From nadege.dubuisson at state.or.us Fri Jul 1 08:04:55 2016 From: nadege.dubuisson at state.or.us (Dubuisson Nadege) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:04:55 +0000 Subject: [Oregon_dwsp] Opportunity for Free Well Assessment & Webinar for testing Labs Message-ID: <207933c43a4142b2ad7543282da2adc2@WPOHAEXCL03.dhs.sdc.pvt> A few opportunities: 1. Opportunity for Free Well Assessment Our partners in the RCAP network are seeking additional well owners to participate in a pilot test of a new private well assessment tool. Well owners are often unaware of the possible causes of contamination to their water. Older wells may not be sealed properly near the surface or their source of water may be shallow and influenced by potential pollutant sources like feedlots, septic systems, and other land uses. In partnership with an expert workgroup, we developed this assessment tool to provide a well owner with a comprehensive evaluation of the possible sources of contamination at or near their well. The tool is designed to be administered by water and environmental health professionals as a service to well owners. RCAP is currently working in roughly half of the states to complete 720 assessments by January 2017. The assessment process will help a well owner understand the potential risks and vulnerabilities that might impact their drinking water. It considers site conditions, geology, land use practices, well construction, and maintenance to provide a well owner with a list of possible concerns, if any are found. Additionally, recommendations and best practices will be provided to help them keep their well and family safe from well contamination. The assessments are free, but may be limited to certain geographic areas. To nominate a well for assessment (including your own), please send an email to sdwilson at illinois.edu with the following information: Well Owner Name: Well Owner Email: Well Owner Phone: Well Location: Or, if you would like to learn more about it, give Steve a call at 217-333-0956. 2. What Water Testing Labs Need to Know about Private Wells Wednesday, July 19, 2016 at 1PM CT Co-hosted by PrivateWellClass.org and APHL http://privatewellclass.org/lab-webinar Do you receive questions from well owners that go beyond water quality? In this free 90-minute webinar training, hosted by The Private Well Class in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Laboratories, you'll learn the answers to the most common homeowner questions about groundwater and private wells, including: Where can I learn more about well care? Why do I even need to test my well water? What do I do with my sample results? Nad?ge Dubuisson, MPH, CHES Public Health Educator Public Health Division nadege.dubuisson at state.or.us 971-673-1213 [cid:image001.jpg at 01D10D96.C6B9DCE0][e943ecc8-5be2-4768-a17e-1b829b908afe][541aa3ae-22f4-4ed9-bfd4-35cb8d8633b6] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this email in error, please advise me immediately by reply email, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4583 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image003.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1351 bytes Desc: image003.gif URL: From tara.a.chetock at state.or.us Wed Jul 20 09:02:56 2016 From: tara.a.chetock at state.or.us (CHETOCK Tara A) Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:02:56 +0000 Subject: [Oregon_dwsp] FW: July 2016 Wellowner Tip Sheet In-Reply-To: <98694225l776337l25576l0l0720104551@m6.criticalimpactinc.com> References: <98694225l776337l25576l0l0720104551@m6.criticalimpactinc.com> Message-ID: <3aea86d266cf44c98db40ac7de1f3118@WPOHAEXCL09.dhs.sdc.pvt> FYI ~ TaraChetock Tara Chetock, MHA Program Coordinator Beach Monitoring Program | Domestic Well Safety Program From: Cliff Treyens (National Ground Water Association) [mailto:ctreyens at ngwa.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 7:46 AM To: CHETOCK Tara A Subject: July 2016 Wellowner Tip Sheet To view this email as a web page, go here [http://portal.criticalimpact.com/user/25576/image/welltipsheet_hdr.gif] View as PDF July, 2016 Have a question? Visit the wellcare? Hotline at 888-395-1033 [skypec2c://r/204] 888-395-1033 FREE [http://portal.criticalimpact.com/user/25576/image/7_16.jpg] Helping well owners overcome obstacles No one likes barriers, including well owners. The harder something is to understand or execute, the less likely a well owner is to act. This is true of water testing, well maintenance, and groundwater protection. Here are some ways to simplify the process of water well stewardship. The following resources are accessible through the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) website, WellOwner.org?or each resource can be linked to separately. Water testing: Three common questions well owners have regarding water testing are: (1) ?What do I test for?? (2) ?How do I get a water test?? and (3) ?How do I interpret my test results?? NGWA recommends that well owners test annually for bacteria, nitrate, and anything of local concern. Regarding contaminants of local concern, NGWA suggests that well owners start by contacting their local health department about what of local concern is worth testing. Well owners can find their local health department by clicking here. To arrange a water testing, NGWA recommends that well owners first ask their local health department what water tests it offers. For anything else, or as an alternative, click here to find out about certified drinking water testing labs in your state. Some drinking water testing labs provide a clear