About 100 residents in two Fond du lac County townships have learned that their well water samples are better than the
state average. UW Fond du
Lac extension agent, Diana Tscheschlok,
says coliform bacteria, nitrate, and arsenic, three of the
most common problems detected in well water systems, were found minimally or not at all in the 188 wells sampled in the
towns of Fond du lac and Oakfield. Tscheschlok says less than one percent of samples had
nitrate levels above the recommended drinking water limit, which compares
to the state average of ten percent. Six percent of wells tested positive for coliform bacteria and arsenic was detected at low levels
in only three wells…also below the state average. UW Fond du lac and the Public Health Department recommend
all residents with private drinking water wells sample their water annually.
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