# Water wells in Norton County, Kansas — 1,770 WWC-5 records

> 1,770 water well records in Norton County. The median well is 80 feet deep. Who drilled them, how deep, and which ones have no plugging report on file.

## Water wells in Norton County

**1,770** WWC-5 records — 0.6% of the Kansas register. The median well here is **80 feet** deep, against 60 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Norton County

This is what a buyer or a builder actually wants, and the Survey does not publish it as a figure you can look up. The numbers below are medians over the records where a figure was reported — a mean would be carried away by a few deep irrigation wells.

*Medians, on the records where the driller reported a figure — never a mean, which a handful of deep irrigation wells would carry away*

| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | **80 ft** | 200 ft | 60 ft — deeper here (1,765 records, 100 %) |
| Static water level | **50 ft** | 130 ft | 24 ft — higher here (1,478 records, 84 %) |
| Estimated yield | **20 gpm** | 200 gpm | 25 gpm — lower here (626 records, 35 %) |

### What the water is used for

| Water use | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Domestic](/county/norton/domestic.md) | 793 | 44.8% |
| [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer](/county/norton/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) | 331 | 18.7% |
| [Domestic, Livestock](/county/norton/domestic-livestock.md) | 287 | 16.2% |
| [Irrigation](/county/norton/irrigation.md) | 190 | 10.7% |
| [Oil Field Water Supply](/use/oil-field-water-supply.md) | 52 | 2.9% |
| [Public Water Supply](/use/public-water-supply.md) | 33 | 1.9% |
| Feedlot | 28 | 1.6% |
| [Domestic, Lawn and Garden](/use/domestic-lawn-and-garden.md) | 17 | 1.0% |
| [(unstated)/abandoned](/use/unstated-abandoned.md) | 15 | 0.8% |
| Industrial | 11 | 0.6% |
| Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | 6 | 0.3% |
| [Test hole/well](/use/test-hole-well.md) | 3 | 0.2% |

### Wells tied to a water right

**182** records in Norton County carry a DWR
appropriation number — 10.3%, against 11.0% statewide. A
well permit and a water right are separate instruments in Kansas, and the
appropriation number is the thread back to the Division of Water
Resources.

### What stands out in Norton County

The busiest contractor on these records is **Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC**, named on 291 of them (16.4%), ahead of Leo J. Stalder Drilling (199) and John Fawcett Drilling CO (178). The oldest record here was completed in **1975** and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches **330 feet** — a irrigation well drilled by Woofter Pump and Well, INC in 2015.

### Plugging records — in Norton County

**247** of the 1,770 records in Norton County carry a
plugging report (14.0%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other
**1,523** do not.

That is **not** a list of abandoned wells, and
this site never calls them that. Kansas defines abandonment by
*use* — a well unused for two years — and nothing in this
register tracks use. What the absence of a plugging report does mean is that
the State has never been told the well was sealed. On the
**499** records here completed before 1995, that is
exactly what a buyer checks. [Why it matters and who
pays](/abandoned.md).

### Who drills in Norton County

| Contractor | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC](/driller/jay-c-woofter-pump-well-inc.md) | 291 | 16.4% |
| Leo J. Stalder Drilling | 199 | 11.2% |
| John Fawcett Drilling CO | 178 | 10.1% |
| [Woofter Pump & Well, INC](/driller/woofter-pump-well-inc.md) | 73 | 4.1% |
| D & R Pump Service, LLC | 62 | 3.5% |
| [Woofter Pump and Well, INC](/driller/woofter-pump-and-well-inc.md) | 60 | 3.4% |
| [Well Owner](/driller/well-owner.md) | 58 | 3.3% |
| Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | 57 | 3.2% |
| [Geocore Services INC](/driller/geocore-services-inc.md) | 48 | 2.7% |
| Holdrege Well Service | 42 | 2.4% |
| [Andy Anderson Drilling](/driller/andy-anderson-drilling.md) | 37 | 2.1% |
| Gallentine Well Service | 37 | 2.1% |
| [Larsen & Associates](/driller/larsen-associates.md) | 32 | 1.8% |
| Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | 31 | 1.8% |
| [Walter Woofter Pump & Well](/driller/walter-woofter-pump-well.md) | 26 | 1.5% |
| Burton Well Drilling, INC | 25 | 1.4% |
| [Coranco Great Plains, INC](/driller/coranco-great-plains-inc.md) | 23 | 1.3% |
| Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC | 22 | 1.2% |

### When they were drilled

| Decade | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 142 | 8.0% |
| 2010s | 425 | 24.0% |
| 2000s | 438 | 24.7% |
| 1990s | 410 | 23.2% |
| 1980s | 195 | 11.0% |
| 1970s | 152 | 8.6% |

### An unplugged well on land in Norton County?

1,523 of the 1,770 records in Norton County have no plugging report on file. If a well on your land is no longer used, Kansas requires it to be plugged and the duty falls on the landowner — with cost-share of up to USD 1,000 per well through the Kansas Department of Agriculture. This site reads the register; it does not drill and it does not plug. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Kansas well contractors.

