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• Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share? March 4, 2020 www.DesertMessenger.com 19 Arizona Domestic well owner's workshop Tara Lythgoe Owner 100 E. Main St. Quartzsite ALL BREEDS AND SIZES WELCOME! DAILY DISCOUNTS Follow on Facebook for DISCOUNTS! @taraspetgrooming 619-627-2224 Staff from the Arizona Depart- ment of Health Services and Univer- sity of Arizona will hold a workshop for well owners 9am-noon on Sat- urday, March 28th. The work- shop will be held at the Quartzsite Community Center, located at 295 E Chandler St. Quartzsite, AZ 85346 The workshop will provide impor- tant environmental health informa- tion on drinking water quality. Arizona has an estimated 90,000+ wells across the State. Private wells provide water supply to an estimat- ed 160,000 households, or about 5-7% of the state's population. Your County has many domestic wells that provide water to homes. It is important that well owners are knowledgeable on how to care and maintain their well and have a basic understanding of issues that come with owning a well. This informa- tion will help the owner to provide safe drinking water and protect their investment. Speakers: • Janick Artiola, Ph.D.: Univer- sity of Arizona Cooperative Ex- tension, Water Quality Specialist jartiola@email.arizona.edu • Gary Hix, RG: Past President of the AZ Water Well Association • Niki Lajevardi-Khosh, MPH: Ar- izona Department of Health Servic- es, Offi ce of Environmental Health, Health Educator. Niki.Lajevardi- Khosh@azdhs.gov. Topics include: water sources, regulations, domestic well mainte- nance and water treatments topics, including: • Introduction to Arizona Geology and aquifers • Basic domestic well facts • Regulations, Well registration, County Issues • Routine well operation and maintenance • Naturally occurring contami- nants • Aquifer vulnerability • Well head and source water pro- tection • When to sample and what to sample for • Home water Treatment options for your well water • Health recommendations for drinking water wells The information presented at the workshop comes in from a booklet titled: "Arizona Well Owner's Guide to Water supply. University of Ari- zona Cooperative Extension publi- cation #AZ1485." Hard copies will be given to all attendees. Please Note*: a USB thumb drive will be given to all attendees with electronic versions (pdf fi le) of the Well Owner's Guide and the Ari- zona Know your Water booklets, the Well Owner's Video Series and many other water-related Exten- sion publications. This workshop is grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Safe WATCH program. To learn more please visit www://azdhs.gov/well water To Register: Contact the La Paz County/CRIT Extension Offi ce - ask to speak with Teresa Tozer or Don Alamban. Or phone 928-669-9843. There are no Fees for this work- shop. "You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate." ~Bryant H. McGill Ellie's Boutique PALM PLAZA - 225 N CENTRAL BLVD. - QUARTZSITE (Formerly Located at Rice Ranch) Fine Ladies Apparel • One-of-a-Kind Items • Vests Lots of Bling! Open 10am-3pm 360-907-9997 COME SEE OUR NEW YEAR-ROUND LOCATION! We are the Exclusive Outlet for Painted Sky Apparel in Quartzsite!

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