Table 2.

Descriptive characteristics of calls made to wellcare® hotline by private well owners during 2013 (n= 1100).

Descriptive characteristics	Number of calls	% of total calls
Main use of water from well
Drinking and household use	1055	96.1
Household use only (bathing, laundry, cleaning)	14	1.3
Irrigation only	12	1.1
Animal use only	2	0.2
Drinking water only	0	0.0
Other	15	1.4
Caller conducted any well maintenance activities during   the past 12 months?
Yes	414	37.7
No	216	19.7
Unknowna	468	42.6

^aIncludes when the caller did not know if well maintenance activities were conducted, as well as if this question was not answered.