May 22, 2007 - Home buyers should know what they're getting - and drinking - when a property that depends on a private well changes hands, the Westchester County Board of Legislators decided last night.
The board unanimously approved a law that would require a home's seller to pay to have the well tested before the sale is completed. The bill, originally proposed by County Executive Andrew Spano, also requires testing of wells at rental properties.
While public water supplies are tested regularly for signs of contamination, there have been no such requirements for private wells in the county until now. About 20,000 households, mostly in the northern part of Westchester, use private wells for their drinking water.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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