Burley & Cassia County, Community & Lifestyle

Update on Meeting on Nitrate Levels in Cassia County

I just wanted to give an update on the meeting held in Burley today regarding the high nitrate levels in drinking water in parts of Cassia County.  The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was represented as we as the South Central Public Health District .   The discussion also adress concerns about hormones and other chemicals also found in some of the wells.  That problem is not affecting a 300 square mile area, but not all of Cassia County.  According to the Times News article, “South Central Public Health District Environmental Health Specialist Scott Arnell said residents can test their wells by picking up a bottle from their office and mailing it to a laboratory in Twin Falls or Pocatello. The cost runs about $12.”