Tuesday Talks: Because You Need to Be Sure: Get the Facts About Well Water Safety

BIMI in conjunction with URI presents the 1st Tuesday Talk of 2021.

Block Island has an abundance of residents that have wells as their drinking water source. This workshop is directed at anyone that has a well, is thinking about purchasing a house with a well, or, if you are the curious type, someone simply interested in learning more about well as a water source. Topics covered include:

The importance of regular testing.

How to protect your well water for pollution.

Proper well maintenance.

Assistance in obtaining well testing kits and water samples delivery will be provided for Block Island residents.

Presenters:

Alyson McCann

Alyson McCann received an M.S. in Natural Resources Science from the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 1989 and focused on local and statewide initiatives for groundwater protection. She is the Cooperative Extension Water Quality Coordinator in the College of Environment and Life Sciences at URI where she has over 30 years of experience working with local, state, regional and federal partners to achieve water quality protection.  Her work most notably focuses on private drinking water well protection and collaborates with the Rhode Island Department of Health and local communities and nonprofit organizations.

Joe Bertherman

Joe Bertherman is a graduate assistant working in support of Alyson McCann in URI Cooperative Extension’s Water Quality Program. He is currently in his second year at URI completing his Master’s of Environmental Science and Management. His studies are focused on wetlands, watersheds and ecosystem science, and he is currently working on a project regarding dam removal and stream connectivity in a local river ecosystem. Joe is hoping to continue his work with water quality issues and threats to local ecosystems once he graduates with his Master’s degree this spring.