Have you recently tested your home’s drinking water supply for Uranium? According to the State of Maine’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL), if your water comes from a private well, and you live in Cumberland County, it may be a wise idea to do so.

New Rules for Maine Family Child Care Providers, pertaining to required annual water testing procedures, go into effect on January 1st, 2017.

According to the current Rules for Family Child Care Providers, licenced Maine child care providers and daycares, who’s drinking water comes from a private drinking water source (such as private well), are required to provide the state with both annual and 5 year testing verifications.