Water
Welcome to the Truro Health Department's page for all things water!
Private Well Testing info: Here you can find information about testing your private well through the Barnstable County Water Quality Lab including information on picking up kits, drop off locations, cost, and sampling instructions. Additionally there are links to information sheets on different contaminants such as nitrates, sodium, iron, etc.
PFAS Information: Here you can find links to various FAQs and fact sheets about PFAS as well as information about PFAS testing.
Provincetown/Truro Joint Water Resources Working Group: This link provides historical information about the Provincetown Municipal Water System and how it came to be in Truro. There are also links to Future Demand Analyses, Modeling Analysis, and reports from various different entities.
- Provincetown Water Department: Current Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
- Joint Meeting of Provincetown and Truro Select Boards with the Provincetown Water & Sewer Board 9/30/2024 - This video can also be found under Channel 8: Select Board
- Joint Meeting of the Provincetown and Truro Select Boards with the Provincetown Water & Sewer Board 2/24/2025 - This meeting was part of a regularly scheduled Provincetown Select Board meeting. The meeting begins at 38:36 of the recording.
Climate Action Committee series on Outer Cape Water Resources:
- Part I - Panelists: Emily Beebe, Sophia Fox, Andrew Gottlieb, Tara Nye Lewis; November 9, 2023
- Part II - Emily Beebe and Cody Salisbury, March 7, 2024
- Part III - not yet available
Water Resources Reports: Links to the Health Agent's monthly Water Resources reports and various other reports including old water resources management plans.
Water Resources Info on DPW site - Click here
Wastewater Management - Click here
Stormwater Management - Click here
Ask your question about water here. Thank you to those who have already submitted questions. They are being used to develop an FAQ about water.