The Naugatuck Valley Health District (NVHD) and the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) are pleased to offer residents of the NVHD (Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Seymour and Shelton) free well water sampling for arsenic and uranium.
DPH is working collaboratively with several Connecticut health departments to evaluate the presence of arsenic and uranium in residential groundwater wells. Wells in several parts of the state have been found to be contaminated with arsenic and uranium, and to further investigate the extent of the contamination, the NVHD in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) will be conducting tests for arsenic and uranium in selected wells throughout the District.
We are currently asking for volunteers to participate in this well survey.
If your home is in one of the NVHD towns, you can call to have your home considered for well water sampling.
You must be willing to share the test results with the NVHD and CT DPH.
Testing will be performed without charge at the new State of Connecticut Laboratory in Rocky Hill.
Should any of the samples be positive for the tested metals, advice will be provided on appropriate treatment.
Testing will be limited to the first 60 eligible homes.
To participate in this survey, please contact NVHD at 203 – 881-3255.
