Water testing in Maine

Lowest price: Free, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL).

Well waterLimited

Free Well Water Test Kit for Low-Income Residents

Free

Free (eligible applicants only)

  • Arsenic

Fill out the Well Water Information Request form online and check the box saying you are eligible and would like a free test kit.

Low-income Maine residents who are currently eligible for MaineCare, SNAP, TANF or other benefit programs; eligibility may be confirmed through benefit program enrollment lists.

  • Maine DHHS / Maine CDC, 109 Capitol Street, 11 State House Station, Augusta · 866-292-3474

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Well water

Maine HETL Private Well Water Testing

$27

  • Bacteria
  • E. coli
  • Nitrate
  • Radon
  • Chloride
  • +14 more

Order the specific test or package online through the HETL WebShop and mail or drop off the sample within 30 hours of collection.

  • Maine DHHS / Maine CDC, 109 Capitol Street, 11 State House Station, Augusta · 207-441-4460

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