ALBANY - All residents with private wells in the towns of Albany, Brooklyn, Mount Pleasant and New Glarus will have the opportunity to test at a reduced cost and learn about their drinking water. Others county residents may also take advantage of the opportunity to test their drinking water.
Groundwater specialists encourage rural residents to test their water at least once every two years. The program is voluntary.
Special bottles are required for these tests, and there is a cost for this testing. Participants may choose one or more of the well testing packages described below.
Homeowner Package: Includes tests for nitrate, coliform bacteria, pH, alkalinity and hardness. The cost is $49.
Metals Package: Tests for arsenic, lead, copper, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, potassium and sulfate. The cost is $49.
Triazine Screen: Includes tests for Triazine-type pesticides such as atrazine. The cost is $27.
The cost for all three packages is $117, a discount of $8.
Bottles will be available for pick-up the week of June 19 at the following locations and times. Tests must be paid for when the bottles are picked up. Bottles must be filled and returned June 26 to the same pick-up location.
University of Wisconsin-Extension: Bottle pick-up will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 21-23 at Green County UW-Extension, office of Victoria Solomon, 2841 6th St., Monroe. Bottle drop-off will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 26.
Town of Albany: Bottle pick-up will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 23 and from 9 a.m. to noon June 26 at the home of the town clerk, Bonnie Zee, N5006 County F, Albany. Her phone number is 608-862-3322. Bottle drop-off will be from 9 a.m. to noon June 26.
Town of Brooklyn: Bottle pick-up will be from 1 to 4 p.m. June 20 at the office of the town clerk, Amy Ross, 400 W. Main St., Brooklyn. The phone number is 608-455-6411. Bottle drop-off will be from 1 to 4 p.m. June 26.
Town of Mount Pleasant: Bottle pick-up will be from 1 to 7 p.m. June 22 and 23 at the home of the town clerk, Joni Waelchli-Buehl, N6903 Marshall Bluff Road, Monticello. The phone number is 608-938-4657. Bottle drop-off will be from 8 a.m. to noon June 26.
Town of New Glarus: Bottle pick-up will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 19-23 at the Town of New Glarus Town Hall, Megan Roesslein, 26 5th Ave., New Glarus. The phone number is 608-527-2390. Bottle drop-off will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 26.
Test results will be available the evening of Aug. 1 during a free, 90-minute educational seminar. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and results will be kept confidential. Anybody who has problems with their water will be notified by mail within two weeks of the sample date. If participants are unable to attend the program to obtain complete results, the results will be mailed.
For more information, contact Solomon, community resource development educator at the Green County UW-Extension office, 608-328-9440 or via email at Victoria.Solomon@ces.uwex.edu.
Groundwater specialists encourage rural residents to test their water at least once every two years. The program is voluntary.
Special bottles are required for these tests, and there is a cost for this testing. Participants may choose one or more of the well testing packages described below.
Homeowner Package: Includes tests for nitrate, coliform bacteria, pH, alkalinity and hardness. The cost is $49.
Metals Package: Tests for arsenic, lead, copper, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, potassium and sulfate. The cost is $49.
Triazine Screen: Includes tests for Triazine-type pesticides such as atrazine. The cost is $27.
The cost for all three packages is $117, a discount of $8.
Bottles will be available for pick-up the week of June 19 at the following locations and times. Tests must be paid for when the bottles are picked up. Bottles must be filled and returned June 26 to the same pick-up location.
University of Wisconsin-Extension: Bottle pick-up will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 21-23 at Green County UW-Extension, office of Victoria Solomon, 2841 6th St., Monroe. Bottle drop-off will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 26.
Town of Albany: Bottle pick-up will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 23 and from 9 a.m. to noon June 26 at the home of the town clerk, Bonnie Zee, N5006 County F, Albany. Her phone number is 608-862-3322. Bottle drop-off will be from 9 a.m. to noon June 26.
Town of Brooklyn: Bottle pick-up will be from 1 to 4 p.m. June 20 at the office of the town clerk, Amy Ross, 400 W. Main St., Brooklyn. The phone number is 608-455-6411. Bottle drop-off will be from 1 to 4 p.m. June 26.
Town of Mount Pleasant: Bottle pick-up will be from 1 to 7 p.m. June 22 and 23 at the home of the town clerk, Joni Waelchli-Buehl, N6903 Marshall Bluff Road, Monticello. The phone number is 608-938-4657. Bottle drop-off will be from 8 a.m. to noon June 26.
Town of New Glarus: Bottle pick-up will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 19-23 at the Town of New Glarus Town Hall, Megan Roesslein, 26 5th Ave., New Glarus. The phone number is 608-527-2390. Bottle drop-off will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 26.
Test results will be available the evening of Aug. 1 during a free, 90-minute educational seminar. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and results will be kept confidential. Anybody who has problems with their water will be notified by mail within two weeks of the sample date. If participants are unable to attend the program to obtain complete results, the results will be mailed.
For more information, contact Solomon, community resource development educator at the Green County UW-Extension office, 608-328-9440 or via email at Victoria.Solomon@ces.uwex.edu.