1.   People who draw water from private wells in the area have been advised to switch to bottled water.

2.   Although many large manufacturers use water from private wells and have been minimally affected, small businesses that rely on water have suffered.

3.   And private wells would be monitored to guard against contamination.

4.   A number of flooded private wells will have to be pumped out, treated and tested before their owners will be allowed to use them again, he said.

5.   But in private wells, the contaminants may linger.

6.   Can dusty high school football and soccer fields be sprayed from private wells?

7.   However, no lead has been found in private wells a half mile away.

8.   In addition, an undetermined number of private wells may be contaminated, including two in New Marlborough that were shut down this month due to high MTBE levels.

9.   In contrast, the majority of Port St. Lucie residents rely on private wells.