When was the last time you tested your well water quality? Your water might taste and smell fine, but that doesn’t always mean that it is safe to drink.
Easton residents can take part in a regional well water testing workshop on June 12 at the Redding Community Center on 37 Lonetown Road from 6 to 7 p.m.
The event is hosted by the UConn Extension, a statewide educational outreach system connected to the University of Connecticut’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, and funded through a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. The workshop will test your well water to provide information about where it comes from and possible contaminants.
The deadline to participate in the workshop is June 7 and there is a limit of 100 participants.
Susanne Krivit, a Redding homeowner, helped organize the workshop after having her well water tested.
“I had not done it in maybe 10 years, so it was way overdue,” said Krivit. “When I looked into it the cost was around $400. I couldn’t bring myself to spend the money so I got one of those cheap water test kits on Amazon for $29.95.”
That testing left her unsure of the results. A Google search led her to the UConn Extension who was holding workshops for water testing at a greatly reduced price. But the testing site was a two hour drive, so she contacted the people running the program to see if there was any way she could mail them a sample from her well. She couldn’t because the sample had to get to the lab within 24 hours, but UConn Extension told her they were interested in holding a workshop in Fairfield County.
“I then spoke to our First Selectman and we both corresponded with the people I had contacted at UConn to get it set up,” she said.
Those who register for June 12 workshop will be receive in the mail a test kit with instructions on how to get a water sample. Residents will then bring the sample to the Redding Community Center on June 12 where representatives from UConn Extension will be. Water samples need to be tested within 24 hours, so UConn Extension representatives will take them back to Storrs for immediate analysis.
Participants pay a test fee is $50 paid when they drop off their sample and will receive a written report after analysis. The test is the standard water test used by labs in the area. The commercial price for the test is between $300 and $400.
For more information about the workshop and to register visit the UConn Extension website. Information to register for the event can be found here.
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