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May 29, 2025

Well water screening offered June 12-13 in Williamson and Milam counties 

Residents of Brushy Creek watershed, well owners near Thrall, Georgetown and Taylor invited

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April 30, 2025

Private water well screenings set for Nolanville on May 12-13

Residents receive water screening, educational training in groundwater and surface water protection

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April 25, 2025

Private water well screenings set for North Texas on May 6-7

Residents of Bowie, Cass and Red River counties are invited to screenings, results meetings

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April 23, 2025

Private water well screenings set for Northeast Texas May 5-8

Residents of Harrison, Gregg, Rusk, Marion, Panola counties invited to screenings, results meetings

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April 9, 2025

Private water well screenings set for Permian Basin April 21-24 

Samples will be screened for total coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrate-nitrogen, arsenic and salinity

April 8, 2025

Private water well screenings slated for Far West Texas April 21-22 

Residents of Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio counties invited to screenings and results meetings

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March 26, 2025

Private water well screenings set April 7-8 in Hays County

Residents invited to low-cost water well screenings and results meeting

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January 3, 2025

Private water well screenings set for Jan. 17-18 in Goliad

Residents are invited to water well screenings and results meeting

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December 3, 2024

Private water well screenings Dec. 17-18 for Wilson County

Samples will be tested for contaminants, including total coliform bacteria, E. coli

September 9, 2024

Private water well screenings set for Port Lavaca and Bay City Sept. 23-24 

Samples will be screened for contaminants and salinity

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August 23, 2024

South Plains private water well screenings set for Sept. 16-20

Samples will be screened for contaminants and salinity

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July 31, 2024

Private water well screenings set for Aug. 13-14 in Hempstead

Samples will be screened for contaminants and salinity

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June 26, 2024

Private well water screenings in Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer area set for July 10, July 11 in Austin

Samples will be screened for contaminants and salinity

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February 28, 2024

Cool-season crops doing well thanks to fall rain

July 25, 2023

Water well owners: Don’t get left high and dry during drought

What Texans who rely on groundwater need to know now

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October 31, 2022

Private water well screening set for counties in the Panhandle

Multiple counties involved in meetings Nov. 15 in White Deer; Nov. 16 in Canadian; Nov. 17 in Hereford

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October 19, 2022

Three private water well screening meetings set in the South Plains

Seminole, Lamesa and Lubbock all will host well water testing

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August 25, 2020

Water wells should be tested after a flood

AgriLife Extension expert: Assume flooded well water is contaminated until tested

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September 19, 2019

Water wells need to be tested after flood 

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December 20, 2018

Experts: Get private well water screened after flooding to ensure safety