Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be a resident of Union County and
- Be the owner and currently live in a residence that is served by a private drinking water well.
- Have a household income that is less than 80% of the area median income (AMI). Income chart and a list of required documents can be found below.
FY 2023 Income Limits Summary
Examples of Source Documents
Demonstrate Union County, North Carolina residency
- Any document issued by the state of North Carolina or Union County or a municipality in Union County, NC or the federal government.
- North Carolina vehicle registration card, insurance policy or title.
- North Carolina voter precinct card.
- Military orders or military documents.
- Utility bill or cable bill.
Demonstrate Gross Household Income
- Copy of last two bi-weekly or last four weekly paycheck stubs. They must be the most current and consecutive.
- Current year benefit award letters (social security, supplemental security income (SSI), benefits received on behalf of minors.)
- Wages from employment including commissions, tips, bonuses.
- Income from the operation of a business, such as Pampered Chef®, or landscaping services.
- Rental income from real or personal property.
- Unemployment or disability payments.
- Public assistance payments (excluding SNAP/food stamps).
- Alimony or child support.
- Any other source of income not named above.
Download and print examples of source documents list.
Application, Assessment, and Selection Process
The application process for this program has two steps.
Step 1: Verify Residency & Income Qualification
The first step includes verifying Union County, NC residency and income qualification for the program. After the application is reviewed, you'll be notified of the outcome. If approved, you will be given a secondary application that will allow Environmental Health staff to proceed with a well site visit.
Step 2: Well Assessment
Upon approval and completion of the well assessment application, those details will be reviewed and a well and site assessment, including water sample collection, will be conducted. In some cases, a down-hole well camera may be used to evaluate the condition of the well.
Based on the assessment and sampling results, a weighted rating scale will be used to assign a health risk rating to each well, and possible remedies will be determined.
Once work is completed on the well, follow-up water sampling will be conducted to confirm corrections and a final report will be issued to the property owner.
The report will include testing results and helpful information on ways to protect the well from potential sources of contamination, routine water testing, and treatment system maintenance.
