Water Quality
Through our EPA approved water quality testing laboratory we can provide a variety of water quality tests to help insure that your water is safe to drink and contains no undesirable properties (e.g. hard or acidic water that can affect plumbing components or high iron levels that can stain laundry). These tests can be packaged together for discounted pricing. Water quality tests include:

• Bacteriological
• Physical (odor, color, and turbidity)
• Chemical (including, but not limited to: pH, hardness, iron, manganese, sodium, nitrates, and nitrites)
• Volatile organic compounds
• Lead in water

Maintaining your well system

Although a properly constructed private well should require little routine maintenance compared to other systems in the home, these tips will help protect your well system and keep it in good working order for years to come:

• Get an annual well maintenance check, including water quality and a bacterial test.
• Your well should be checked and water quality tested any time there is a change in taste, odor or appearance, or anytime a water supply system is serviced.
• Periodically check the well cap and casing to make sure they are in good working order. A damaged casing or loose or improperly sealed cap could allow your water to become contaminated.
• Maintain a clean zone of at least 50 feet between your well and any kennels or livestock operations.
• Do not treat the area around the well with pesticides or fertilizer.
• Keep the top of your well at least one foot above the ground. Slope the ground away from your well to allow proper drainage.
• Don't pile snow, leaves, or other materials around your well.
• Always keep your well records in a safe place.

To order water quality tests please call us. All water quality tests are completed by an EPA approved water quality laboratory.