Hurricane Sandy Action Plan for Private Well Owners

Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs) is providing informational services and free consultations for all those affected by Hurricane Sandy
By: ETR Laboratories, Inc.
 
Oct. 29, 2012 - PRLog -- HURRICANE SANDY ACTION PLAN FOR PRIVATE WELL OWNERS

October 29, 2012, Leominster, MA – Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs) is providing informational services and free consultations to all those affected by Hurricane Sandy.

The Lab Director, Mr. Eric Koslowski stated that if anyone suspects that their private wells have been compromised due to the rains or has experienced some flooding, they should get their water tested.

Drinking contaminated water can be hazardous to the health even if you have a filtration device installed. Filtration does not remove all dangerous contaminants from the water. During weather events such as a hurricane, flash floods are common and they can result in sewerage being overrun. This in turn leads to fecal matter being transported from one point to the other, and a lot of this ends up in private water wells. Same goes for people who live near landfills, chemical plants, gasoline stations and farms.

If you suspect that your water may be contaminated, you should not drink or wash with the water until you have gone through the process of testing and treating your well to remove all contaminants. If you must use the water, then ensure that you boil first. It is important for you to test your water if you have been exposed to any form of potential contamination, and if your test results reveal any traces of contamination then you MUST take steps to disinfect your well. Once you have gone through these steps and are sure that your water is back to normal, only then should you resume use.

ETR Labs is poised to answer any questions or concerns and is also offering a 25% discount of water testing and well disinfecting services to all those affected by the Hurricane.

For more information about ETR Laboratories and how to deal with well water contamination from flooding, please call (800) 344 9977, email us at info@etrlabs.com  or go to www.etrlabs.com. You may also visithttp://www.epa.gov/region1/topics/water/flooding.html.

ETR Labs is a full service environmental testing laboratory with over 30 years experience in well water testing and disinfection services. All of our work is done in-house and we can customize any test to suit your needs! ETR Labs is committed to providing accurate and reliable analytical services at the lowest possible prices.
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