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PLUMBING TOPICS WATER TESTS, CONTAMINANTS, TREATMENT WATER TESTING ADVICE SHOULD YOU TEST YOUR WATER? PUBLIC vs PRIVATE WATER WHEN TO TEST WATER TEST COSTS SPECIAL SITUATION TESTS CHEATING on WATER TESTS CORRECTING BAD WATER EPA GUIDE to WATER QUALITY SEWAGE CONTAMINATION WATER CONTAMINANT LEVELS WATER ODORS, CAUSE CURE WATER PUMPS & WELLS WATER QUANTITY GUIDE WATER SOFTENERS WATER TEST CHOICES & WATER TEST FEES Cost of Water Tests - Lab Fees General Classes of Water Contaminants ARSENIC in WATER BACTERIA TEST GUIDE FHA WATER TESTS REQUIRED General- water test parameters Standard VA FHA, Pesticides Title 5- water test parameters Comprehensive Water Test Water testing Comprehensive + Pesticides Individual water contaminant tests Herbicide Contamination LEAD CONTAMINATION Pesticides Contamination TOTAL COLIFORM TESTING Municipal Water Test Parameters WATER TEST FEES WATER TEST INTERPRETATION Common Water Tests for Bacteria PA - Coliform Bacteria Test M.F.T. - Coliform Bacteria Test MPN - Coliform Bacteria Test Interpreting Other Water Test Results FAILED WATER TESTS - WHAT TO DO FAILED WATER TESTS - WHEN to RE-TEST WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT CHOICES WELLS CISTERNS & SPRINGS More Information InspectAPedia Blog - News Updates Air Conditioning & Heat Pumps Bookstore Electrical Environment Exteriors Heating Home Inspection Insulate Ventilate Interiors Mold Inspect/Test Plumbing Water Septic Roofing Structure Accuracy & Privacy Policies Contact Us |
What drinking water contamination tests should you order? This article describes the types of water testing available, outlines common water test fees, describes the details of what parameters are included in various water test options, and gives advice to assist you in deciding what tests to order. Readers should also see our longer article Water Quality Testing, and advice for home buyers and building owners: water contaminants, water test procedures, well shock procedures, preventing drinking water contamination, and Cheating on water tests in that document. © Copyright 2009 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use the links at page left to navigate this document or to go to Other Website Topics. Green links at left show where you are in our document & website. Cost of Water Test - Typical Sampling and Lab FeesTo avoid any conflict of interest we recommend that home inspectors and water testing companies follow (as some do) a simple fee policy: a flat fee, for example, $75.00 is charged plus whatever lab fees apply for whatever water tests you select. By this method you can be assured that any water test selection advice you hear is motivated only by your interest and not by possible profit on various lab fees. We mention this because a few water test companies aggressively market "selling water tests" to building inspectors as a way to increase their bottom line. Inspectors are required to avoid conflicts of interest with those of their clients. Here are some typical water test lab fees for the minimum test (bacteria presence/absence) and more comprehensive tests which look for groups of common water contaminants:
Note: these tests and fees will vary depending on lab chosen and subject to lab rate changes. Be careful: some laboratories doing business in some U.S. States are NOT fully certified for all of the tests they are offering and in some cases are not certified at all. More tricky, an out of state lab may hold a testing license in New York for one type of test, such as lead or asbestos, but may be selling other services, typically bacteriological testing, for which they are specifically not licensed. Tests by such agents could be illegal and may also be conducted improperly. Discuss any concerns with your home inspector or test consultant. One Connecticut "water test lab" offering water test services in New York, for example, is not licensed to offer bacteriological test services but does so, claiming that they are "licensed" because they have N. Y. license to perform certain other tests. This can be more serious than a technicality if a later issue arises about the water quality and the tests that were performed at a property. Choices of Water Tests
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WATER TESTS, CONTAMINANTS, TREATMENT
WATER TESTING ADVICE
SHOULD YOU TEST YOUR WATER?
PUBLIC vs PRIVATE WATER
WHEN TO TEST
WATER TEST COSTS
SPECIAL SITUATION TESTS
CHEATING on WATER TESTS
CORRECTING BAD WATER
EPA GUIDE to WATER QUALITY
SEWAGE CONTAMINATION
WATER CONTAMINANT LEVELS
WATER ODORS, CAUSE CURE
WATER PUMPS & WELLS
WATER QUANTITY GUIDE
WATER SOFTENERS
WATER TEST CHOICES & WATER TEST FEES
Cost of Water Tests - Lab Fees
General Classes of Water Contaminants
ARSENIC in WATER
BACTERIA TEST GUIDE
FHA WATER TESTS REQUIRED
General- water test parameters
Standard VA FHA, Pesticides
Title 5- water test parameters
Comprehensive Water Test
Water testing Comprehensive + Pesticides
Individual water contaminant tests
Herbicide Contamination
LEAD CONTAMINATION
Pesticides Contamination
TOTAL COLIFORM TESTING
Municipal Water Test Parameters
WATER TEST FEES
WATER TEST INTERPRETATION
Common Water Tests for Bacteria
PA - Coliform Bacteria Test
M.F.T. - Coliform Bacteria Test
MPN - Coliform Bacteria Test
Interpreting Other Water Test Results
FAILED WATER TESTS - WHAT TO DO
FAILED WATER TESTS - WHEN to RE-TEST
WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT CHOICES
WELLS CISTERNS & SPRINGS
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