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DUG WELLS Older wells - hand dug Now installed (on very limited basis) w/ bucket augers (backhoes – phased out) Low well yield - storage in casing (100’s of gallons) HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CONTAMINATION CDC Findings on Dug Wells Dug/bored wells had a positive coliform bacteria rate of about 85% Wells with brick, concrete or wood casing (dug wells) had coliform positive rates of 60 – 90 % From A Survey of the Presence of Contaminants in Water From Private Wells in Nine Midwestern States, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease