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Have You Tested Your Drinking Water Lately?

Even if your water tastes and smells fine, that doesn't always mean that it is safe to drink. As a homeowner with a private well, it is YOUR responsibility to make sure that your water is safe for you and your family to drink.

UConn Extension has a new program to help you get your water tested. We are providing low-cost water testing and educational workshops in rural areas of Connecticut. The first workshop will provide information about groundwater, your well, and potential contaminants. We will then schedule follow-up meetings to collect your water sample and help you interpret the results.

If you are unable to attend the workshop or they are not available at the time of inquiry, you can watch a recording of the workshop at s.uconn.edu/CT-well-video and sign up for our walk-in service where you can deliver a sample to UConn's main campus.

Our program tests for total coliform bacteria (TCB), nitrates, sodium, chloride, fluoride, pH, chloride, hardness, sulfate, turbidity, iron, lead, arsenic, uranium, and manganese. Additional parameters may be tested for upon request for an added charge

To learn more about the different services we provide, please explore the different tabs listed above.  There is no fee to attend these workshops, but if you would like to have your water tested it will cost $200 (this is normally over $350).

Due to the popularity of this program we have exhausted our grant funds that were offsetting most of the costs to analyze samples. We are actively applying for more grants to continue this program with low cost sampling.

If you have any questions, please contact Alec Janis (alec.janis@uconn.edu), or call Michael Dietz at 860-486-2436. 

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This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Rural Health Safety and Education program, project #2022-04833.