interpretation of water results, but others provide test data without much explanation. NGWA recommends well owners ask their lab or local health department to interpret test results. You also can click here for one of several available online water test interpretation tools. For simple guidance on water testing, well owners can click here to access NGWA?s Well Owner smartphone app and its web version of the app. Well maintenance: Many well owners have no idea what regular well maintenance should be done. For simple guidance on well maintenance, well owners can access NGWA?s Well Owner smartphone app and its web version of the app (see the following story). Another obstacle for some well owners is where to start in finding a water well system professional to conduct maintenance on their well. Click here to access NGWA's Contractor Lookup service, which lists NGWA-member and NGWA-certified water well system professionals. Click here to find the person in your state who oversees water well contractor licensing. Other times well owners want to know if some aspect of their well system is up to code. Click here to obtain contact information for person who oversees well construction standards in your state. Groundwater protection: Many well owners do not understand good groundwater protection practices. For simple guidance on groundwater protection, click here to access NGWA?s Well Owner smartphone app and/or its web version of the app. Also, you can click here to access places where hazardous household substances can be disposed of or recycled. Free well owner's manuals available The Water Systems Council has produced a 32-page Well Owner's Manual in hard copy and electronic form. It includes sections on water well systems, well maintenance, selecting a well contractor, protecting your wellhead, water well testing, and understanding water test results. Copies are available from: ? Rural Community Assistance Partnership regional offices ? The Water Systems Council via email or online. [http://portal.criticalimpact.com/user/25576/image/protect_your_GW_day_2016_1_.png] Apply for free water well assessments The Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) is seeking additional private well owners to receive an in-person water well assessment completed at the well using a new assessment tool. The assessment tool will help a well owner understand the potential risks and vulnerabilities that might impact the drinking water. It considers site conditions, geology, land use practices, well construction, and maintenance. RCAP will not be opening the well or sampling from the tap. To nominate your well for an assessment, please send an email to Steve Wilson at sdwilson at illinois.edu with the well owner name, email address, and telephone number along with the well location. Get free well owner app today Get a free well owner app today! Receive important information at your fingertips about water well maintenance, water quality, and groundwater protection. * Download the app from Google or from Apple * The corresponding website can be accessed here. [http://portal.criticalimpact.com/user/25576/image/Screenshot_phone1.png] Well owner videos Watch new well owner videos on well inspections, well cleaning, well disinfection, well decommissioning, lead in drinking water, and water treatment. [http://portal.criticalimpact.com/user/25576/image/wellownerfooter650.gif] National Ground Water Association 601 Dempsey Road Westerville, OH 43081 800 551.7379 | 614 898.7791 www.NGWA.org Add the sender ngwa at ngwa.org to your safe sender list to be sure you don't miss any future announcements. 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URL: From tara.a.chetock at state.or.us Mon Jul 25 10:42:55 2016 From: tara.a.chetock at state.or.us (CHETOCK Tara A) Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:42:55 +0000 Subject: [Oregon_dwsp] FW: New Webinar Scheduled - Lead in Drinking Water In-Reply-To: <1bd4c78e585e844af212fc3d2031ac4b36e.20160725105954@mail28.atl111.rsgsv.net> References: <1bd4c78e585e844af212fc3d2031ac4b36e.20160725105954@mail28.atl111.rsgsv.net> Message-ID: <4667fa26a0cf4043b2973db28493c9c6@WPOHAEXCL09.dhs.sdc.pvt> FYI ~ TaraChetock Tara Chetock, MHA Program Coordinator Beach Monitoring Program | Domestic Well Safety Program From: PrivateWellClass.org [mailto:info=privatewellclass.org at mail28.atl111.rsgsv.net] On Behalf Of PrivateWellClass.org Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 4:01 AM To: CHETOCK Tara A Subject: New Webinar Scheduled - Lead in Drinking Water Worried about lead? View this email in your browser [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/1bd4c78e585e844af212fc3d2/images/05e34c13-e4ac-4b40-b6a3-3d09f4f2bb20.png] Dear Tara, Are you concerned about lead in your drinking water? We've developed a brand new webinar to specifically address this issue for well owners. In this free 90-minute online training, you'll learn how lead can enter drinking water in homes with private wells and what to do next if you suspect your family is at risk. Here are the details: What Well Owners Need to Know about Lead in Drinking Water August 30, 2016 from 1-2:30 p.m. CDT * Register for the webinar As always we'll begin with a short presentation covering the most common questions, followed by plenty of time for additional Q&A. Questions may be submitted after you register or live on the webinar. The event will be recorded. The Private Well Class Team Please feel free to forward this message to anyone who might be interested! 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