Environmental health team braces for larger nitrate-testing demand from new lodging codes
Jan 13, 2026
Oneida County environmental health staff told the Board of Health Committee new lodging codes taking effect end of January will increase nitrate testing by more than 500 samples; staff are doing a cost analysis on whether to bring testing in-house or continue sending samples to UW Oshkosh.
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Jody McKinney, representing Environmental Health, told the Board of Health Committee that new lodging codes taking effect at the end of January will trigger a substantial increase in nitrate testing demand — more than 500 additional samples — and that the department is conducting a cost analysis to decide whether to perform testing in-house or continue sending samples to UW Oshkosh.
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