CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT
Test Your Well

As a service to private well owners, the Miami Conservancy District fosters a nitrate screening program called “Test Your Well.” Test Your Well events invite private well owners to bring a sample of their well water to be tested for the presence of nitrates at no charge. The program objective is to motivate private well owners to manage their own drinking water source in a responsible way.

The Test Your Well events are organized as an informational fair - allowing participants to learn more about groundwater protection and their own well while they wait for the results of their nitrate screening. While the results are completely anonymous, participants often take advantage of the expert staff people present to have their questions answered about water quality, well maintenance, and potential pollution sources.

MCD partners with local health departments, soil and water conservation districts, FFA (Future Farmers of America), high school environmental studies classes, and Ohio State University Extension to present Test Your Well.

.