Test your well water

The Friends of the Salmon River | Apr 06, 2022

We are grateful for the coming of spring! The Friends of the Salmon River encourages everyone who uses well water to take good care of their water supply.

Early spring is a good time to test your water for bacteria. Melting snow and running water can carry surface contaminants into your well water. A bacterial test is simple, quick and free of charge. See the Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health info below.

Some agricultural operations will be spraying liquid manure and/or sewage sludge on their fields after the soil has thawed. This is accepted farm practice, but we need to be aware of possible run-off into our waterways.

Resources for Well Owners: Both include how to test your water.

Visit quinteconservation.ca and see Source Water Protection or visit kflaph.ca/en/healthy-living/Drinking-Water.aspx .

Water bottles for samples are available for pickup at: 14209 Highway 42 in Cloyne. Pick up bottles any time, drop off only between 8:30am and 11:30am on Wednesdays; 1130 Elizabeth Street, Sharbot Lake, Pick up bottles any time, drop off only between 8:30am and 11:30am on Tuesdays; in Kingston at 221 Portsmouth Ave, pick up and drop off Mon – Thurs, 8:30am -4:30pm, Fridays, 8:30am – 11:30am

For more information, contact friendsofsalmonriver5@gmail.com