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    • - Stormwater
    • - Sample Acceptance Rules
    • - “Short Hold Time” Analyses at MEL
    • - BOD Sampling, Delivery, and Shipping Notes
  • Solids
    • - Sample Acceptance Rules
    • - Solid Waste Characterization
      • - - Solid Waste Characterization
      • - - Disposal or Beneficial Use of Solid Waste
      • - - Wood Debris as Biomass Fuel
      • - - Dredge Spoils
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    • - Ocean Water
    • - Lakes, Ponds & Rivers
  • Legionella
  • PFAS
  • Downloads and Forms
  • About Us
    • Staff and History
    • Certifications
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Contact Us
  • Drinking Water
    • What Should I Test For?
    • How to Take a Water Sample
    • Now What? Treatment Options
    • Interpreting Your Results
      • Reading Your Lab Report
      • EPA Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Standards
    • How to Shock Chlorinate Your Well
    • Drinking Water Resources
    • Units
    • Public Water Systems
      • Public Water Systems
      • Sample Acceptance Rules
  • Aqueous NPDES/RCRA Waters
    • Industrial Effluents
    • Municipal Wastewater
    • Landfill Monitoring
    • Stormwater
    • Sample Acceptance Rules
    • “Short Hold Time” Analyses at MEL
    • BOD Sampling, Delivery, and Shipping Notes
  • Solids
    • Sample Acceptance Rules
    • Solid Waste Characterization
      • Solid Waste Characterization
      • Disposal or Beneficial Use of Solid Waste
      • Wood Debris as Biomass Fuel
      • Dredge Spoils
    • Garden Soils
    • Misc. Materials
  • Beaches & Ponds
    • Ocean Water
    • Lakes, Ponds & Rivers
  • Legionella
  • PFAS
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How to Shock Chlorinate Your Well

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Written Instructions

HANDY – Procedure for Shock Chlorination of Water Systems Using Bedrock Wells, State of Maine CDC, 2 pg. pdf (2017)

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