Magnolia Town Hall water high in nitrates
MAGNOLIA TOWNSHIP--Nitrate levels at the Magnolia Town Hall, 14729 W. County A, Evansville, are unsafe for infants and pregnant women, said Rick Wietersen, groundwater program manager with the Rock County Health Department at a regular meeting of the board Tuesday night. .
But the hall’s limited use is under the radar of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, so the town will not be penalized or forced to act, Wietersen said.
On Jan. 17 the town hall well tested at 16.3 parts per million of nitrates, Wietersen said. The standard for safe drinking water is 10 ppm.
The well did not test positive for bacteria.
Feb 13, 2008 at 11:13 a.m.
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Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that the state allows up to 30 ppm for private wells but only up to 10 ppm for municipal wells. I guess that the town hall is considered a public well and is held to the 10 ppm standard. My point is that the people who have private wells, ie the people living in the township, are probably using water all that time with similar nitrate concentrations. There is no doubt that the contamination is caused by the use of commercial fertilizers in agriculture. That is the price that we pay for raising food. The best solution to the problem is to drill a well that taps into a deeper aquifer that is not yet contaminated by nitrates, but that is expensive and there is no guarantee of the quality of the water obtained. Deep groundwater can contain higher levels of iron and manganese that make the water less desirable.
Feb 13, 2008 at 8:25 a.m.
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Twenty years ago I lived in Spring Valley Twnshp. and a shed that had farm "chemicals" in it caught fire (no cows). The state came and tested our water and our nitrates were over 22 parts per million. We didn't have any babies nor was I pregnant so we still drank the water. Didn't hurt us. The neighbors on both sides had low nitrates. When you live in "farm" country I believe most places will have something in their water. Buy a water purifier, it will take most everything out of the water. Or move to town.
Feb 13, 2008 at 8:12 a.m.
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They can not blame the Larsons for this . They will try though.
Feb 12, 2008 at 10:29 p.m.
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Next thing someone will blame the farmers the very people that feed there family. my family and thousands others. There trying to make a liveing. its unfortunate that there always being blamed for problems. hay if there are any dairy farmers looking for help let me know
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