Well Water Testing

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

6 - 8 pm

Collinsville Community Center

5113 Huston Rd, Collinsville

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What will be tested:

Nitrates - Takes about 20 minutes to run the sample.

Bacteria (E-coli and total coliforms) Available to the the first 40 participants. You will receive the equipment and instructions for collecting a sample for testing. The water sample will then need to be dropped off in Oxford or Hamilton for testing on your choice of either March 14 or April 11.

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Who should participate?

•   Is your well more than 40 years old?

•   Is it less than 50 feet deep?

•   Has it been more than a year since the water was tested?

•   Does an infant or pregnant women drink the water?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, please join us at this event and bring a well water sample.

 

To collect your well water sample properly:

•  You can use any clean jar that is free from scratches, soap and food residue on the inside. Or, pick up a jar from Butler SWCD, 1802 Princeton Rd, Hamilton.

•  Plan to collect the sample as close to the time you bring it to the event as possible.

•  If you can’t collect the sample within an hour of the event, then keep it chilled, or refrigerate it.

•  Remove any screen or filter from your faucet.

•  Run water for five minutes to clear the lines and bring in fresh water.

•  Do not touch the lip of the jar, inside the jar, or inside of the cap.

•  Fill the bottle and cap it snugly.

 

Questions?

Call Butler SWCD with any questions 513-887-3720

 

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Test Your Well is conducted in partnership with the

Butler & Preble Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Miami U: IES and the Miami Conservancy District

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