Pick up/drop off locations:
University of Minnesota Extension - Brainerd Regional Office
Land Services Building lower level
322 Laurel Street, Suite 21
Brainerd, MN 56401Emily City Hall
39811 State Highway 6
Emily, MN 56447
The University of Minnesota Extension Private Well Education Program is offering a free drinking water testing clinic for Minnesota households who rely on private well water. You cannot see, smell, or taste most drinking water contaminants, so it is important to regularly test your well water. The clinic offers free water test kits, results, and a workshop on private well water, with space for confidential participant questions.
Pick up
The free test kits must be picked-up at the between 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 9 at the University of Minnesota Extension- Brainerd Regional Office or at Emily City Hall between 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 10.
Drop off
Test kits must be returned to University of Minnesota Extension- Brainerd Regional Office or Emily City Hall from 6 a.m.- 1 p.m. on June 16.
Clinic
After participants receive their test results, there will be a workshop to follow; the specific date will be announced soon.
More info
Drinking water test kit supply is limited and registration is required for this event. Contact Program Coordinator Kate Henke ([email protected] or 612-624-0157) for more information or for help registering.
The Private Well Education Program at the University of Minnesota is supported by the Minnesota Department of Health with funding from the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment.