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Scott County reports widespread arsenic in private wells, expands testing, cites treatment support
Summary
County staff described a well-test kit program, a 2019 outreach surge that increased testing, evidence of arsenic countywide, and available treatment or mitigation programs including an Ag Department‑funded treatment grant with neighboring counties.
Scott County staff told commissioners that private-well testing and outreach have revealed arsenic in wells across the county and described programs to diagnose and mitigate contamination.
Case with logic, the county’s environmental services manager, explained how residents can obtain well-test kits, submit samples to a lab and receive results. County staff then share aggregate findings with watershed planners and refer homeowners to state agencies when results suggest action.
The panel reviewed a 2019 outreach effort prompted by Department of Health guidance…
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