We recommend no contractor and we are nobody's agent. We have no arrangement with any firm today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Records in Norton County

*Norton County — « plugging report » reads *yes* where a WWC-5P was filed and a dash where none was, which is NOT a finding that the well is abandoned. A 0 means the driller reported no figure, not a measurement of zero. The legal description is on the record, never on a page.*

| WWC-5 | Drilled by | Use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year | Plugging report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1057183088](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 200 | 5 | 2026 | — |
| [1057183106](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 110 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| [1057539752](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, INC | Domestic | 200 | 25 | 2026 | — |
| [1056601411](/search.md) | Burton Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 105 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| [1056645938](/search.md) | Burton Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 204 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| [1056647294](/search.md) | Burton Well Drilling | Domestic | 104 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| [1056600790](/search.md) | Ethan Burns | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| [1057070781](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Feedlot | 78 | 450 | 2025 | — |
| [1057348364](/search.md) | R+g Drilling - #1050 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 60 | 15 | 2025 | — |
| [1056639277](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 147 | 3 | 2025 | — |
| [1056920349](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 150 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1056920363](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 195 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1056920374](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 190 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1056920385](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 190 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1056920396](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 190 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1056607152](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling | Domestic | 176 | 25 | 2025 | — |
| [1056824246](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling | Domestic | 114 | 30 | 2025 | — |
| [1056871100](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic | 120 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1056871114](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 163 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1056998562](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 63 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| [1056998588](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic | 135 | 8 | 2025 | — |
| [1057013563](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 24 | 2025 | — |
| [1057046288](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 145 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1054318134](/search.md) | Burton Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 54 | 3 | 2024 | — |
| [1054318120](/search.md) | Gene P. Stritt | Domestic, Livestock | 68 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| [1054361521](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Industrial | 80 | 200 | 2024 | — |
| [1055122405](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 40 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1055261227](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1055261241](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 54 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1055261256](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 40 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1055301947](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 40 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1055302139](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 39 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1055302262](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 40 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1055665315](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 88 | 25 | 2024 | — |
| [1054143389](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 110 | 5 | 2024 | — |
| [1055966730](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic | 90 | 25 | 2024 | — |
| [558611](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [558612](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 78 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [558613](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [558614](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 81 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559929](/search.md) | Sargent Drlg #946 | Irrigation | 58 | 325 | 2023 | — |
| [559949](/search.md) | Sargent Drlg #946 | Domestic, Livestock | 264 | 25 | 2023 | — |
| [1053447136](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drilling | Domestic | 53 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [560829](/search.md) | Unknown | Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | 0 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [1053422969](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling | Domestic | 77 | 15 | 2023 | — |
| [1053437619](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 255 | 20 | 2023 | — |
| [1053438157](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic | 120 | 20 | 2023 | — |
| [1053146174](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, INC | Domestic | 45 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| [1054144890](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, INC | Domestic | 90 | 100 | 2023 | — |
| [556101](/search.md) | Burton Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 131 | 10 | 2022 | — |
| [555959](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 47 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [555960](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 41 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [555980](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 46 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [555981](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 43 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [555982](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 49 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [555983](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 49 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [555146](/search.md) | Gottschalk Ww Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 15 | 2022 | — |
| [555610](/search.md) | Gottschalk Ww Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 165 | 15 | 2022 | — |
| [554423](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [554424](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [554425](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [554439](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [554440](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [554442](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [554446](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 79 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [554447](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [554448](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [556862](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [556863](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [556864](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 77 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [556865](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [556872](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 80.5 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [551313](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 239 | 40 | 2022 | — |
| [1052886836](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Irrigation | 86 | 30 | 2022 | — |
| [1052899393](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 2 | 2022 | — |
| [1052899409](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 89 | 30 | 2022 | — |
| [1052901486](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 95 | 5 | 2022 | — |
| [1052970667](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 30 | 2022 | — |
| [1052970680](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Feedlot | 155 | 80 | 2022 | — |
| [1052970695](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Domestic | 178 | 45 | 2022 | — |
| [552216](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 93 | 15 | 2022 | — |
| [1053023636](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 74 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [1052888601](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic | 225 | 25 | 2022 | — |
| [1052894502](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic | 75 | 10 | 2022 | — |
| [551566](/search.md) | Gottschalk Ww Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 2 | 2021 | — |
| [551567](/search.md) | Gottschalk Ww Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 150 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [549031](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Domestic | 27 | 3 | 2021 | — |
| [538543](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic | 75 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [541546](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 150 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [541547](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 145 | 35 | 2021 | — |
| [541548](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 90 | 4 | 2021 | — |
| [541549](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 163 | 40 | 2021 | — |
| [547785](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic | 60 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [547786](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 83 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [548548](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [548549](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 90 | 9 | 2021 | — |
| [549053](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 195 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [549055](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 107 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [1052899366](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Irrigation | 80 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [1052899380](/search.md) | Rmd Drlg. & Well Srvc | Irrigation | 74 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [549856](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 255 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| [549028](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 210 | 31 | 2021 | — |
| [549032](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | Domestic | 85 | 25 | 2021 | — |
| [534439](/search.md) | Gottschalk Ww Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 95 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [533783](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Industrial | 78 | 150 | 2020 | — |
| [528333](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 92 | 15 | 2020 | — |
| [532914](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 110 | 30 | 2020 | — |
| [532916](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 129 | 30 | 2020 | — |
| [534792](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 108 | 40 | 2020 | — |
| [531558](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 30 | 2020 | — |
| [532090](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | Industrial | 60 | 30 | 2020 | — |
| [533017](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | Domestic | 255 | 35 | 2020 | — |
| [533019](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | Domestic | 220 | 25 | 2020 | — |
| [541926](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 250 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [529032](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 192 | 40 | 2020 | — |
| [530119](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 45 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| [530120](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 45 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| [525968](/search.md) | Burton Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 126 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| [526377](/search.md) | Gottschalk Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 200 | 15 | 2019 | — |
| [526378](/search.md) | Gottschalk Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 150 | 18 | 2019 | — |
| [526491](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Irrigation | 80 | 250 | 2019 | — |
| [526492](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Irrigation | 77 | 250 | 2019 | — |
| [526493](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Irrigation | 60 | 150 | 2019 | — |
| [526494](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Irrigation | 74 | 250 | 2019 | — |
| [524287](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 30 | 2019 | — |
| [524288](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 109 | 25 | 2019 | — |
| [526993](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 62 | 30 | 2019 | — |
| [526457](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling and Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 62 | 30 | 2019 | — |
| [526458](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling and Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 30 | 2019 | — |
| [526459](/search.md) | Rmd Drilling and Well Service, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 117 | 30 | 2019 | — |
| [524643](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 200 | 25 | 2019 | — |
| [524662](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 240 | 70 | 2019 | — |
| [526252](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 80 | 38 | 2019 | — |
| [526253](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 135 | 5.5 | 2019 | — |
| [527045](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Oil Field Water Supply | 30 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| [517059](/search.md) | Burton Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 0 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| [517048](/search.md) | Gottschalk Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 215 | 10 | 2018 | — |
| [517049](/search.md) | Gottschalk Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 130 | 10 | 2018 | — |
| [517050](/search.md) | Gottschalk Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 105 | 14 | 2018 | — |
| [513310](/search.md) | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 26.8 | 0 | 2018 | — |

