Morton (opens in a new tab) (checked 2026-10-30)

  Checked 2026-10-30