UW-Extension recommends that well owners sample their well at least once per year, at a different time of the year. You can test your water through the Fond du Lac County Health Department, the UW-Extension lab in Stevens Point, the State Lab of Hygiene or other private laboratories in the area. Below are descriptions of […]
Friendship Area Families with private drinking water wells tested their water in November 2018. There were only a few bacteria positive results, with no e. coli found, and only a few wells with nitrates in low levels. These results are typical for the Town and can be explained by the clay soils that help filter […]
Todos en el condado de Fond du Lac recibimos el agua potable de norias, sean norias del municipio o sean norias privadas. El agua de las norias de los municipios se analiza los empleados del municipio frecuentemente. Si no está saludable tomar, el municipio alerta al público que esté afectada. El agua de las norias […]
Residents of the Town of Ripon and neighboring municipalities are invited to participate in a well water sampling program beginning March 11.
Thanks to the many households who have participated in township wide water sampling over the years, excellent data about our groundwater is now available in this report authored by UWEX Groundwater Specialist Kevin Masarik. Everyone in Fond du Lac County drinks well water either from a private well or a municipal well. This report explains […]
Would your Township or Village like to offer a municipal well water sampling program? If so, contact the UW-Extension office. We can offer logistical and educational support. Here are more resources for you as you plan your program.
Water rates are going up in cities, but even rural residents on wells have reasons to conserve water. Get some tips here.
