Category: Water Testing
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August is National Water Quality Month
Which is a good reminder that you should test your well water at least once a year.
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Happy Drinking Water Week 🙂
Its Drinking Water Week! We offer water tests for buyers and homeowners who use a well or a spring – The EPA says you should test for bacteria at least once a year! We also offer well chlorinations if your water has bacteria, well inspections to make sure your well is up to code and […]
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Why should I test my well water? We haven’t noticed any problems.
Homeowners should test their well water on a regular basis. Well (and especially spring water) can change over time, even suddenly. It can be effected by environmental factors such as weather, age/condition of well/spring components, and sometimes it just changes for no discernable reason. Total Coliform and E. coli can get into wells/springs and build […]
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I’m getting a loan/refi – what kind of water test do I need
Please ask your mortgage broker to check with underwriting! FHA, VA, USDA Loans for Buyers require a water test for a home on a well/spring. Typically, they want Total Coliform, E. coli, Lead, Nitrates, Nitrites (what we call our “Lender Scan” ). Rarely, they will go through with just a Total Coliform and E. coli […]
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How often should I test my well water?
The CDC recommends testing the well water at least once a year. (See “Why should it test my water” for more information.)
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Water Test: Total Coliform and e. Coli
Total Coliform is a family of bacteria and E. coli is a specific type of Coliform. They are considered “indicator bacteria”. The EPA says if you have any Total Coliform and/or E. coli (“one or more colony forming units) that the water should be treated. Therefore, the test we use (which is also used by […]
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Water Test on a Spring
A spring is water coming straight up through dirt and is usually surface water. It is exposed to insects, animals, dirt, weather, runoff, etc. Springs are almost always going to test positive for bacteria. Depending on the way the spring is set up it can be chlorinated, but it is more likely to come back […]
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Do I need to be there for the water test?
If the house is for sale with an agent, we will arrange access with the agent (we have the same lockbox access agents have) and no one needs to be there. Buyers and buyers agents do not need to attend. There is nothing to see during the collection – we will be there 15 to […]
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Testing Water from Steams, Creeks, Ponds, Lakes, other natural bodies of water
These are open and exposed to insects, animals, dirt, weather, runoff, etc so their water is constantly changing and are almost always going to test positive for bacteria. Streams and creeks are even more variable since they are constantly flowing. There is also no way to treat them. Therefore, we do not usually recommend testing […]
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