### By water use in Norton County

- [Domestic in Norton County](/county/norton/domestic.md) 793
- [Domestic, Livestock in Norton County](/county/norton/domestic-livestock.md) 287
- [Irrigation in Norton County](/county/norton/irrigation.md) 190
- [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer in Norton County](/county/norton/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) 331

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Sheridan](/county/sheridan.md) 2,086
- [Ellsworth](/county/ellsworth.md) 2,028
- [Rush](/county/rush.md) 1,921
- [Geary](/county/geary.md) 1,901
- [Barber](/county/barber.md) 1,835
- [Washington](/county/washington.md) 1,798
- [Phillips](/county/phillips.md) 1,775
- [Russell](/county/russell.md) 1,752
- [Cloud](/county/cloud.md) 1,746
- [Morris](/county/morris.md) 1,671
- [Rawlins](/county/rawlins.md) 1,643
- [Clay](/county/clay.md) 1,621
- [Ottawa](/county/ottawa.md) 1,592

Neighbours by the size of their register, not a ranking: the list slides with the county, so each of the 100 county pages is reachable from the others. [All of them](/county.md).

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Página: https://wwc5.pages.dev/county/norton/
Fonte: Water Wells WWC5 — Kansas Geological Survey, from records filed with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Recolha: 2026-08-21