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Funding Sources for Residents with Dry Wells or PFAS Issues

Posted on: July 21, 2022 - 2:21pm

ATTENTION, residents with private wells:  we want to bring to your attention two upcoming financial assistance opportunities: 

  1. For dry wells:  Emergency financial assistance is available for “low-income NH homeowners served by residential wells that are experiencing irreversible water supply quantity or quality problems” due to extreme weather conditions (drought, hurricane etc.) or natural hazards (flooding, earthquake etc.).  The program is structured/classified for reimbursements to vendors to alleviate the burden of initial payment for services.  The online application portal – for private well owners and vendors - will open in early August and will be posted under  NH DES Water Well Rebate.  According to Commissioner Robert Scott, “We are watching the drought status and have reached out to well drillers so that they know of the potential for the program to be available should they witness a situation or are asked about financial support”. Any questions, please contact Erin Holmes at NH DES -Erin.L.Holmes@des.nh.gov.
  2. PFAS Rebate Program:  Applications will open JULY 25, 2022J. (NOTE: This program is only available to those who live OUTSIDE the St. Gobain Consent Decree Area and are thus not receiving bottled water and a long-term solution from St. Gobain).  Funding from this program will potentially assist these residents, private well owners who used a private vendor for testing, or other private wells not tested to date by either NH DES or a private vendor.  The program will provide up to $5,000 for the purchase and installation of a treatment system (point of use or point of entry) designed to remove PFAS or up to $10,000 to connect to an existing water system.  More details can be found on the DES website (https://www4.des.state.nh.us/nh-pfas-investigation/?page_id=1419), but here are some important dates:

JULY 25,  2022 – APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT: PFAS Removal Rebate Program for Private Wells– NH PFAS Investigation (state.nh.us).

AUGUST 3, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. – WEBINAR FOR PFAS REMOVAL REBATE PROGRAM:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6204068450905163275