Well Water Testing Labs

Supporting the collection and testing needs of our public water supply pa department of health and pa department of agriculture customers.

Well water testing labs.

Read more is my water safe to drink. Water testing order water and radon air test kits online we must receive your sample within 30 hours of collection do not collect and mail your sample on a friday or saturday or the day before or on a holiday. Collecting a water sample for testing isn t as easy as turning on the tap. Supporting home inspector and contractor customers in processing delivered samples.

Individual water tests or convenient test kits. If you suspect other contaminants test for those too. If results from water testing are positive for contamination bottled or filtered water may be used as a short term solution. The other 12 receive their water from limited use public water systems and private wells.

Complete the online form. Read more order a water test. In most counties when you buy or sell a home with a private well the county health or planning department or the lending institution involved may require the seller to provide water sampling results to show the water is safe to drink. In fact well owners frequently get false positives because they do not properly collect the sample or get it to the laboratory within the 48 hours required for an accurate test.

Completing testing on all samples received within normal reporting time frames. Non real estate related testing. Real estate related water testing. Often county health departments do water tests for bacteria and nitrates.

We now offer a free 1 hour continuing education course for real estate professionals. If you want to test for other substances in the water the county health department should be able to provide a list of area state certified drinking water testing labs. Since some contaminant testing can be expensive spend some time identifying potential problems. Well water testing if you own a private well you are responsible for testing your own water.

Test your water every year for total coliform bacteria nitrates total dissolved solids and ph levels. Public water test guide word. Sample acceptance policy word private well water safety and testing. Watercheck is national testing labs home water testing product for homeowners concerned with drinking water safety.

When a private water source has elevated levels of contamination the individual using the water source is responsible for taking action. In some cases boiling water and sanitization of a well may provide a solution.