{"id":81,"date":"2026-05-21T17:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:15:47","slug":"community-well-testing-programs-and-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/community-well-testing-programs-and-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Well Testing Programs and Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight650 hero-fww bpcc blockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/WATER-TESTING-SIGN-6.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/WATER-TESTING-SIGN-6.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/WATER-TESTING-SIGN-6.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid noblockspacetop noblockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17736785514819302\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Assisting rural residents and communities with managing their drinking water<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\">Our community-based well water testing and Water WELLness education programs are organized in collaboration with our Wisconsin community partners to:<\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Provide a convenient opportunity to have private wells tested for common health-related contaminants and aesthetic concerns (ex. taste, color, and odor)\nEducate participants about local groundwater quality and the water safety of individual homeowner wells\nCollect baseline data on well water quality in the Town, Village, Watershed, Lake District, or other region where the testing was offered<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/water-faucet.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-solid noblockspacetop noblockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17736786492256743\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">What we do<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\">Work with community partners to:<\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Establish program goals and timeline\nDevelop an advertising and recruitment strategy\nFacilitate water testing logistics with the Water and Environmental Analysis Lab\nDeliver well water test results and interpretive information to participants\nProvide a follow-up Water WELLness education program<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/well.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-white-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fd89da935a7b1af04126f67c63917edf is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignwide is-style-plain has-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-14f67fa0d73b9b0668b5b2d0f10688ff\">We work in coordination with our community partners to ensure an efficient, successful, and educational well water testing program for participants and the community.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid noblockspacetop noblockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17736788023874668\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Organizing a Well Water Testing Program<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Programs are commonly organized in partnership with county staff (Extension offices, land conservation departments, health departments, etc.) or local governments at a town level. However, we have worked with other organizations (ex. lake districts\/associations, farmer-led watershed groups, etc.) as well.\nParticipation is voluntary and costs of well sampling are usually the responsibility of the participants. While not necessary to organize a successful program, some communities have designated funding or obtained grants to offer reduced cost or free testing to participants.<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/bacteria_bottles-1.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-solid noblockspacetop noblockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17736788809113652\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">What is a water WELLness education program?<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Water WELLness educational programs are designed to empower individuals relying on private well water to make well-informed decisions about managing their water supply&#8211;and their health. Attendees of a program will also have the opportunity to ask a Groundwater Specialist questions about their results, wells, and groundwater quality in the area. Programs are open to all members of the public.\nThe primary topics reviewed in a Water WELLness presentation include:\nGroundwater Basics: where does well water come from?\nUnderstanding individual test results\nGeneral groundwater quality in the geographical area the program was held\nWell construction and how it influences water quality\nWays to improve well water quality<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/cayla_groundwater_model-scaled-1.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-hex noblockspacetop noblockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17736789374309226\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split3366 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">How to get started<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Schedule a consultation with our outreach specialist to:\nDetermine your goals for the well testing program\nHelp design your program\nDiscuss pricing and sample packages that will be offered\nSet a date and determine a project timeline\nContact Cayla Cavey at (715) 346-2229 or ccavey@uwsp.edu to schedule a consultation.<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Please plan ahead, programs are most successful when they begin planning at least 6 months in advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please plan ahead, programs are most successful when they begin planning at least 6 months in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":523,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}