SSHD – Union County residents who are interested in testing their well water will soon be able to do so. According to a release from the Southern Seven Health Department, a safety check will be held at the Union Co. Farm Bureau in Jonesboro on August 19th. The check will begin at 9:00am that morning and run through 11:00am. Anyone interested can stop in and purchase a test kit for $20. The kit will come with instructions on collection water as well as mailing the sample in for testing. The kit will test for E.coli and Coliform pathogens that may make drinking water unsafe.
