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Wilkes University
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Wilkes University
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LACKAWANNA COUNTY
GROUNDWATER
MONITORING AND TESTING PROGRAM
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For the past 12 years, the staff and faculty associated with the Center for Environmental Quality Water Laboratory and the Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Wilkes University have discussed the development of a Community Outreach Program and Groundwater Quality Monitoring Program for Lackawanna County and it residents. With the availability of the internet, this makes it possible to initiate such a program. For your information, this program is not grant funded or funded by any governmental or private organization or agency other than the Center for Environmental Quality Water Lab and Wilkes University. All of the information available on this website was generated or compiled by the staff and faculty of the Center and Wilkes University.
The Key Components of the Groundwater Monitoring and Survey of Lackawanna County are as follows:
1. Provide residents of Lackawanna County general information on groundwater quality and availability. To do this we will be adding background information on the regional geology and water quality issues.
2. Provide online information about water quality problems common in drinking water supplies for the County and region. At this point, the Online Help Guide has information on a number of topics or check out our online search tool.
3.Develop a Residential or Homeowner Outreach Program that offers water quality testing, professional advise, and helps to compile information on the regions Groundwater. As part of this program, the Homeowner would receive a questionnaire and water sampling kit that for specific information about general location, water supply, water quality problems or concerns, and ask permission for us to use the water quality data for educational purposes.
It is our hope that we could test water wells, springs, lakes, ponds, streams, and reservoirs throughout the County. The Homeowner or resident of the County would then mail back the kit to Wilkes University. This program is Online and Ready to GO. As I mentioned earlier, this program is not grant or otherwise funded so if you would like to assist in compiling this information, there is a fee to obtain the sampling kit. For well sources, the evaluation includes a professional evaluation and recommendation for the need for water treatment. If you have a treatment system, the package will include a test prior to and following the treatment system.
If the program is a success, it may be possible to obtain grants to support the development of the groundwater and surfacewater monitoring and sampling network for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
For More information about the Environmental Quality Center, please contact:
Attn: Mr. Brian
Oram, Professional Geologist (PG)
Laboratory Director
Wilkes University
Environmental Engineering and
Earth Sciences
PO Box 111
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
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