Nature of Water Weekend Information
Friday, July 25, 2025 at 9:34AM Reminding people that this weekend is our Nature of Water event.
Saturday has 5 site visits:
10-11am 313 Forbes Road
***Parking is snug at the top, I suggest people consider parking on Forbes Road.
12:00pm -1:00pm 237 Plateau Road
1:30pm - 2:30pm 195 Pilkey Point Road
3:00pm - 4:00pm 221 Pilkey Point Road
4:30pm - 5:30pm 217 Pilkey Point Road
5:30pm - BYO Picnic at the end of Pilkey Point Road.
***Parking again is an issue. It is requested that people park along Cliff Road.
In conjunction with the Sunday talks there will be an opportunity for islanders to have their water tested. Testing will likely be done between talks. Tests are free and will take about 5 minutes per sample. The meter being used is a handheld Oakton PCTS 50 that measures pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids, temperature and salinity. If you have more than one well, you may want to bring more than one sample. The container should be clean and dry when collecting the sample (use latex or nitrile gloves if possible).
Samples should be collected soon before testing. If you are measuring water quality in your well, the water should be collected as close to the wellhead as possible. Water from your house tap may be skewed by any treatment system or issues with your water line. If possible, run the water for 15 minutes to avoid stale water that has sat for a while in the system. The better the sample, the more accurate the results. The test results will give a general idea of the sample's physical properties (it will not determine whether the water is potable). Mike Harris and David Slade will be able to provide their expert opinions and more detailed information is also available online.
If you are unable to bring a sample to the event, Mike Harris can be contacted to do a test at a later date.