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Environmental Health and Personal Health request to eliminate fees for all well water testing <br />that is requested by a medical professional. This will allow clients in the Newborn/Postpartum <br />Homevisiting Program that are on well water to have the water tested at no charge. The <br />majority of clients whose medical professional refers them to have their well water tested <br />qualify for Medicaid or have a low enough income to pay $0 on the medical clinic sliding fee <br />scales. Income at these levels makes paying for the necessary tests cost prohibitive. The <br />average well water test for bacteria, inorganics, heavy metals and nitrate/nitrite totals $110. <br />Additional testing for VOC’s, pesticides and petroleum are $110 per sample (if requested by <br />the medical professional). Environmental Health receives an average of 24 medical referrals <br />per year. These are typically for the full well panel. The cost of these referred tests will be <br />absorbed within the Environmental Health budget. <br /> <br /> <br />Name of Fee 2015-16 <br />Current Fee <br />2015-16 Proposed <br />Fee <br />Total Coliform P/A $60 $0 <br />Nitrate/Nitrite $65 $0 <br />Full Inorganic Panel $110 $0 <br />Existing Well Full Well <br />Panel <br />$110 $0 <br />Pesticides $110 $0 <br />Herbicides $110 $0 <br />Petroleum Products $110 $0 <br />Volatile Organic Chemicals $110 $0 <br />Fluoride - Physician, <br />Dentist request <br />$25 $0 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Recommended Motion: <br /> <br />To approve the proposed fee changes for 2015-2016 as presented and forward to the Board of <br />County Commissioners for action.