Tag: TWON
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POSTPONED: Water well owner trainings set for March 23, 24
Texas Well Owner Network trainings scheduled for March 23 in Bandera and March 24 in Bulverde have been postponed. The Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) program is an educational training offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and other partner agencies and organizations. The Well Educated trainings are free…
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Water Well Owner Training set for Feb. 5 in College Station
Article originally written by Paul Schattenberg, A&M AgriLife A Texas Well Owner Network, or TWON, training has been scheduled for Feb. 5 in College Station. The Well Educated training, which is free and open to the public, will be 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the Wellborn Community Center, 4119 Greens Prairie Road W. in College Station. Joel…
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TWRI Program Spotlight: Texas Well Owner Network
TWON offers regular voluntary private water well screenings and training events. WELL INFORMED Screenings The Well Informed screenings are short programs where well owners can bring water samples for screening for fecal coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrate-nitrogen and salinity. Sample screenings are followed by an explanation of the results and water well protection practices. WELL EDUCATED…
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Private water well screenings set for October in six Texas counties
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe The Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) will present water well screenings in October in Andrews, Gaines, Howard and Martin counties to give Permian Basin residents the opportunity to have their well water tested. TWON is also hosting free screenings in Chambers and Jefferson counties for area residents whose water wells flooded…
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Texas Well Owner Network trainings scheduled for November
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe The Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) has scheduled several free Well Educated trainings for November for private water well owners who depend on household wells for their water needs. Joel Pigg, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and TWON coordinator, College Station, said the TWON program was established to help…
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Private water well owners should test well after a flood
Private water well owners whose wells flooded during Tropical Depression Imelda should assume that their well water is contaminated until tested, said Diane Boellstorff, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service water resource specialist. “You should not use water from a flooded well for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing your teeth or even bathing until you are satisfied…
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Private water well owners should test well after a flood
Private water well owners whose wells flooded during Tropical Depression Imelda should assume that their well water is contaminated until tested, said Diane Boellstorff, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service water resource specialist. “You should not use water from a flooded well for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing your teeth or even bathing until you are satisfied…
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Private water well screening set for May 8 in Kimble County
The Texas Well Owner Network is hosting a water well screening May 8 in Junction to give area residents the opportunity to have their well water screened. The screening will be from 8:30–10 a.m. at the Kimble County Courthouse, second floor, 501 Main St. A meeting explaining screening results will be at 1 p.m. May 8 at…
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Well water screening opportunities set for April in North Texas
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer several Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) well water screenings in April in the North Texas area. The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is partnering with AgriLife Extension and TWON on these screenings. Events are also in collaboration with various AgriLife Extension offices in North Texas. “Private water wells should be tested…
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Water well owner training set for Feb. 22 in Marlin
A Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) training has been scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Falls County Courthouse, 125 Bridge St., County Court Room 110 in Marlin. The “Well Educated” training is free and open to the public. Dr. Drew Gholson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and TWON coordinator, College Station, said the…
