Well Sealing Financial Assistance
Well Management Program
The map above indicates counties that have financial assistance programs for well sealing offered by various government agencies. A cost-share program reimburses the property owner for only part of the cost of well sealing. For further information about these programs, call the contact person listed in the table below for your county or contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), County Environmental Services Department, or county water plan coordinator. There are also a number of federal and state grant and loan programs that are offered throughout the state. Preapproval is required to qualify for these programs so the arrangements for financial assistance must be made before a well is sealed.
State law requires that well sealing be done by a licensed well contractor. To find a licensed well contractor, look in the Yellow Pages under “Well Drilling and Services” or visit the MDH Well Management Section, Licensed Well and Boring Contractor Directory.
The following government agencies in the state offer financial assistance programs for well sealing.
| Agency | Contact Person | Telephone Number |
| Aitkin NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Thomas Gervais | 218-927-2413 |
| Aitkin SWCD | Steve Hughes | 218-927-7284 |
| Anoka Conservation District (ACD) | Aaron Diehl | 763-434-2030 |
| Anoka County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Yara Gonzalez | 763-241-1170, ext. 3 |
| Becker County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Ed Musielewicz | 218-847-9392, ext. 3 |
| Becker SWCD | SWCD Staff | 218-846-7360 |
| Beltrami County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-751-1942, ext. 3 |
| Beltrami SWCD | Zach Gutknecht | 218-333-4171 |
| Benton County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Pat Gehling | 320-968-5300, ext. 3 |
| Benton SWCD | Nathan Sanoski | 320-968-5300, ext. 3 |
| Big Stone County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Burt Hendrikson | 320-839-6149, ext. 3 |
| Big Stone SWCD | Tammy Neubauer | 320-839-6149, ext. 3 |
| Blue Earth County, Delegated Well Program | Tim Grant | 507-304-4381 |
| Blue Earth County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Reginald Liddell | 507-345-7418, ext. 3 |
| Blue Earth SWCD | Jerad Bach | 507-345-4744 |
| Brown County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Janelle Price | 507-794-4491, ext. 3 |
| Brown County Planning and Zoning | Andy Meyer | 507-233-6641 |
| Carlton County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-720-5209, ext. 3 |
| Carlton SWCD (Cost Share and AgBMP Loan Program) | Alyssa Alness | 218-384-3891 |
| Carver County Planning and Water Management | Tim Sundby | 952-361-1816 |
| Cass County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Candi Fuller, Brian Steffen | 218-829-5965, ext. 3 |
| Cass SWCD | Brenda Davis, John Ringle | 218-547-7399 |
| Chippewa County Land and Resource Management | JoAnn Blomme | 320-269-6231 |
| Chisago NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Deb Hermel | 651-674-7051, ext. 3 |
| Chisago SWCD (AgBMP Loan Program) | Sue Humble | 651-674-2333, ext. 4 |
| Clay County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Sharon Lean | 218-233-7773, ext. 3 |
| Clay SWCD (AgBMP and State Cost-Share Program) | Kevin Kassenborg | 218-287-2255 |
| Clearwater County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Cari Roepke | 218-694-6584, ext. 3 |
| Clearwater SWCD | Chester Powell | 218-694-6845, ext. 4 |
| Cook County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-720-5209, ext. 3 |
| Cook County Land Services | Tim Nelson | 218-387-3633 |
| Cottonwood SWCD | Kari Clouse | 507-832-8287 |
| Crow Wing County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Candi Fuller, Brian Steffen | 218-829-5965, ext. 3 |
| Crow Wing SWCD | Melissa Barrick, Clayton Lenk | 218-828-6197 |
| Dakota County Environmental Resources Dept. | Stephen Scott | 952-891-7537 |
| Dakota County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 651-463-8665, ext. 3 |
| Dodge County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Mike Muzzy | 507-374-6364, ext. 3 |
| Dodge SWCD | Adam King | 507-374-6364, ext. 113 |
| Douglas County, City of Alexandria | Megan Chisholm | 320-763-6501 |
| Douglas County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Mark Dybdal | 320-763-3191, ext. 3 |
| Douglas SWCD (AgBMP Loan Program) | Jerry Haggenmiller | 320-763-3191, ext. 3 |
| Faribault County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 507-526-3282, ext. 3 |
| Faribault SWCD (Ag Cost Share and AgBMP Loan Program) | Shane Johnson, Chad Viland | 507-526-2388 |
| Fillmore SWCD | Laura Christensen | 507-765-3878, ext. 3 |
| Freeborn County Environmental Services (AgBMP Loan Program) | Rachel Wehner | 507-377-5186 |
| Freeborn County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Gary Kurer | 507-373-5607, ext. 3 |
| Goodhue County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 651-923-5300, ext. 3 |
| Goodhue SWCD (Cost Share and AgBMP Loan Program) | Beau Kennedy | 651-923-5286 |
