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What's in your well water?
If your home has a drinking water well, don't assume someone else is testing it for you. It's up to you! Ensure the health of your family by having a relatively inexpensive, simple test done by a certified laboratory. Since groundwater moves, we recommend testing yearly for coliform bacteria and nitrates.
Click here for a list of local certified water testing laboratories, as well as advice for collecting a water sample.
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Click here to learn more about soil testing and getting your nutrients right.
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What Is the Michigan Water Stewardship Program?
The Michigan Water Stewardship Program (MWSP) is a cooperative effort designed to help individuals reduce the risks of groundwater contamination associated with pesticide and nitrogen fertilizer use. The MWSP is voluntary, locally driven, and designed to address the concerns of indiviudal by maintaining a focus on the financial and technical constraints which drive real-world decisions. The program is funded through fees that are assessed on sales of pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers.
Why Protect Groundwater?
Half of Michigan's residents rely on groundwater for their drinking water. Groundwater also recharges our surface waters, which are used for drinking, as well as habitat for fish and other creatures in rivers, streams and lakes. Preventing groundwater contamination is necessary to sustain our health and quality of life here in the Great Lakes State.
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The Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool is designed to assess the likelihood of an impact to the state's water resources by a specific large quantity water withdrawal. The website allows you to learn about the tool and work with it.
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