Residents of the town of Moke Hill are fortunate to have great water courtesy of CPUD. But there are many surrounding the town who depend on well water. CCWD Director Ed Rich recently talked about wells in the District 4 monthly update. Below is an excerpt we thought we’d share:
“As many of you know this is a drought year but to those of us on wells the implications may be felt sooner than those on pubic water. I am already getting some calls from Diamond XX residents noticing changes. Because it is a dry year those on well might consider testing their water. I took samples from my well to Sierra Foothill labs in Jackson and the results not surprisingly came back positive for coliform. Coliform is defined as a group of bacteria found in the intestines of warm blooded animals (including humans) and also in plants, soil, air and water. The presence of coliform bacteria is an indication the water is polluted and may cause pathogenic (disease-causing) organisms. A positive coliform test requires adding bleach into the well to disinfect it. Recommendations are that domestic wells should be tested annually for Coliform (costs about $36) and a full General Domestic test including Coliform (cost about $170) once every 3-5 years. You need to know what you’re drinking and because your source is underground the only way to learn if there are changes is to periodically test it. Drought conditions stress ground water and surface basins alike and may be affecting the water you are now drinking.”
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