Free Well Water Testing For Contaminants Offered In Mooresville

MOORESVILLE, NC — Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill are offering free well water testing for residents in Mooresville.

“We were contacted by the Iredell Health Department and concerned residents,” Kelsey Pieper a postdoctoral environmental engineering fellow at Virginia Tech told Patch. “Our team has been testing well water in several North Carolina counties for inorganic contaminants like arsenic, chromium, and lead. We are trying to better understand the occurrence and sources of these contaminants in well water. We are also helping residents learn more about their well water quality and provide information and resources to correct any issues.”

Here are details about the testing program:

Virginia Tech and UNC Chapel Hill are offering free well water testing to any resident or business using a private well. The samples will be analyzed for metals such as lead, copper, arsenic, and chromium. Water quality results will help develop a better understanding of well water quality in your area.

Test kits will be distributed at locations and dates specified below. Any resident or business using a private well is eligible to participate. You do not have to live in the communities where pick up locations are available. There are a limited number of kits, so they will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Detailed sampling instructions will be provided. Confidential water quality results will be mailed to residents’ homes.

If you have questions about participating, please contact Andrew George at andrewg@unc.edu or 919-966-7839 or Kelsey Pieper at kpieper@vt.edu or 518-928-0177.

PICK UP SAMPLING BOTTLES
Feb. 20 – Feb. 27:

• Iredell County Health Department between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Mooresville: Government Center South – 610 E Center Ave, Mooresville, NC 28115
• Statesville: Building Standards Division – 349 N Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677

February 27:

• Rocky Mount United Methodist Church between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., 1739 Perth Rd, Mooresville.

RETURN SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS
All samples must be collected and returned in the morning of Thursday, Feb. 28. Samples must be dropped off between 6 a.m. — 9 a.m. at Rocky Mount United Methodist Church, 1739 Perth Rd, Mooresville.

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