Post-flooding water well screenings set for Fredericksburg, Comfort, Boerne Aug. 12-13
Residents impacted by July floods invited to free water well screenings, results meeting
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, is hosting a free water screening event for residents with private water wells impacted by flood waters during July rainfall events. Water samples can be dropped off at multiple locations on Aug. 12, with a results meeting on Aug. 13 in Comfort.
Water samples will be screened for total coliform bacteria and E. coli bacteria.
Joel Pigg, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and TWON coordinator, Bryan-College Station, said the Texas Well Owner Network program is for Texas residents who depend on household wells for their water needs.
Water sampling and meeting information
Water samples can be dropped off at the following locations on Aug. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to noon:
- AgriLife Extension office for Gillespie County, 38 Business Court, Fredericksburg.
- Hill Country Underground Water Conservation District, 508 S. Washington St., Fredericksburg.
- AgriLife Extension office for Kendall County, 118 Saunders, Suite No. 2, Boerne
- Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, 9 Toepperwein Road, Boerne.
The follow-up meeting to explain screening results will be on Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. at the Comfort Public Library, 701 High St., Comfort.
Sampling instructions
Those submitting samples are asked to follow the water sample instructions available at twon.tamu.edu. A water sample form must be completed for each sample.
To learn more about the programs offered through the network or to find additional publications and resources, visit twon.tamu.edu. For more information on these water screenings, contact John Smith, AgriLife Extension program specialist in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, at [email protected] or 979-204-0573.
The screenings are presented by AgriLife Extension and Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, in partnership with the AgriLife Extension offices for Gillespie County and Kendall County.
Funding for TWON is through a Clean Water Act nonpoint source grant provided by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The project is managed by TWRI, a unit of Texas A&M AgriLife Research that combines expertise across The Texas A&M University System.
