Ryan Soderlin | for Flatwater Free Press

Testing - Water resources technicians Josh Schnitzler, left, and Connor Baldwin, right, and assistant general manager Brian Bruckner, center, who all work for the Lower Elkhorn Resources District in Norfolk, test water in a monitoring well near the north fork of the Elkhorn River. These wells, located roughly 10 miles northwest of Elkhorn, are used to monitor ground water for nitrates and other substances like solids and sulfates.