| Grant County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-685-5341, ext. 3 |
| Grant SWCD | Jared House | 218-685-5341, ext. 3 |
| Hennepin County Environment and Energy Department | Mary Karius | 612-596-9129 |
| Hennepin County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Yara Gonzalez | 763-241-1170, ext. 3 |
| Houston County Dept. of Environmental Services (Cost Share and AgBMP Loan Program) | Aaron Lacher | 507-725-5800 |
| Houston County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Gary Larson | 507-724-5261, ext. 3 |
| Hubbard County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Dan Pazdernik | 218-732-9723, ext. 3 |
| Hubbard SWCD | Crystal Mathisrud | 218-732-0121, ext. 4 |
| Isanti County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Josh Bork | 763-689-3224, ext. 3 |
| Isanti SWCD | Tiffany Determan | 763-689-3224, ext. 5 |
| Itasca County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Kyle Asplund, Candi Fuller | 218-326-6595, ext. 3 |
| Itasca SWCD | Tim Frits | 218-326-5573 |
| Jackson SWCD | Chris Bauer | 507-662-6682, ext. 3 |
| Kanabec County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Shannon Rasinski | 320-674-3012 |
| Kanabec SWCD | Deanna Pomije | 320-679-3982, ext. 3 |
| Kandiyohi County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Melanie Dickman | 320-235-3906, ext. 3 |
| Kandiyohi SWCD | Richard Reimer | 320-235-3906, ext. 3 |
| Kittson SWCD | Justin Muller, Jeremy Benson | 218-843-2619, ext. 4 |
| Koochiching County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-634-2757, ext. 3 |
| Koochiching SWCD | Pam Tomevi, Eric Olson | 218-283-1174, 1175 |
| Lac qui Parle County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Burt Hendrickson | 320-598-7321, ext. 3 |
| Lac qui Parle SWCD | Chessa Frahm | 320-598-7321, ext. 3 |
| Lake County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-720-5209, ext. 3 |
| Lake County SWCD | Tara Salem | 218-834-8370 |
| Lake of the Woods County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-634-2757, ext. 3 |
| Lake of the Woods SWCD | Corryn Trask | 218-634-1842, ext. 4 |
| LeSueur County Environmental Services | Holly Kalbus | 507-357-8540 |
| LeSueur County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Steve Breaker | 507-357-4908, ext. 3 |
| LeSueur SWCD (AgBMP Loan Program) | Sue Prchal | 507-357-4879, ext. 3 |
| Lincoln SWCD | Dale Sterzinger | 507-694-1630, ext. 3 |
| Lyon SWCD | John Biren | 507-532-8207, ext. 3 |
| Mahnomen County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Dustin Jasken or NRCS Staff | 218-935-2987, ext. 3 |
| Mahnomen SWCD | Aaron Neubert | 218-935-2987, ext. 3 |
| Marshall County Environmental Services | Josh Johnston | 218-745-5841 |
| Marshall SWCD | Darren Carlson | 218-745-5010 |
| Martin County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 507-235-6661, ext. 3 |
| Martin SWCD | Greg Johanson | 507-235-6680, 6670 |
| McLeod SWCD | Ryan Freitag | 320-864-5176 |
| Meeker County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Jacob Stich | 320-693-7287, ext. 3 |
| Meeker SWCD | Joe Norman | 320-693-7287, ext. 3 |
| Mille Lacs County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 320-983-2154, ext. 3 |
| Mille Lacs SWCD | Lynn Gallice, Maggie Kuchenbaker | 320-983-2160 |
| Morrison SWCD | Shannon Wettstein | 320-631-3553 |
| Mower County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 507-434-2603, ext. 3 |
| Mower SWCD | Tim Ruzek | 507-434-2603, ext. 5 |
| Murray County Environmental Services | Sarah Soderholm | 507-836-1165 |
| Nicollet County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | April Sullivan | 507-237-5435, ext. 3 |
| Nicollet SWCD | Blake Honetschlager | 507-232-2550 |
| Nobles County Public Works Department | Mark Koster, Licia Keninger | 507-295-5322 |
| Norman County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-784-2752, ext. 3 |
| Norman SWCD | Mark Christianson, Lori Thronson | 218-584-5169 |
| Olmsted County, City of Rochester Public Utilities | Todd Osweiler | 507-280-1589 |
| Olmsted County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Mike Muzzy | 507-405-3684 |
| Olmsted SWCD (Cost Share and AgBMP Loan Program) | Skip Langer | 507-328-7070 |
| East Otter Tail SWCD | Darren Newville | 218-346-9105 |
| West Otter Tail County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Penny Doty | 218-739-4694, ext. 3239 |
| West Otter Tail SWCD | Brad Mergens | 218-998-5300 |
| Pennington County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Luther Newton | 218-681-1612, ext. 3 |
| Pennington SWCD | Bryan Malone | 218-683-7075 |
| Pine SWCD | Katie Petzel | 320-216-4242 |
| Pipestone SWCD | Kyle Krier | 507-825-1185 |
| East Polk County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Jenny Burrack | 218-563-2475, ext. 3 |
| East Polk SWCD | Rachel Klein | 218-563-2777 |
| West Polk County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-281-1445, ext. 3 |
| West Polk SWCD | Nicole Bernd | 218-281-6070, ext. 2310 |
| Pope SWCD | Holly Kovarik | 320-634-5327 |
| Ramsey County SWCD | Branden Block | 651-266-7278 |
| Ramsey County, Capitol Region Watershed District** | Andrew Novak | 651-644-8888 |
