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(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, Environmental Health Services is pleased to announce a free water testing program for households in Santa Barbara County who rely on private or shared groundwater wells for their drinking water.
The Central Coast Drinking Water Well Testing Program (www.centralcoastwelltesting.org) is administered by the Bay Foundation of Morro Bay, in coordination with the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. The Program provides vital information to individuals regarding the quality of their private drinking water supply. The free testing is focused on common groundwater contaminants known to pose health effects, such as nitrates, arsenic and other chemicals that may be present in groundwater in certain areas of the Central Coast Region.