Water Tests & Interpretation | TOP Energy Training

Bryan Swistock, Water Resource Specialist from Penn State University, discusses water testing and water test interpretation. This presentation was delivered on May 7, 2020, as part of the TOPCORP online webinar series.

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YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT —

0:00 — Introducing Bryan Swistock, Water Resources Specialist
1:24 — Private Water Supplies
3:28 — Pre-Existing Issues
5:28 — Causes of Pre-Existing Water Quality Problems
6:42 — Water Treatment Devices
7:58 — Water Testing Options
8:45 — Types of Water Testing
11:20 — Educational Water Testing Patterns
13:49 — Industry Paid, Pre-Drilling Survey Water Testing
15:42 — Pre-Drill Testing Over Time
16:21 — Homeowner Pre-Drill Testing
18:18 — What Do We Test For?
19:14 — Testing Parameters
20:40 — How Many Pre-Drilling Samples?
22:08 — Water Test Interpretation
26:30 — Water Test Components
28:07 — Drinking Water Standards
29:42 — Units of Measure
30:27 — Comments, Qualifiers, Flags
39:23 — Quality Assurance (QA) — Quality Control (QC)
40:53 — Interpreting Post Drilling Tests
41:47 — Examples of Gas Drilling Impact
46:15 — Penn State Cooperative Extension Resources
48:00 — Radon Testing
50:29 — Pond Test
56:00 — Pesticides

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