Water testing in Harford County, MD

Lowest listed local program price: $50, other prices posted, Harford County Health Department, Environmental Health.

Well waterMail-in option

Harford County Health Department Paid Private Well Water Sampling

$50, other prices posted

  • Bacteria
  • Nitrate
  • Turbidity
  • Lead
  • Copper
  • +5 more

Call the Harford County Health Department Environmental Health office at 410-877-2300 to schedule a paid water sampling appointment, pay the $50 collection fee to the Health Department, and mail a separate check for the selected tests to the state Laboratories Administration.

All posted prices

A $50.00 collection fee paid to the Health Department, plus a separate lab fee paid to the state Laboratories Administration per test: Bacteriology $41.00, Nitrate-Nitrite $18.00, Turbidity $15.00, Lead $20.00, Copper $20.00, Iron $20.00, Hardness $23.00, Alkalinity $23.00, Chlorides $29.00, regulated metals $20.00 each, and VOCs $50.00

Who can use it: Private well owners in Harford County, Maryland; available even when sampling is not tied to a new well construction or building permit

  • Harford County Health Department Environmental Health, 120 S Hays Street, Suite 200, Bel Air · 410-877-2300

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