Water testing in North Carolina
Lowest price: $29, Johnston County Environmental Health Department.
Johnston County Well Water Testing
$29
- Bacteria
- Fecal coliform
- Full panel
- Individual metals
- Anions
- +5 more
Contact Johnston County Environmental Health to arrange water sample testing for an existing well, either collecting the sample yourself or having office staff collect it for a per visit fee plus the state lab test fee.
If you have an existing well and would like to have it sampled for testing, please contact our office for the different testing options that are available.
- Johnston County Environmental Health Department, 309 E. Market Street, Smithfield · (919) 989-5180
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Buncombe County Water Supply Analysis
$50
- Bacteria
- Nitrate
- Pesticides
- Herbicides
- Petroleum
- Volatile organic compounds
Complete the Water Supply Analysis application in person, by mail, or online, and pay the fee for the test option chosen, then an Environmental Health Specialist or lab processes the sample.
- Buncombe County Environmental Health, 30 Valley St, Asheville · (828)250-5016
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Henderson County Well Water Testing
$50
- Bacteria
- E. coli
- Nitrate
- Inorganic chemicals
- Petroleum products
- Pesticides
Submit a well water sample application through the Online Public Portal or in person at the Environmental Health office and pay the posted fee.
- Henderson County Environmental Health, 1200 Spartanburg Hwy., Suite 100, Hendersonville · (828) 694-6060
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Alamance County Well Water Testing
$65
- Bacteria
- Inorganic chemicals
- Volatile organic compounds
- Pesticides
- Nitrate
Complete the Water Sample Application and return it to the Environmental Health office with the fee, then a specialist visits the property to collect the sample and ships it to a state certified lab.
we can only collect water samples from drinking water wells with a properly functioning well pump
- Alamance County Environmental Health, 1946 Martin St., Burlington · 336-570-6367
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Gaston County Well Water Testing
$80
- Bacteria
- Inorganic
- Nitrate
Submit a water sample request online along with the fee, and an Environmental Health Specialist will schedule a visit to collect the water sample from your private well.
- Gaston County Environmental Health, 991 W Hudson Blvd, Gastonia · 704-853-5000
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Wake County Well Water Testing
$175
Cost: $175 + trip fee
- Bacteria
- Arsenic
- Nitrate
- Copper
- Iron
- +9 more
Establish a Permit Portal account and apply for Well Water Sampling, Existing Well, then pay the invoiced fee and Wake County staff will schedule sample collection.
Private well owners and renters whose drinking water comes from a private well, not a public water system
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Iredell County Well Water Testing
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- Bacteria
- Inorganic chemical
- Volatile organic compounds
- Pesticides
Contact Iredell County Environmental Health to request water sample collection from your existing private well and pay the posted fee.
- Statesville Environmental Health, 349 N Center St, Statesville · 704-878-5305
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Rowan County New Well Water Testing
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Call the Rowan County Environmental Health main office to get on the list for water testing; an Environmental Health Specialist will visit to inspect the well head and collect the sample.
New well construction only; the department states it does not test existing wells or wells being tested for real estate transactions
- Rowan County Environmental Health, 402 N Main Street, Salisbury · 704-216-8525
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North Carolina Private Well Water Testing Program
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- Bacteria
- Heavy metals
- Nitrate
- Lead
- Copper
- +6 more
Contact the Environmental Health program at your local county health department to arrange sampling through the State Laboratory of Public Health or a state-certified commercial lab.
All newly constructed private wells in North Carolina must be tested within 30 days of completion; existing well owners can also request testing
- NC Department of Health and Human Services, 2001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh · 1-800-662-7030
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