Well Testing Requirements

Required Water Quality Report:

  1. Coliform
  2. Nitrate
  3. Turbidity
  4. Benzene
  5. Carbon Tetrachloride
  6. Para-Dichlorobenzene
  7. 1,2 Dichlorethane
  8. 1,1 Dichloroethylene
  9. Trichloroethylene
  10. Vinyl Chloride
  11. Sodium
  12. Alkalinity
  13. Calcium
  14. Chloride
  15. Color
  16. Copper
  17. Hardness
  18. Iron
  19. Magnesium
  20. Nitrogen (ammonia)
  21. Nitrogen (nitrite)
  22. Odor
  23. pH
  24. Potassium
  25. Sediment
  26. Sulfate
  27. Total dissolved solids

Samples taken from wells completed in crystalline bedrock shall also be analyzed for:

  1. Radon
  2. Arsenic
  3. Selenium

Additionally, in areas where current or historical land use includes agriculture, the sample shall be analyzed for:

  1. Pesticides
  2. Herbicides
  3. Arsenic