Well Water Testing Event

HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP IS HOSTING A WELL WATER TESTING EVENT

DATE OF EVENT: MAY 22, 2021

TIME: 2 pm till 5 pm

LOCATION: HILLSBOROUGH MUNICIPAL COMPLEX (rear parking lot, in between the library and police department).

EVENT DETAILS: Hillsborough Township, in partnership with Raritan Headwaters, is hosting a WELL WATER TESTING EVENT.  Any resident that would like to have their well water tested may purchase a test kit at a discounted rate at this event. Representatives will be on site to answer any question you may have regarding your well water.

Once participants purchase a test kit, they will be given instructions on how to properly take the sample.  The sample must then be returned to the same location on MAY 26, 2021 between 7 am and 9:30 am, so that it can be delivered to the state certified testing laboratory.

RESULTS WILL BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO PARTICIPANTS APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER SUBMISSION OF SAMPLE.

Some of the tests that will be available:

• Basic Kit (includes coliform bacteria, e.coli, & nitrate. Should be tested for every year) $60.
• Arsenic (More than 20% of wells sampled in Hillsborough exceed the safe drinking water standards for arsenic)  $35.
• Radon (Somerset County is a High Risk area for Radon. Should be tested at least once) $50.
• Gross Alpha (test for uranium and radium. Should be tested at least once)  $80.
• Other tests will also be available (see health department website for more details and available testing options).
• Acceptable forms of payment: checks, cash, and credit cards.

FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED, AND PLEASE MAINTAIN A 6’ DISTANCE.  

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!