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Dunn County’s new water lab turns profit in early months after partnership with Land & Water
Summary
Dunn County’s on-site water lab has processed hundreds of samples since starting operations and reported a small net surplus after batch processing and a large Land & Water partnership; staff proposed expanding outreach and invoicing options to increase private-well and nonmunicipal system testing.
Amy (Environmental Health specialist) told the board the county’s laboratory for private well and nonmunicipal water testing has been operating for roughly six to eight months and, with recent batch sampling, produced a modest net positive result. Amy said the lab processed 311 nitrate samples supplied through a Land & Water Conservation Department project and that batch processing of those samples reduced per-sample costs to about $19.90 for nitrate testing.
Amy said costs for single-sample runs…
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