The Pennsylvania Department of Health and Penn State Extension will provide free water testing for a limited number of private wells, springs, and cisterns in Lancaster County. For this project, Penn State Extension has received funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Health cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control's Environmental Health Capacity building initiative and with support from the Penn State Master Well Owner Network.
Each water supply will receive testing through a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection state-accredited water testing laboratory for coliform bacteria, E. coli bacteria, nitrate, manganese, arsenic, lead and copper. Registration will be limited to approximately 33 households. Each household must own or rent a primary residence in Lancaster County that uses a private well, spring, or cistern for a drinking water supply.
Registrants will be required to attend a one-hour initial webinar on Monday, June 7, at noon to learn about the testing program. After attending the webinar, homeowners will be able to pick up and drop off a water testing kit in Lancaster in the Park City Center area. Further instructions will be provided during the initial webinar. Optional follow-up webinars will be offered to provide interpretation of results and to answer questions.
Registration and further information for this testing program is available at https://extension.psu.edu/water/drinking-and-residential-water. To learn more about this program, contact Jennifer Fetter at 717-921-8803 or jrf21@psu.edu.
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