Water testing in Santa Cruz County, CA

Lowest listed local program price: Free, Santa Cruz County Environmental Health (Health Services Agency), with the Central Coast Drinking Water Well Testing Program.

Well water

Santa Cruz County Free Drinking Water Well Testing Program

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Schedule free well testing through the Central Coast Drinking Water Well Testing Program, which Santa Cruz County Environmental Health partners with, by visiting centralcoastwelltesting.org or calling 844-613-5152; a sampling technician collects the sample and the county's Water Quality Lab or a contracted lab analyzes it.

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Who can use it: Residents of Santa Cruz County who rely on a household water well (serving four or fewer households) for drinking water

County Government Center, Environmental Health, 701 Ocean Street, 3rd Floor - Room 312, Santa Cruz · (831) 454-2022

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