Tag: well water screenings
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Private water well screenings set for Scurry and Mitchell counties Aug. 6 – 7
Residents in Scurry and Mitchell counties are invited to participate in water well screenings and results meetings.
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Private water well screenings set for Plum Creek watershed Aug. 4-5
Residents in Caldwell and Hays Counties are invited to participate in water well screenings and results meetings.
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Private water well screenings in Brewster, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties July 20-21
Residents can receive low-cost well water screenings, results interpretation, and rainwater harvesting education
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Private water well screenings set for South Texas June 22-26
Residents near Benavides, Falfurrias, Robstown, Rio Grande City, Raymondville, Edinburg, San Benito, Sinton, Refugio, Laredo, Alice and Kingsville are invited to water well screenings and results meetings.
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Private water well screenings set for Kerr County May 19-20
Residents in Kerr County are invited to participate in water well screenings and results meetings.
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Private water well screenings set for Hays County March 4-5
Residents in Hays County are invited to water well screenings and a results meeting.
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14 Years of the Texas Well Owner Network
Pigg said that testing water wells is vital because even if the water tastes fine, there could be harmful bacteria, chemicals or naturally occurring pollutants that can harm humans in it. The next day or later that week, residents return to receive their water quality results and attend an educational program. Pigg helps residents interpret…
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Private water well screening set for Nov. 15 in Wimberley
The Texas Well Owner Network in conjunction with the Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed Partnership is hosting a “Well Educated” water well screening Nov. 15 in Wimberley to give area residents the opportunity to have their well water screened. Joel Pigg, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and TWON coordinator, College Station, said the TWON program is for…
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Private water well screenings set for South Texas May 22-25
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, is hosting six upcoming events in south Texas May 22-23 to allow residents to have their well water screened: a “Well Educated” water well screening in Benavides and five “Well Informed” water well screenings in Falfurrias, Robstown, Kingsville, Zapata and Cuero. Joel Pigg, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and TWON coordinator,…
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Water wells need to be tested after flood
Article originally written by Joel Pigg The Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) is reminding residents that if their water wells become flooded, they should have their well water tested. Diane Boellstorff, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service water resource specialist, College Station, said private water well owners whose wells flood should assume their well water is contaminated until screened.…
