YAKIMA, Wash.-Free nitrate and coliform testing for private and shared drinking water wells in the Lower Yakima Valley Groundwater Management Area is continuing.
A postcard was sent to about 1,000 lower valley homes last week inviting them to sign up for the free, limited-time testing available through a state funded program run by the Washington State Department of Health in partnership with the Yakima Health District and Yakima County.
Homes with wells whose nitrates test greater than the Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking water standard of 10 milligrams per liter will qualify for an in-home Reverse Osmosis (R-O) treatment system with one year of free maintenance, according to a Yakima County press release.
Households can sign up for free well testing online or by calling the Nitrate Hotline at 1-866-886-7117.
