Well plugging and rehabilitation can be expensive. The Private Well Grants (PWG) program provides money to homeowners that qualify. The program is available through the PWG program which was established in 1987 when legislature passed the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act to help prevent further contamination of one of Iowa’s most precious resources; our groundwater.
General Information
Well Plugging
Iowa Regulations for Plugging Abandoned Wells
Services we Provide
Johnson County Public Health provides free well water analysis to rural county residents. We encourage homeowners to have annual tests of their private water wells. To request free well water analysis, contact Johnson County Public Health at 319-356-6040.
Private Well Grants
- Grants of up to $700 to assist with the costs of plugging abandoned wells (Application)
- Grants of up to $400 to assist with the costs of plugging qualifying cisterns (Application)
- Grants of up to $2,000 to assist with the cost of reconstruction of private water wells (Application)
- Grants of up to $400 to assist with shock chlorination (Application)
- Grant of up to $600 to assist with well assessment (Application)
(Programs are subject to the availability of state grant dollars.)