
Water Testing for Homeowners

Is your well water contaminated with road salt? Dr. Mike Dietz of the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources talked to NBC Connecticut last week about how we can reduce contamination.
“‘This is a worldwide problem. It’s a really big problem in the United States because the amount of salt that we’ve been applying has been increasing dramatically over the past few decades,’ he said.
Dietz says the only solution is to apply less salt. Over the winter, a UConn pilot program showed encouraging results, and saved the university $300,000.”
Read the full story: http://bit.ly/CTRoadSalt
There are a number of steps that a homeowner can take to help protect their private well.
Article by Karen Filchak, Retired Extension Educator