The Well and Water Quality Program is charged with ensuring that private water supplies are protected and provide safe potable water to the users. Environmental Health Specialists work closely with well drillers to ensure that wells are properly located and constructed, in accordance with Person County and State well regulations.

Access Septic System and Well Information Online

To access available well information by tax map and parcel number on the Person County Laserfiche Repository. Information is not available for all parcels. Contact our office to verify that permits for uninstalled systems are valid.

Wells Permits

Application (new wells & well repairs)

Requesting Well and Septic Information

Water Testing

All newly constructed wells are sampled by Environmental Health in accordance with State law. The samples are analyzed by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health and the complete results are usually provided to the well owner within three weeks. In addition, State law mandates that local health departments annually inspect and sample migrant housing water supplies and complete preoccupancy reports, as well as sampling all private water supplies that serve graded establishments.   

Water Testing Information

Water Test Application

Well Disinfection

Find A Certified Private Laboratory

Additional Resources

EPA Private Drinking Water Wells

EPA Water Quality Criteria

NC Certified Well Drillers

NC Division of Environmental Health

NC Division of Water Resources

NC DEQ Drinking Water

Surface Water Standards

Upper Neuse River Basin Association

Well Owner Resources

Well Repair Treatment Contractors