[This webinar is especially important for those people living in areas subject to oil and gas well drilling which can impact your water well. You need to know the warning signs of contamination]
Do you live in one of the more than one million homes and farms in Pennsylvania that get their drinking water from a private well or spring?
Do you know what is in your drinking water and how to keep it safe for you and your family? Would you like to have your water tested for free?
The Private Water Supply Education and Water Testing event is designed for people who manage a private drinking water supply.
The webinar will cover how to test and protect your well or spring and when water treatment might make sense.
It will also discuss well and spring system inspection and maintenance so you know how to protect your family, your property, and the groundwater we share.
This event is for residents of Pennsylvania who use a private water supply (well, spring, cistern) in their primary residence.
To qualify for free water testing, participants must register and attend the webinar.
Only one test is permitted per household. Water testing supplies will be distributed to participants after attending the event. Using a pre-paid mailer, participants must return their water samples by a specified date.
The following parameters will be tested: bacteria, nitrate, manganese, lead, copper, barium, sodium, and arsenic. All these tests are related to potential health risks and can only be detected through water testing.
Barium and sodium are frequently associated with oil and gas wastewater contamination.
Funding for this program was possible by the state Department of Health cooperative agreement with CDC Environmental Health Capacity building initiative and support from the Penn State Master Well Owner Network grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Click Here to register and for more information.
Visit the Penn State Extension website to learn more about many other educational opportunities.
Related Articles This Week:
-- Cecil Township Supervisors In Washington County Adopt 2,500 Setback From Shale Gas Well Pads From Homes, Businesses, 5,000 Foot Setback From Hospitals, Schools [PaEN]
-- PA Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Punish Local Elected Officials Who Want To Protect Their Constituents From The Documented Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Protect PT, Three Rivers Waterkeeper Appeal DEP Permits For CNX Slickville Natural Gas, Shale Gas Wastewater Pipelines Project In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- 66 Water Withdrawals Now Restricted In Susquehanna River Basin Due To Low-Flow Water Conditions, Most Shale Gas-related [PaEN]
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Dec. 12 Learn How To Effectively Advocate For Change Workshop In Washington County [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Observer-Reporter: Cecil Township Supervisors Approve Ordinance Increasing Setbacks For New Shale Gas Well Pads [PDF of Article]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Cecil Township Supervisors Pull The Trigger On Frack ‘Ban’ Via Setbacks [PDF of Article]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Pushes Back Against Cecil Township’s 2,500 Foot Setback From Well Pads [PDF of Article]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: MarkWest/MPLX To Add Natural Gas Liquids Processing Plant At Harmon Creek Facility In Smith Twp., Washington County [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Fracking Turns 20 In Pennsylvania, Towns Consider New Regulations For Distance Between Homes And Well Pads [Cecil Twp., Washington County] [PDF of Article]
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Celebrating 20 Years Of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development - By Dave Callahan, Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition & Jeff Kotula, Washington County Chamber of Commerce [PDF of Article]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Coterra Energy Expands Curtailment Of Marcellus Drilling, Fracking; No Rigs In Marcellus Due To Low Prices [PDF of Article]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: CEO Of PA Fracking Services Company Says Shale Gas Drillers Are Idle, Hitting Rock Bottom Due To Low Natural Gas Prices [PDF of Article]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Federal Court Agrees The Environmental Hearing Board Can Hear Appeals Of Transco’s Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette: Beaver County Styrene Plastics Plant To Shut Down In January Citing Aging Plant
-- TribLive: Pennsylvanians See Utility Bills Climb Despite Living In One Of America’s Most Productive Natural Gas States
-- Marcellus Drilling News: EQT CEO Says Shale Gas Needs To Get Back To Building Pipelines To Export Gas, For AI Boom [PDF of Article]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Natural Gas Execs Say Demand Likely To Grow In Next Decade Thanks To Rise In LNG Gas Exports, Demand For Data Center Power
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Deep Well Services Company In Southwest PA To Be Bought By United Arab Emirates Company
-- Utility Dive: FERC Rejects Interconnection Pact For Amazon Data Center At Talen Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County
-- Utility Dive: FERC’s Amazon, Talen Energy Ruling ‘Not The Final Word’ On Nuclear, Data Center Colocation: Constellation CEO
-- Reuters: FERC OKs Introduction Of Natural Gas To New LNG Gas Export Facility In Louisiana
[Posted: November 8, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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