Drinking water well testing offered
Published: July 9, 2010
http://citizensvoice.com/news/drinking-water-well-testing-offered-1.882822
Harveys Lake Environmental Advisory Council, in partnership with Wilkes University, is offering a package of drinking water well tests to borough residents at a discounted price.
Wilkes University's Water Quality Laboratory will measure residents' water for pH, conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved solids, total coliform, fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus, sodium, potassium, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, chloride, sulfate, nitrate-nitrite, and phosphate. Additional parameters will be tested this year.
However, residents should note that the testing is for informational and educational purposes only and does not meet the legal requirements for baseline water testing related to natural gas drilling.
EAC Vice President Catherine Link said the council offers the testing about every two years, as a public service to the community.
The tests are as comprehensive as the ones that cost more: residents are charged $75 for the package, which has a retail value of at least $180, according to Link.
Interested residents should register with EAC Administrative Assistant Denise Sult by calling 639-1042. Participants can pick up water sampling kits at the Harveys Lake Borough Building between July 12 and 24.
Water samples must be dropped off between 10 a.m. and noon on July 24 in the borough building's meeting room, where scientists will perform certain tests immediately.
Confidential final test results will be mailed to participants directly from the Wilkes laboratory within two weeks of the testing date. Payment in full for the testing is due on July 24
A free follow-up question-and-answer session on water well systems and non-point source pollution issues will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, by Brian Oram, a professional geologist and director of the Wilkes University Center for Environmental Quality Water Lab.
The next Harveys Lake Environmental Advisory Council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the borough building. Meetings are open to the public.
http://www.wilkes.edu/water
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Comment - attend the August 14 session to learn more about wellhead protection, baseline monitoring, well construction, and non-point source pollution control.
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