by Jeff Stoner, MGWA Education Committee
Hello MGWA Members,
As you may be aware from past Newsletter issues and announcements at MGWA Conferences, your Education Committee has been busy working with the Minnesota Well Owners Organization in participating in well-water screening clinics for private well owners across Minnesota. As schedules for these clinics solidify, we will be announcing “opportunities” for you to participate (see chart below). We think this is a great outreach effort that fits the MGWA mission.
Typical Onsite Clinic Jobs
- Check-in and water-sample registration–Explain the water clinic process to well owners.
- Screening services—Calibrate and run owner-collected samples for basic chemical indicators. Record results for consultation with owner.
- Consultation and interpretation of results with Private Well Owner –Review the hydrogeological conditions, any previous analytical results for the geographic area, and review testing results and any analytical results that the well owner has brought to the testing clinic. Make recommendations to the well owner regarding follow up testing for analytes using a certified laboratory that could help them further understand the potential contaminants that may impact their drinking water.
- Complete an evaluation form documenting your clinic experience.
See the schedule to date for this summer and contact Bruce Olsen (sawdust2013@gmail.com), Jeff Stoner (J_Stoner@comcast.net), or Paul Wotzka (paul.wotzka@MNWOO.org) to sign up. A bonus will be a fine volunteer tee shirt.
Thank you on behalf of the MGWA Education Committee.
MNWOO/MGWA Well Water Screening Clinic Schedule
| Clinic | County | Date/Time(s) | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly’s Winery 18200 Kirby Ave S Hastings, MN 55033 | Dakota | 7/14/22 12:00-4:00 | Jeff Stoner |
| West Indian Watershed Theilman Opera House 62643 261st Ave Kellogg, MN | Wabasha | 7/21/22 2:00-6:00 | Paul Wotzka |
| Park Rapids – Kombucha Bar 145-199 2nd St W Park Rapids, MN 56470 | Hubbard | 8/10/22 2:00-6:00 | Paul Wotzka |
| Down Home Foods 636 Jefferson St. N. Wadena, MN 56482 | Wadena | 8/11/2022 2:00-6:00 | Paul Wotzka |
| Western Stearns County Greenwald Pub & Supper 310 1st Ave N Greenwald, MN 56335 | Stearns | 8/16/22 3:00-7:00 | Jeff Stoner |
| Carnelian, Marine, St. Croix Watershed Scandia Community Center 14727 209th St. N. Scandia, MN | Washington | 8/18/22 12:00-7:00 8/19/22 4:00-7:00 | Bruce Olsen |
| North Star Township Fire Hall 7700 Pequaywan Lake Road (Hwy 44) Duluth, MN | St. Louis | 9/1/22 12:00-6:00 | Bruce Olsen |
Jeff Stoner phone: 651-808-5795, email: J_stoner@comcast.net
Paul Wotzka phone: 507-450-7737, email paul.wotzka@MNWOO.org
Bruce Olsen phone: 651-428-9330 sawdust2013@gmail.com
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