Healthy Water Announces Celebrate Water Initiative
Celebrate Water Door County was a year-long series of activities to celebrate Door County’s water, understand the threats to our water, and inspire people to act and protect our water. It was an initiative of Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.
The 2019 Water Summit was a culmination of a year of celebration and education surrounding the importance of healthy water in our community.
Our 2019 Water Summit presented a line-up of local, regional, and national speakers, all well-versed in various topics surrounding water. Our goal was to provide topics of interest and concern that enhance a new understanding of water and its necessity in our community. Click here to view the speakers as they addressed the Water Summit crowds.
Healthy Water Announces 2016 Well Testing Program Results
Healthy Water Door County awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during a ten-day period in June 2016. This grant provided free test kits to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one.
The results and additional information were presented to the public at a public forum on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Crossroads at Big Creek. The following materials were shared with the public that night:
Questions about the results should be directed to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at bussek@uwosh.edu or call (920) 434-3148.
Healthy Water Announces Free Well Testing Returns in 2016
Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the second round of free well-testing for Door County residents. This program is part of a long-term initiative to promote high-quality drinking water while providing a convenient way for Door County residents to monitor their well water.
Healthy Water Door County was created to address critical water quality issues in our area. “Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable,” says Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Door County Community Foundation. “As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority.”
Healthy Water Door County’s mission is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water. It is with this mission in mind that Healthy Water has awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during the weekend of June 3 & 4 and June 10 & 11. This grant should provide free test kits to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one. Of course, if participants choose to purchase a test kit, the money saved will be used to support other water projects in Door County.
Over both weekends, residents will be able to pick up testing kits and ask questions of the experts on hand from UW Oshkosh. Water samples may then be brought back to the pick-up sites that same day, the next day, or the following week for analysis. The well water tests include bacteria, nitrate, arsenic, lead, and iron tests, funded by Healthy Water Door County.
Test Kits may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations:
Friday, June 3rd, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 4h, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department – 2258 Mill Rd, Sister Bay
Friday, June 10th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 11th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department – 2258 Mill Rd, Sister Bay
Please note, due to construction, there is an alternate route to reach Crossroads at Big Creek:
Cross Highway 42 at County T. Follow County T to Big Creek Road and turn right. Follow Big Creek Road to Lily Bay Road and turn right. Follow Lily Bay which merges with Michigan at Crossroads.
For more information about well testing, contact Caitlin Koller of the Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) at UW Oshkosh at (920) 424-3148, or email kollerc@uwosh.edu.
Professor Greg Kleinheinz Talks About Protecting Door County’s Beaches
(posted February 1, 2016)
Healthy Water Door County is pleased to support the work of Greg Kleinheinz, Professor, Environmental Engineering Technology, UW-Oshkosh. In this video recorded at our own Crossroads at Big Creek, Prof. Kleinheiz explores concerns about beach contamination and focuses on the environmental, public health, economic and social benefits of healthy beaches in Door County.
Healthy Water Announces New Grant Program
(posted January 25, 2016)
Healthy Water Door County is pleased to announce a new granting program which invests in initiatives that research water quality issues, educate policy makers and the community, and mitigate threats to our water in Door County.
Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable. As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority. The mission of Healthy Water Door County is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.
The community is invited to submit proposals to Healthy Water Door County as to how they will help us protect this precious natural resource. Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis. Applications received by the first Tuesday of the month will typically be considered during that same month. Please call the Door County Community Foundation at (920) 746-1786 or email grants@givedoorcounty.org if you have any questions.
Well Monitoring Program
(posted May 28, 2015)
Healthy Water Door County has awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during the weekend of June 5 & 6 and June 12 & 13. This program is free to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one. Of course, if you choose to purchase a test kit, the money saved will be used to support other water projects in Door County.
The hope is that this program will be the start of a long-term initiative to promote high-quality drinking water while providing a convenient way for Door County residents to monitor their well water.
Over both weekends, residents will be able to pick up testing kits and ask questions of the experts on hand from UW Oshkosh. Water samples may then be brought back to the pick-up sites that same day, the next day, or the following week for analysis. The well water tests include a bacteria nitrate and arsenic test, funded by Healthy Water Door County.
Test Kits may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations:
Friday, June 5th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 6th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Sister Bay Liberty Grove North Fire Station – 1487 Highway 42, Ellison Bay, WI 54210
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Friday, June 12th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 13th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54325
Town of Liberty Grove – 11161 Old Stage Road, Sister Bay, WI 54234
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
For more information about well testing, contact Caitlin Koller of the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh at (920) 424-0763, or email kollerc@uwosh.edu.
