WOODSTOCK – In honor of Safe Drinking Water Month, the McHenry County Department of Health will offer reduced-fee water testing for individual well-water users during August.

Residents can have their well water sampled for coliform bacteria and nitrate for $18. 

Testing wells regularly is the only way to determine whether well water is safe to drink, as many contaminants are colorless and odorless. Water from a public or municipal water system is regularly tested for contaminants regulated by federal and state standards.