The Calhoun County Extension Office is hosting a free educational seminar to learn about water wells including methods of testing and protecting their groundwater for residents of Victoria, Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda and Refugio Counties. The program is designed to help well owners become familiar with Texas groundwater resources, septic system maintenance, well maintenance and construction, and water quality and treatment. The one-day seminar will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 in the Bauer Exhibit Building at the Fairgrounds located at 186 Henry Barber Way, Port Lavaca, Texas between 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Lunch will be provided and six hours of continuing education units are being offered to water operators.
Participants are encouraged to bring water samples to the training to be screened for nitrate-nitrogen, total dissolved solids, and E. Coli bacteria for a fee of $10.00 per sample. Approved sample kits with instructions for collecting the samples may be picked up from one of the following locations:
• Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District, 2805 N. Navarro St, Suite 210, Victoria
• Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District, 131-A N. Virginia St. Port Lavaca
• Texana Groundwater Conservation District, 411 N. Wells St. Edna
• Refugio Groundwater Conservation District, 606 Commerce St, Refugio
• Each of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Offices of Calhoun, Victoria, Jackson, and Refugio Counties.
• Style Beauty Salon, 122 Hwy 35 N., Tivoli
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Office, 2200 Harrison St., Palacios
The seminar is a program of the Texas Well Owner Network and financially sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board, Texas Water Resources Institute, San Antonio Bay Foundation, Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District, Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District, Texana Groundwater Conservation District, and Refugio Groundwater Conservation District.
For more information, contact
Calhoun County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office
Rhonda Cummins, County Extension Agent
(361)552-9747
rcummins@tamu.edu
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
