Do you rely on a private well?
The University of Minnesota Extension Private Well Education Program is partnering with Well Aware to offer a free drinking water testing clinic for Minnesota households who rely on private well water. You cannot see, smell, or taste most drinking water contaminants, so it is important to regularly test your well water.
The clinic offers free water test kits, results, and a workshop on private well water, with space for confidential participant questions. The free test kits must be picked-up at Barnesville Event Center between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Feb. 10 or the Hawley Community Center between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Feb. 12. Test kits must be returned to the Hawley Community Center from 6:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. or 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Feb. 19 or to the Barnesville Event Center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Feb. 19. After participants receive their test results, there will be a workshop on Saturday, March 7 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Barnesville Event Center.
To reserve your test kit, please use this registration form at z.umn.edu/2026WaterTesting. Any remaining test kits will be available on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last. Contact Extension Educator Brenna Finley (bfinley@umn.edu) or Program Coordinator Kate Henke (khenke@umn.edu) for more information.
The Private Well Education Program at the University of Minnesota is supported by the Minnesota Department of Health with funding from the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment.
Addresses:
Barnesville Event Center, 101 2nd St SE, Barnesville, MN 56514
Hawley Community Center, 418 Main St, Hawley, MN 56549
Registration Link: z.umn.edu/2026WaterTesting
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