| Ramsey County, City of North St. Paul | Cynthia Govan | 651-747-2441 |
| Ramsey County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Michelle Wohlers | 651-463-8665, ext. 3 |
| Red Lake County NRCS | Luther Newton | 218-681-1612, ext. 3 |
| Red Lake SWCD | Tanya Hanson | 218-253-2593 |
| Redwood County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Shannon Gegner | 507-637-2427, ext. 3 |
| Redwood SWCD | Kurt Mathiowetz | 507-637-2427, ext. 3 |
| Renville County Environmental Services (AgBMP Loan Program) | Diane Mitchell | 320-523-3760 |
| Renville SWCD | Cody Dale | 320-523-1550, ext. 3 |
| Rice County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 507-332-7418, ext. 3 |
| Rice SWCD | SWCD Staff | 507-332-5408 |
| Rock County Land Management | Lynette Jauert, Mary Thompson | 507-283-8862 |
| Roseau County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-463-1862, ext. 3 |
| Roseau SWCD | Janine Lovold, Scott Johnson | 218-463-1903 |
| North St. Louis County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-741-3937, ext. 3 |
| North St. Louis SWCD | Phil Norvitch | 218-288-6145 |
| South St. Louis County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 218-720-5209, ext. 3 |
| South St. Louis SWCD | SWCD Staff | 218-723-4867 |
| Scott SWCD | Shelby Roberts | 952-492-5448 |
| Sherburne County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Yara Gonzalez | 763-241-1170, ext. 3 |
| Sherburne SWCD | Francine Larson | 763-220-3434 |
| Sibley County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | April Sullivan | 507-237-5435, ext. 3 |
| Sibley SWCD | Joel Wurscher | 507-702-7077 |
| Stearns County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 320-251-7800, ext. 3 |
| Stearns SWCD | SWCD Staff | 320-251-7800, ext. 3 |
| Steele County Planning and Zoning | Katie Barden | 507-444-7487 |
| Steele County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 507-451-6730, ext. 3 |
| Stevens SWCD | Matt Solemsaas | 320-589-4886, ext. 112 |
| Swift County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Rick Gronseth | 320-842-7201, ext. 3 |
| Swift SWCD | Andy Albertsen | 320-842-7201, ext. 3 |
| Todd County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Russell Kleinschmidt | 320-732-6618, ext. 3 |
| Todd SWCD | SWCD Staff | 320-732-2644 |
| Traverse County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Hans Klopp | 320-563-8218, ext. 109 |
| Traverse SWCD | Sara Gronfeld | 320-563-8218, ext. 108 |
| Wabasha County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Phillis Brey | 651-565-3345, ext. 108 |
| Wabasha SWCD (Cost Share and AgBMP Loan Program) | Terri Peters | 651-560-2044 |
| Wadena County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Ivan Reinke | 218-631-3195, ext. 3 |
| Wadena SWCD | Anne Oldakowski | 218-632-4201 |
| Waseca County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 507-835-4800, ext. 3 |
| Waseca SWCD | Mark Schaetzke | 507-835-4800, ext. 3 |
| Washington County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Michelle Wohlers | 651-463-8665, ext. 3 |
| Washington County Public Health and Environment | Alena DeGrade | 651-430-6716 |
| Watonwan County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | NRCS Staff | 507-375-3104, ext. 3 |
| Watonwan SWCD | Heidi Rudolph | 507-375-2517 |
| Wilkin SWCD | Craig Lingen | 218-643-2933, ext. 3 |
| Winona County | Ross Dunsmoor | 507-457-6522 |
| Winona County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Sue Glende | 507-523-2171, ext. 102 |
| Winona SWCD (AgBMP and State Cost-Share Program) | Wanda Anderson, Daryl Buck | 507-523-2171, ext. 101, 112 |
| Wright County NRCS (EQIP Program*) | Julie Reberg | 763-682-1933, ext. 3 |
| Wright County Planning and Zoning (AgBMP Loan Program) | Bill Stephens | 763-682-7338 |
| Wright SWCD | Eric Mattson | 763-682-1970 |
| Yellow Medicine County Zoning Office | Jolene Johnson | 320-669-7524 |
* The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a financial and technical assistance program available through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This program is primarily intended for rural and agricultural properties. The program is limited to agricultural producers, who are property owners who raise food or fiber on the property. Depending on the county, well sealing (called "well decommissioning" in EQIP) is eligible by itself for financial assistance or is eligible if submitted with other conservation practices. Contact the local office of the NRCS in your county for details.
** Ramsey County, Capitol Region Watershed District includes parts of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Maplewood, Roseville, and St. Paul. The address of the property with the well must be in the district.
Note: Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) have a state cost-share program to promote natural resource conservation practices in the county. This program is primarily intended for rural and agricultural properties. These funds can now be used for well sealing. Each SWCD manages its own program. Contact the local office of the SWCD in your county for details.
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