Private Water Well Screening: South Texas

202100825_Gardens_Textures_LM The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host private water well screenings in South Texas June 22-26 to allow residents to have their well water screened. The cost of the screening for residents in the Robstown, Sinton and Refugio areas is $15 per sample, while the other areas offering testing will not have a fee. Water sample will be screened for contaminants, including total coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrate-nitrogen, arsenic and salinity. Attendees are asked to follow the water sample instructions available at twon.tamu.edu. Water sampling and meeting information Water samples can be dropped off at the following locations: Robstown area: AgriLife Extension office for Nueces County, 710 E. Main Ave., Suite 1, Robstown, June 23, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Falfurrias, Alice and Hebbronville areas: AgriLife Extension office for Jim Hogg County, 109 E. Santa Clara Ave., Hebbronville; AgriLife Extension office in Brooks County, 219 Calixto Mora Ave., Falfurrias; Brush County Groundwater Conservation District, 732 West Rice Street, Falfurrias, June 23, 8-10 a.m. Kingsville and Sarita areas: AgriLife Extension office in Kleberg-Kenedy County, 729 E. Yoakum Ave., Kingsville; Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District, 365 La Parra Ave., Sarita, June 23, 8-10 a.m. Zapata and Rio Grande City areas: AgriLife Extension office in Zapata County, 200 E. Seventh Ave., Suite 249, Zapata; AgriLife Extension office in Starr County, 500 N. Britton Ave., Rio Grande City, June 23, 8-10 a.m. Benavides area: AgriLife Extension office in Duval County, 131 W. Main St., Benavides; AgriLife Extension office in Jim Wells County, 200 N. Almond St., B110, Alice; Duval County Groundwater Conservation District, 225 E. Railroad Ave., Benavides, June 24, 8-11 a.m. Sinton area: San Patricio County Fairgrounds Civic Center, 219 W. Fifth St., Sinton, June 24, 7:30-11 a.m. Refugio area: AgriLife Extension office in Refugio County, 414 B N. Alamo St., Refugio, June 22, 8:30-10 a.m. San Benito, Edinburg and Raymondville areas: AgriLife Extension office in Cameron County, 1390 W. Expressway 83, San Benito; AgriLife Extension office in Hidalgo County, 410 N. 13th Ave., Edinburg; AgriLife Extension office in Willacy County, 417 W. Hidalgo Ave., Raymondville, June 22, 8-10 a.m. Laredo area: AgriLife Extension office in Webb County, 7209 E. Saunders St., Suite 5, Laredo, June 23, 8a.m.-4 p.m. or 7-8 p.m. Results meetings will be held on June 25 in the following locations: Robstown area: AgriLife Extension office for Nueces County, 7 p.m. Falfurrias, Alice and Hebbronville areas: Brush County Groundwater Conservation District, 1-2:30 p.m. Kingsville and Sarita areas: AgriLife Extension office in Kleberg-Kenedy County, 10:30 a.m. Benavides area: Duval County Groundwater Conservation District, 4 p.m. Sinton area: San Patricio County Fair Grounds Civic Center, 6 p.m. Refugio area: Refugio County Fairgrounds, 109 Fairgrounds Road, Refugio, 8 a.m. to noon. Laredo area: Duval County Groundwater Conservation District, 4-5:30 p.m. The results meeting for the San Benito, Edinburg and Raymondville areas will be held on June 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, 2415 E. Business 83, Weslaco. The results meeting for Zapata and Rio Grande City areas will be a virtual meeting at the AgriLife Extension offices in Zapata and Star counties on June 30 at 6 p.m. Residents may also contact Pigg at j-pigg@tamu.edu for the Zoom link.