Would you like to know?
- About Foothill Water Quality and Water Testing?
- How your well system operates?
- What to do if you run out of water?
- Could you and your neighbor draw from each other's groundwater?
Learn how your well system works.
Be able to understand potential well repairs and maintenance.
Take a class on Foothill water quality.
Mining and your Well System
Banner Community Guild, Grass Valley
August 21, 2021, 11am-1pm
$5 at the door
What does it mean to Grass Valley well owners to remove (dewater) 815 billion gallons of groundwater in 6mos, and then remove 1 million gallons per day thereafter (for the duration of the 80yr permit)?
Join Evelyn to discuss the impacts of opening a mine in the town of Grass Valley.
Residential Wells
Sierra College Community Education
September 18, 2021 9:30am-12:30pm
Would you like to know how your well system operates? In this 3hr course, you will learn about well system operations from your well system equipment in the pump house to well water availability. Discover what you need to know about well pump repair, well pumps, pressure switches, pressure tanks, and holding tank installation. Learn how your well functions, how to better protect your resource, and how your well may receive its water.
Foothill Water Quality
Sierra College Community Education
October 16, 2021 9:30am-11:30am
Do you have lime scale or sediment build up? Is your hair dry and brittle? Do you notice brown water or a sulfur smell periodically? Learn what you need to know about Foothill water quality! Evelyn will discuss water chemistry, testing, system design, functionality, and related maintenance. Bring any water chemistry you have in association with your well for a personal review.
Presentations
Evelyn is also happy to speak to your organization or arrange a presentation, tailored to your audience.
Publications
- Journal of Hydrology- Effects of montane watershed development on vulnerability of domestic groundwater supply during drought Levy et al 2020
- Pangaea.com- Aqueous Geochemistry of Surface Water and Groundwater from Domestic Supply Wells in Fractured Rock, Nevada County, CA Soltero 2018
- Master of Science Thesis: Geochemical Relations between Surface Water and Groundwater in fractured rock, Nevada County, CA CSU- Chico 2013
