Shalersville – Free well water monitoring will be conducted at 3:15 P.M., Sunday, June 1, 2014, at Sand Hill Stable on State Route 303, just west of the 303/44 intersection. Participants are asked to arrive as close to 3:15 as possible.
Trained water monitors from Concerned Citizens Ohio will test for chemicals and salts that can show possible contamination from nearby drilling, injection wells, or pipeline leaks.
These water evaluations are not EPA certified, but they do provide a baseline in the event of contamination. CCO recommends that private water wells should be tested by an EPA certified lab, such as the Portage County Health Department, especially now that new pipeline construction threatens to pass close to individual water wells.
How and where a water sample is taken is important. If possible, run cold water for a full ten minutes before the water reaches hot water heaters, softeners, or other treatment. Collect the sample in a clean, large mouth glass jar (such as a mason jar)— at least two cups’ worth. Names should be on jars.
Since Sand Hill Stable, our new location, is a private barn, we ask participants not to disturb any of the animals. The barn is one of northeastern Ohio’s first examples of 100% use of renewable solar energy, and it is a privilege to be there.
While awaiting test results, Concerned Citizens Ohio coordinator Mary Greer will present an update on county efforts to improve road quality near injection wells, which receive heavy truck traffic, and an update on the monitoring water well program now being designed to alert residents who live near the injection well on Allyn Road in Hiram. the monitoring well program will be similar to the Garrettsville program, though not as in-depth.
For further information, call Mary Greer, 330-472-8086
