Well owners bring in 39 well water samples to event hosted by Londesboro and District Lions Club on November 14, 2024 to promote well water protection
The Londesboro and District Lions Club hosted its second Water Wise event of 2024 and local well owners brought in 39 well water samples, on November 14, for testing by local public health. More than 40 people attended the Water Wise event where they learned about well water testing and water protection. The event took place at Lions Hall.
Volunteers from the Lions Club, along with participating local businesses, have distributed hundreds of water sampling bottles in the community. The Lions Club volunteers and drinking water source protection staff ensured samples were kept chilled and delivered to Huron Perth Public Health for testing the morning after the event. Information on well protection and septic maintenance was available at the event.
The November event was made possible thanks to funding from the County of Huron’s Huron Clean Water Project.
The November 14 event encouraged well owners to ‘test, protect and maintain’: Test your well water; protect your well; and maintain your well and septic system. To learn about best practices to protect your well water, visit the local drinking water source protection best practices web page.
Having well water tested is important to a well owner to ensure their family, friends and neighbours are safe. Getting a sample bottle locally, and having someone deliver it to Huron Perth Public Health for them, made it easier and more convenient for well owners.
The November event was the tenth Water Wise well testing and public information event held in the region since 2023. More than 460 well owners have attended the events and organizers have delivered more than 440 water sample bottles to local public health. Service clubs and volunteers have helped to distribute more than 1,500 bottles as part of the initiative.
If you missed the well water sampling and testing event, you can still pick up a water sample bottle and get your well water tested. Huron Perth Public Health provides seven locations where you can pick up your water sampling bottle and return it, within 48 hours, for testing:
- Clinton (Huron Perth Public Health, Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 77722B London Road)
- Exeter (South Huron Hospital, 24 Huron Street West, Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)
- Listowel (Huron Perth Public Health, 161 Inkerman Street West, Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
- Milverton (50 William Street, Community Outreach entrance, Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
- Seaforth (Seaforth Community Hospital Lab, 24 Centennial Drive, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.)
- Stratford (Huron Perth Public Health, 653 West Gore Street, Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.)
- Wingham (Wingham and District Hospital Lab, 270 Carling Terrace, Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
A photo of organizers of Water Wise event in November 2024 in Londesborough.
WELL WATER SAMPLING AND TESTING EVENT WAS HELD AT LONDESBORO AND DISTRICT LIONS HALL ON NOVEMBER 14, 2024 – Shown in photo, from left to right, are Bert Vandendool, member of the Londesboro and Distrct Lions Club; Kittie MacGregor, Lions member; Elizabeth Balfour, Program Co-Supervisor with Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection; Dave Overboe, Londesboro Lions; Doug Hocking, Source Protection Committee member, who provided information on protecting well water sources; and Don MacGregor, Londesboro and District Lions.
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