Watershed residents in the Seine-Rat River Conservation District (SRRCD) are eligible for a subsidized RM water testing program for private wells. The cost of testing for E. Coli and Total Coliform bacteria is $21.26 per sample.
The SRRCD will pick up your water sample on the RM water testing day and bring it to Horizon Lab in Winnipeg. The lab will test your sample and send the results directly to you.
Water bottles and application forms can be picked up in advance at your local participating RM office. Fill out the two forms and follow the sampling instructions provided. Water samples must be taken on the RM water testing day. Bring your sample and completed forms to your local RM office before 11am or 10am in Vassar. Payment may be provided by cash or cheque made payable to Horizon Lab Ltd.
RM water testing days will take place on the second Thursday of each month throughout the spring and summer: May (12th), June (9th), July (14th), August (11th), September (8th).
Participating RM drop-off locations:
- SRRCD office, 123 Simard Street – La Broquerie
- RM of Ste. Anne office, 395 Traverse Road – Ste. Anne
- RM of Hanover office, 28 Westland Drive – Steinbach
- RM of De Salaberry office, 466 Sabourin Street – St-Pierre-Jolys
- Town of Niverville office, 86 Main Street – Niverville
- RM of Taché office, 1294 Dawson Road – Lorette
- RM of Ritchot office, 352 Main Street – St. Adolphe
- SRRCD office, R.M of Stuartburn, 108 Main Street North – Vita
- R. M of Franklin office, 115 Waddell Avenue East – Dominion City
- R.M of Piney office, 6092 Boundary Street – Vassar
For more information about this program, the SRRCD can be contacted in La Broquerie at 204-424-5845, in Vita at 204-425-7877 or online at www.srrcd.ca.
