The Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program (MGSP) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Groundwater Monitoring Program sponsor domestic well water screenings for several reasons. The screenings are a service to private well owners that they can use to evaluate their exposure to nitrate, nitrite and atrazine.

The screenings also serve an educational purpose. Well owners taking part in a sample screening learn about local and state groups working to protect groundwater, and they learn about potential sources of groundwater contamination.

For general information on water screenings, contact your local Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program (MGSP) technician at your local conservation district or MSU Extension office.

Upcoming Ag Expo Well Water Screening Event:

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and the Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program are sponsoring a free drinking water well testing program at Michigan State University's 2008 Ag Expo in East Lansing. This year Ag Expo runs from July 15 - 17. Water samples from private drinking water wells will be tested for nitrate and the pesticide atrazine. Testing is free to participants.  For more information follow the link to the Ag Expo 2008 Water Testing handout.

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