Penn State Extension To Host 10 In-Person Safe Drinking Water Clinic Workshops On How To Protect, Test, Treat Water From Private Wells, Springs Starting June 3

The Penn State Extension will host a series of 10 in-person Safe Drinking Water Clinic workshops on How To Protect, Test, Treat Water from private wells and springs in Allegheny, Beaver, Centre, Clarion, Perry, Pike, Potter and York counties.

More than one million homes and farms across Pennsylvania rely on private wells and springs for their drinking water—yet many owners are unaware of the steps needed to safeguard these vital supplies. 

The "Safe Drinking Water Clinic" is designed to empower private well and spring owners with the knowledge and tools to protect their water source, their property, and their health. 

Learn how to properly test your water, explore treatment options, and understand essential maintenance and inspection practices to ensure long-term water quality and system reliability. 

During this no-cost, ninety-minute workshop, participants will also have the opportunity to test their home’s drinking water and gain practical insights into protecting both their family and the shared groundwater resources beneath their feet.

Free water testing is frequently offered to a limited number of households at these workshops. Instructions for collecting your water sample can be found under the More Info tab on the workshop webpage.

Testing for any of the following may be offered: bacteria, pH, total dissolved solids, and nitrate nitrogen. Test results are not official; rather, they are intended to help participants determine how soon additional testing by a state-accredited laboratory should be considered.

The workshops will be held--

-- June 3: New Bethlehem, Clarion County1:00 p.m.

-- June 10: Monaca, Beaver County, 1:00 p.m.

-- June 15: Hawley, Pike County, 2:00 p.m.

-- June 15: Hawley, Pike County, 6:00 p.m.

-- June 22: Bellefonte, Centre County, 6:00 p.m.

-- June 23: Coudersport, Potter County, 1:00 p.m.

-- June 24: New Bloomfield, Perry County, 1:00 p.m.

-- June 24: New Bloomfield, Perry County, 6:00 p.m.

-- June 29: McKeesport, Allegheny County, 6:30 p.m.

-- June 30: York, York County, 6:30 p.m.

Click Here to register and for more information.

Visit the Penn State Extension website for more information on many other educational opportunities.

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[Posted: May 25, 2026]  PA Environment Digest