Well water sampling services are available for Washington County residents through the Department of Public Health and Environment for a modest fee. Contact us to order a sample kit at 651-430-6655 or to inquire about additional water analyses not listed below.
Water Analysis Fees - All fees are subject to change. The following fees must be paid when you submit your sample to the Department.
· Total Coliform Bacteria & Nitrate-Nitrogen (basic test for drinking quality) - $43
· Coliform Bacteria Re-Test - $21.50
· Arsenic - $44*
· Fluoride - $37
· Hardness - $54*
· Iron - $37
· Iron Bacteria - $55
· Lead - $44**
· Sodium - $37*
· Sulfate - $35
* The water drawn for these tests MUST NOT go through a water softener.
** This test requires a special sampling container.
Sample Drop-off Information - Note: Water must be in container provided by the Department in advance.
Stillwater Government Center
14949 62nd St. N.
Fourth Floor (Room 450)
Stillwater
Tuesdays between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Washington County North Service Center
19955 Forest Road N.
Forest Lake
Tuesdays between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Washington County South Service Center
1300 Ravine Parkway
Cottage Grove
Tuesdays Between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Private Well Water Testing for Perluorochemicals (PFCs)
The Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment (PHE) is offering private well water to be analyzed for perfluorochemicals (PFCs) to residents for the first time in the spring and summer of 2007.
If interested, contact the PHE Department at 651-430-6707 and a PFC Sampling Request Form will be mailed to you. The cost of the sample is $384.
The PHE Department has contracted with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Public Health Laboratory to have private well water samples analyzed for the following seven PFCs:
· Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
· Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
· Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
· Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS)
· Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
· Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
· Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Results and a description of what they mean will be mailed to you from MDH approximately 6-8 weeks from the date of sampling.
