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Extension staff urge regular well testing in New Canaan; presenters offer mobile-lab event and sample kits
Summary
Alec Janis and Michael Dietz of the Yukon Department of Extension told the Conservation Commission that well owners should test for basic indicators every 1–2 years and for arsenic/uranium every 3–5 years; extension staff offered to coordinate a mobile-lab drop-off testing event and provide sample kits and educational materials.
Extension staff briefed the Conservation Commission on private well risks, testing recommendations and options for town-supported testing on Dec. 11.
Alec Janis, presenting for the Yukon Department of Extension, told the commission that well owners often misunderstand groundwater: "All the water beneath our feet... you own that water, and that is simply untrue," he said, explaining precipitation, aquifer types and how surface activities can affect shallow dug wells. Janis described two common well types—dug wells (shallow, surface-influenced) and drilled wells (deeper, into fractured bedrock)—and listed typical contaminants in Connecticut: iron and manganese, and occasional detections of arsenic, uranium, lead,…
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