Information about common concerns are listed below if you are unsure what you may want tested
CONCERN | RECOMMENDED TESTING |
Water Smells or tastes bad or odd | • Total Coliform |
Tastes Metallic | • OCL Metals Package |
Tastes Salty | • Chlorides • Total Dissolved Solids |
Discolored or Sediment | |
• Rusty | • Iron |
• Green or Blue staining | • Copper • Corrosivity Package |
• White or Brown Sediment | • Hardness • OCL Metals Package |
Near a Highway | • Chlorides |
Lakes or Ponds for Swimming | • Fecal Coliform |
For Bank or Health Dept. | Possibly need: FHA Package *Check with who is requiring you to get the testing. Your situation is unique to you!* |
Near Gas Station or underground Oil Tank | • VOC |
Near Farmland | • Nitrates |
Near an Apple Orchard | • Nitrates • Arsenic • Pesticides |
Near Dump, Junkyard, Landfill, or Factory | • VOC • Total Dissolved Solids • pH • Chloride • Heavy Metals |
Fish Ponds | • Fecal Coliform • Dissolved Oxygen • Alkalinity • Total Phosphate • Nitrate • pH |