Sponsored by the Grant County Cooperative Extension Service, the New Mexico Department of Health, and the Water Resources Research Institute at NMSU.
Private well owners in Grant County are invited to stop by the Grant County Extension Office at 2610 N. Silver St. in Silver City and pick up a free water sampling kit from 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The kit includes an instruction sheet explaining how to collect your sample and submit it for free testing. Tests can be brought in until the end of March.
The samples are shipped to a commercial laboratory in Albuquerque and tested for the presence of Coliform, Fluoride, arsenic, and other contaminants. Results are provided to property owners within three weeks.
The service is a part of a research project conducted by the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and the State Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) at New Mexico State University.
For more information, contact the Grant County Extension Office at 575-388-1559.
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