The Water Well Trust is proud to celebrate another successful project made possible through the power of partnership and a shared commitment to ensuring families have access to safe, dependable drinking water. Recently, the LaBille family of La Plata, Maryland,...
The Weaverville (NC) Fire Department now has reliable access to a dedicated water source following the completion of a new well project made possible through a partnership between the Water Well Trust and Drillers Service. The well was donated in honor of the late...
2025 Overview & Looking Ahead The Water Well Trust (WWT) is proud to present its 5th Annual Report, showcasing another year of meaningful impact in the communities we serve. In 2025, WWT completed 141 water well projects and 61 wastewater systems, while also...
A Wellston, Oklahoma, family now has access to safe, reliable water thanks to a collaborative well installation project. As part of this effort, a new water well, pump and tank system were installed to restore dependable water service to the home. This project was...
Credit: WCNC Charlotte HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. - For months after Hurricane Helene, some families in western North Carolina had no clean water. It's a crisis that added to the already overwhelming recovery from flooding and landslides. Katie Zaremba and her family moved...
The Water Well Trust (WWT), the only national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Mills to its Board of Directors. A lifelong advocate for water access, Bill brings more than five decades...
The Water Well Trust (WWT), a national nonprofit dedicated to providing access to clean, safe water for rural Americans, has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Decentralized Water Systems (DWS) program. The funds will support...
An Ohio family once again has access to safe, reliable water, thanks to a collaborative effort between Xylem Inc., the Water Well Trust (WWT), and HometownH2O, a program of the Chris Long Foundation’s Waterboys initiative. As part of the project, the family’s well...
The Water Well Trust, a North Carolina–based nonprofit dedicated to providing rural Americans with access to safe and sustainable water, is proud to announce its 21st project in partnership with Xylem Watermark and the Chris Long Foundation’s Waterboys, founded by...
Water Well Trust (WWT) is excited to bring you its 4th annual report. Rural communities are the backbone of our nation and a significant part of our economy. They are responsible for providing our nation's agricultural and energy resources and the foundation for goods...
A Connecticut family reached out to WWT at the beginning of 2024. They had purchased their home in January of 2021 and were excited to be homeowners. In the fall of 2022, Lindsy was diagnosed with a rare fungal infection, which went undiagnosed for a period of time,...
Joette lives in La Luz, New Mexico, and had been without water since her well ran dry in 2018. She was able to acquire a 1,100-gallon water storage tank and was having her water delivered until the cost rose to a point that she was no longer able to afford it. In...
The 3rd annual Water Well Trust report is now available. 2023 was a year that truly reflected our Mission to provide a clean water supply to rural homeowners. The stories and data throughout this Annual Report illustrate the work of our staff, the families and...
POLK COUNTY—Foothills Humane Society has a new well thanks to several caring individuals and organizations, along with the help of one angel dog. After consulting with Michael Gill of Croft Drilling of Spartanburg on the potential location and cost of a new well, the...
The second annual Water Well Trust report is now available. This report highlights the continued growth of the WWT and marks 12 years as a nonprofit and 10 years as a USDA grant recipient. To read the full report, click on the image below.
Mike Price Newsline The Groundwater Foundation, a charitable organization operated by NGWA, announced it has successfully completed its joint venture with the Water Well Trust constructing water wells for families in need around the United States. The venture...
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ariz. -- Jet Stream, a PVC pipes division of General Shale, was joined by Senator John Boozman (AR) to announce its donation of PVC pipe to help the Water Well Trust and H2 Alabama bring access to clean, running water to rural Alabama residents. The...
The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping rural Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Decentralized Water Systems (DWS) program for water well and wastewater projects to...
Our first annual report provides an overview of all the accomplishments and tremendous growth of the Water Well Trust in 2021. To read the full report, click on the image below.
The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping rural Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a $118,000 grant from the Grundfos Foundation to drill or rehabilitate water wells for victims of California wildfires and multiple families in...
The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping rural Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Decentralized Water Systems (DWS) program for water well and wastewater projects to...
The well installed on the Daily property was the third project of Hometown H2O, a program expansion of Waterboys’ existing efforts from its initial focus in East Africa to bring clean, sustainable water to communities in need across the United States, according to Susan O’Grady, Director of Marketing-Building Services and Agriculture, Xylem Inc.
The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping rural Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Water Well Systems (HWWS) program for projects to increase potable water...
The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from ten to fifteen the number of Alabama counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new water well or the...
The Water Well Trust, the national nonprofit helping Americans gain access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Water Well Systems Program to increase potable water availability to rural households in...
A Suffolk, Virginia, family of seven and a Crete, Illinois, family of six are now enjoying a clean supply of running water in their homes thanks to the Water Well Trust and its partnerships with The Chris Long Foundation and the Groundwater Foundation. The Crawford...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from fourteen to fifteen the number of Arkansas counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new water...
The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, is partnering with The Chris Long Foundation and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) to create a new domestic water program called “Hometown...
The Water Well Trust, the national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Water Well Systems program for a project to increase potable water availability to rural...
The Water Well Trust has completed its second water well project in partnership with Xylem Watermark, a nonprofit program administered by Xylem, Inc. The latest project was completed for a family of four in Bulverde, Texas, near San Antonio. The family, which includes...
The Water Well Trust, the national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is extending the application deadline for its Arkansas project to September 30, 2020. In 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Program Director, Margaret Martens, reports on the Water Well Trust and providing well water to those in need at the 2019 Private Well Conference.
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from thirteen to fourteen the number of Arkansas counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from twelve to thirteen the number of Arkansas counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new water...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has completed its second water well project funded by a Culligan Cares donation. The latest Culligan Cares project was completed for a single...
The Water Well Trust is the latest beneficiary of a $5,000 donation from the Even Collinsworth Jr. Trust. Collinsworth, who died in December 2016, was a graduate of Harvard Business School and a successful international executive throughout his career, serving as...
The Water Well Trust, the national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Water Well Systems program for a project to increase potable water availability to rural...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from eleven to twelve the number of New Mexico counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new water...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, announced that it is still seeking eligible households from 5 counties in New York to receive new water wells or rehabilitate existing wells before...
For nearly 2 million rural Americans, access to safe drinking water is a pipe dream. Lacking sufficient funds, local governments are unable to supply this most basic necessity. Read the complete article on pumpsandsystems.com.
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, announced the completion of its 100th water well since the program began in 2012. Funded by USDA Household Water Well System grants and matching...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from 3 to 5 the number of New York counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new water well or...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, is seeking low income households from three counties in New York to receive new water wells or rehabilitate existing wells. In October 2016, the USDA awarded...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low-income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from 22 to 23 the number of South Carolina counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new water well...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Water Well Systems program for a project to increase potable water availability to...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping low income Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has announced that it is expanding from 19 to 20 the number of South Carolina counties eligible to receive assistance for drilling a new water well...
The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has completed 27 water well projects in 16 Georgia counties funded by a grant from the USDA’s Household Water Well Systems Grant program. In 2015, the USDA...
WASHINGTON -- Life is "strenuous and stressful" when you don't have running water, Benton County resident Mike Frazee told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday. He described the challenges people face when they don't have a well and their homes aren't connected to...