Free drinking water screenings will be offered July 16 through the Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program.

Leelanau County residents may pick up sampling bottles and instructions at the Michigan State University Extension office in Leland.

Water samples must be collected on Monday, July 16, and returned to the extension office that day between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The MSU Extension office is located at 201 Chandler St. in Leland. Call 256-9888 for more information.

The free screening is conducted annually in conjunction with MSU’s annual Ag Expo, being conducted this year July 17-19 on the MSU campus in East Lansing. The water test screens for nitrates, nitrites and triazine pesticides.

To learn more about the local Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program, call Valerie Bartell at 922-4857 or click on the Groundwater Stewardship Page at www.muse.edu online.