Test well water SPRINGFIELD - More than 23 million people in the U.S. rely on private wells for drinking water. There are currently no drinking water standards for private well water and no requirements for private well testing.
To help owners better understand their private well and get a baseline reading for nitrate in their well water, Clark SWCD will be holding two Test Your Well events in Clark county.
The first Test your Well event will be held 5-7 p.m. Nov. 27 at Northeastern High School and the second event will be 5-7 p.m. Dec. 4 at Tecumseh High School.
Interested well owners are asked to bring a sample of their private well water in a clean container to the Test Your Well event to be tested for the nitrate at no charge. Well owners will also have the chance to learn more about groundwater, private wells, nitrate, and pollution prevention and have their questions answered by our well expert from Wittenberg University. Municipal water will not be tested.
Many people generally don't think about their drinking water. It comes out of the tap and that's the end of it. While public water systems must comply with state and federal drinking water standards, private well owners are responsible for testing and maintaining the quality of their own well water.
This Test Your Well event is sponsored by Clark SWCD with generous support from The Miami Conservancy District, Honey Creek Watershed Association, Northeastern FFA and Tecumseh FFA. For more information about Test Your Well, please contact Jereme Best at 937-328-4600 or jereme.best@oh.nacdnet.net.
The Clark Soil & Water Conservation District is a government agency which is funded by both the Clark County Commissioners and Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Conservation districts are local governmental subdivisions established under state law to carry out a program for the conservation, use and development of soil, water and related resources. Districts are resource management agencies, coordinating and implementing resource and environmental programs at the local level.
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