Drinking Water
- UW-Extension Groundwater Report for Oconto County – March, 2007
- Rain Gardens are a beautiful way to protect water quality
Resources:
- Drinking Water Quality Extension Publications
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – Drinking Water and Groundwater
Working to safeguard Wisconsin drinking water and groundwater now and in the future. - University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Center for Watershed Sciene and Education
- What do they do?
Support watershed stewardship
Assist citizens with lake, river and drinking water quality problems
Promote management strategies for water resource protection; Provide water quality assessment and support
Prepare students for careers as water resource professionals
The following are all PDF documents
- Arsenic in Drinking Water brochure, More…
- Bacteriological Contamination of Drinking Water Wells
- Copper and Your Health
- Cryptosporidium: A Risk to Our Drinking Water
- Groundwater Problems and Solutions
- Iron in Drinking Water
- Lead in Drinking Water
- Nitrate in Drinking Water (English)
- Nitrate (Hmong translation) in Drinking Water
- Operator Handbook (For Other-than-Municipal and Non-Transient, Non-community Water Systems)
- Owner/Operator Handbook (For Transient, Non-Community Water Systems)
- Radium in Drinking Water
- Sulfur Bacteria Problems in Wells
- Volatile Organic Chemicals in Drinking Water
- Well Protection: An ounce of prevention…
- Well Filling and Sealing
- Well Chlorination in Arsenic Sensitive Areas
Over the Counter Test Kit Sales
The following test bottles can be obtained at the Oconto County UW-Extension Office. (There is a $3 charge for the sample bottle at the Extension office which you will deduct from the sample costs below.)
- Total Coliform Bacteria – Test the bacteriological safety of a water supply $23.00 (Priority analysis-48 hr turnaround $46)
- Nitrate plus Nitrite-Nitrogen – These are the most common chemical contaminants in Wisconsin groundwater. They may also serve as an indicator of the potential presence of other contaminants, such as pesticides or trace organic chemicals from septic system effluent. $16.00 (Priority analysis-48 hr turnaround $32)
- pH – Measure of relative acidity of the water. Useful in assessing the corrosivity of water to plumbing. $9.00
- Alkalinity – Amount of bicarbonate, the major anion in water, related to pH and corrosion $9.00
- Hardness – Measure of the amount of calcium and magnesium. Important if water softening is considered. $9.00
- Chloride – An indicator ion that, if found in elevated concentration, indicates potential contamination from sptic systems, fertilizer, landfills, or road salt. $10.00
- Conductivity – Measure of total dissolved mineral in water. Change in conductivity or unusual ratio of conductivity to hardness may signal presence of contaminants. $8.00
- Corrosivity Index – The corrosivity index is a calculation to determine the tendency of water to be corrosive or scale forming. $24.00
Homeowner Package – (consists of the above 8 tests) $49.00
- Homeowner Package plus Fluoride – $65.00
- Fluoride when not included with the Homeowner Package – $19.00
Interpreting Your Drinking Water Quality Test Results
- Information relating to tests for other chemicals can be obtained through Oconto County UW-Extension and the
