Help paying for PFAS well treatment
Three states pay back part of what you spend on a PFAS treatment system. In eight more, the state or a polluter installs one for free in affected areas.
Rebates and grants you apply for
New Hampshire: PFAS Removal Rebate Program for Private Wells
Pays: Up to $5,000 for a PFAS treatment system (whole-house or point-of-use), or up to $10,000 to connect to public water. No income limit for the basic rebate.
Who qualifies: New Hampshire homeowners whose private well has PFAS above state or EPA limits and who are not already getting water or treatment from a responsible party. Apply within 12 months of installation.
How to start: Pick an installer (NHDES suggests getting several quotes), install, then apply with your lab results and receipts.
Wisconsin: Well Compensation Grant
Pays: 75% of eligible costs up to $16,000, so up to $12,000, for a new or rebuilt well, a connection, or treatment when nothing else works. PFAS counts, along with arsenic, nitrate, and bacteria.
Who qualifies: Owners of a contaminated private well with family income of $65,000 or less (smaller grants above $45,000).
How to start: Get a cost estimate, send DNR the claim form, and wait for approval before work starts. A licensed well driller or pump installer must do the work.
New Jersey: Spill Compensation Fund
Pays: Compensation for treating or replacing your water supply, including a whole-house treatment system and its upkeep.
Who qualifies: Private well owners whose well was contaminated by a spill of petroleum or another hazardous substance that they did not cause and did not know about when they bought. File within one year of finding the damage. Lab results must come from an NJ certified lab.
How to start: Get the Spill Fund application from NJ DEP and mail it with lab reports and estimates.
Free treatment in affected areas
Colorado: PFAS Testing and Assistance Program (PFAS TAP)
Provides: Free PFAS testing for any private well, and a free point-of-use filter with a year of replacements if the result is above EPA's standard.
Where: Any private well in Colorado used for drinking or cooking.
How to start: Sign up online for the free test or the free filter.
Maine: PFAS residential well filtration
Provides: Installation and upkeep of a whole-house filtration system, plus bottled water until it works, while funding lasts.
Where: Wells above Maine's interim PFAS standard where DEP can tie the contamination to a licensed sludge or septage spreading site. DEP decides which wells to sample.
How to start: DEP contacts owners after sampling. Owners below the standard who want a system pay for their own.
Michigan: Free filter for PFAS-affected private wells
Provides: A certified filter and replacement cartridges at no cost. There is no cash help to buy your own.
Where: Private wells in areas under PFAS investigation, when MDHHS or the local health department recommends a filter.
How to start: Call MDHHS at 800-648-6942 or your local health department.
Minnesota: East Metro PFAS well sampling and treatment (3M settlement)
Provides: Free well testing, and for eligible wells, a whole-house treatment system installed and maintained at no cost.
Where: Private wells in Afton, Baytown Township, Cottage Grove, Denmark Township, Grey Cloud Island Township, Lake Elmo, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, Maplewood, Newport, Oakdale, St. Paul Park, West Lakeland Township, and Woodbury.
How to start: Request free testing with MPCA's online form.
New York: Hoosick Falls area private well filtration
Provides: Filtration systems installed and sampled by the state on contaminated private wells.
Where: Private wells in the Village of Hoosick Falls, the Town of Hoosick, the Town of Petersburgh, and parts of Washington County.
How to start: Call the Health Department at 518-402-7860 or email [email protected] to request sampling.
North Carolina: Chemours Fayetteville Works well program
Provides: A whole-house carbon system or under-sink reverse osmosis, or a public water connection, at no charge, plus a bottled water card ($75 a month) until it is installed.
Where: Private wells in Bladen, Cumberland, Robeson, Sampson, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, and Pender counties that test above the consent order levels. Accept the offer within 12 months.
How to start: Call Chemours at 910-678-1100 or use its online form to request well sampling.
Rhode Island: PFAS testing and treatment for private wells (ECSDC)
Provides: Free PFAS testing and, above 20 ppt, a free carbon or reverse osmosis system. The owner handles upkeep afterward.
Where: Private wells in the 26 communities DEM identified.
How to start: Email [email protected] to request testing. Elsewhere, the State Health Laboratory tests private wells.
Vermont: Bennington-area PFOA response
Provides: Bottled water and a whole-house treatment system, or a new well or public water connection, paid by Saint-Gobain.
Where: Private wells in the Bennington, North Bennington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, and Clarendon response areas above Vermont's 20 ppt standard.
How to start: Contact DEC's Bennington-area staff to have your well tested.
Test first
Every program above starts with a lab result. Free and low-cost PFAS testing by state.
No program near you? Tap Score's GenX and PFAS test is $599 (Tap Score, price checked October 2, 2026). Check that the program you plan to use accepts the lab's results.
Buying a system yourself
Choose one certified to reduce PFAS, and check the program's rules before you buy. What EPA says to look for · Which kinds of treatment fix what.
Checked on each program's official page October 3, 2026. Programs change and run out of money. Check the official page before you buy or hire anyone.