TT068 – How the Be Well Informed Tool Educates Well Owners

TT068 – How the Be Well Informed Tool Educates Well Owners

October 30, 2025 · 34 min

About this episode

In this episode, Steve and Jennifer discuss the Be Well Informed tool with Kurt Rakouskas, focusing on its role in helping well owners understand water test results.

In Tap Talk's 68th episode, Steve and Jennifer chat with Kurt Rakouskas — a project manager at the Environmental Council of the States — about the organization's cross-disciplinary work and its stewardship of the Be Well Informed tool . This free tool helps well users understand the results of water tests performed on their wells by translating the scientific and technical notation into plain language. This helps make clear if there is a problem indicated by the results, what the risks of any present contaminants are, and what the next steps should be for the well owner. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode.

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