Water Systems Home Study Course

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Course Design Team

State Specialist
Bryan Swistock
308 Forest Res. Bldg.
Penn State University
brs@psu.edu
814-863-0194

Susan Boser
Beaver County
smw16@psu.edu
724-774-3003

Jim Clark
McKean County
jac20@psu.edu
814-887-5613

Stephanie Clemens
University Park
sso108@psu.edu
814-865-2250

Tom McCarty
Cumberland County
trm3@psu.edu
717-240-6500

Gary Micsky
Mercer County
gwm6@psu.edu
724-662-3141

Dana Rizzo
Westmoreland County
def18@psu.edu
724-837-1402

Peter Wulfhorst
Pike County
ptw3@psu.edu
570-296-3400

Webmaster
Melanie Barkley
Bedford County
meh7@psu.edu
814-623-4800

Private Water Systems Home Study Course

Welcome to the Penn State Cooperative Extension Water Systems Home Study Course! This course is designed for home owners who want to learn more about their private water system. Lesson materials are available any time. Simply click on the topic title under each lesson and you will go directly to the material to read. You may read the material on screen or print it out for future reference. In addition, there is a list of optional reading information at the end of the lesson materials. In addition to the materials on line, course participants receive individual assistance with learning how to examine their own home water system.

The next course is scheduled to begin on April 9, 2008 and will be limited to 50 participants. Click here for more information about the course. To sign up for the course, complete the registration form and mail to the Penn State Cooperative Extension Office in McKean County. Registration deadline is April 2, 2008.

To help you better understand the lesson materials, the Water System Definitions fact sheet will explain some of the terms used in the various fact sheets listed below.

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Lesson 1: Groundwater Basics

Lesson 2: Private Water Supply and Conservation

Lesson 3: Private Water System Construction and Maintenance

Lesson 4: Private Water Supply Protection, Testing and Interpretation

Lesson 5: Solving Common Water Problems

Read at least one of these based on your own individual water problems

:Lesson 6: Private Water Systems Case Studies

This publication is available in alternative media on request.

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