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Higgins Lake Foundation launches 'Be WellWise' free well-testing program for watershed townships
Summary
The Higgins Lake Foundation introduced 'Be WellWise,' a free well-water testing program (June 10–Sept 30) for Beavercreek, Gerrish and Lyon townships; Raven Analytical will test for E. coli, total coliform, nitrate and nitrite and results will be shared with property owners.
The Higgins Lake Foundation presented a new free well-water testing initiative called "Be WellWise" at the Roscommon County Board meeting. The program runs June 10 through Sept. 30 and is available to residents of three townships in the Higgins Lake watershed (Beavercreek, Gerrish and Lyon) who drink from private wells. Testing, provided by Raven Analytical Laboratories in Roscommon, will screen for E. coli, total coliform, nitrate and nitrite; individual results are delivered to property owners and may be shared with health departments if property owners opt in.
"We wanna provide assurance to let them know what's safe and is healthy to drink or indeed if there are contaminants in there," said John Bridal of the Higgins Lake Foundation. The foundation emphasized privacy: it will not publish names or contact information and will present any aggregated data without identifying individual properties.
The program includes an intake/consent form and instructions; kits must reach Raven within 30 hours of sampling and Raven accepts samples Monday–Thursday only, which constrains sample collection days. Foundation leaders said kits cost about $45 each and that the foundation is limiting distribution to watershed residents to conserve resources while seeking significant participation for meaningful aquifer analysis. The board and staff offered to publicize the program on county channels and requested electronic materials to post to the county website.
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