HomeOwners Packages (non regulatory)

Package #1: Total Coliform and E.Coli bacteria (Qualitative Analysis – Present or Absent).  Cost is $55 for 5-7 day turnaround time.  Add $35 for next day rush turnaround time.  Requires 125mL sterile container available at lab. Store/transport sample on ice and bring to lab same day as sample collection.
Note: For quantitative (enumerated) results by Quanti-tray, please see pricing under Individual Analyses.

Package #2: pH, Electrical Conductance, Fluoride, Boron, Alkalinity, Chloride, Sulfate, Nitrate, Hardness, Zinc, Arsenic, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, Sodium, and Silica.  Cost is $404 for 3 week turnaround time.  Contact lab for rush turnaround time availability.  Requires a 1 liter size plastic bottle available at lab or may use alternate or store-bought ‘bottled water’ bottle. Store/transport sample on ice and bring to lab same day as sample collection.

Package #3: Lead and Copper (FIRST DRAW).   Cost is $119 for 3 week turnaround time.  Contact lab for rush availability.  Requires its own 1 liter size plastic bottle available at lab or may use alternate or store-bought ‘bottled water’ bottle.

Irrigation Package: pH, Electrical Conductance, Fluoride, Boron, Alkalinity, Chloride, Sulfate, Nitrate, Hardness, Zinc, Arsenic, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, Sodium, Silica, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), and Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR).  Cost is $462 for 3 week turnaround time.  Contact lab for rush turnaround time availability.  Requires a 1 liter size plastic bottle available at lab or may use alternate or store-bought ‘bottled water’ bottle. Store/transport sample on ice and bring to lab same day as sample collection.

INDIVIDUAL ANALYSES COST/SAMPLE METALS ANALYSES COST/SAMPLE
Fluoride $60 Metals preparation fee (per sample) $35
Hardness by Titration $49 Arsenic $43
Nitrate $60 Boron $43
Nitrite $52 Copper $43
pH $44 Iron $43
Sulfate $60 Lead $43
Total Dissolved Solids – TDS $66 Manganese $43
Total Coliform and E.Coli by Quanti-tray $77 Mercury $65
Turbidity $44 Silica $43
Conductivity (EC/SC) $44 Sodium $43
Volatile Organics (VOCs) 524.2 $339 Zinc $43
Benzene only 524.2 $168

Turnaround time: 3 weeks from the day of receipt

Download Caltest’s Homeowner Packages Information Sheet

Helpful Resources

Caltest’s Resource and Information handout

EPA’s Drinking Water From Household Wells Booklet http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/well/upload/2003_06_03_privatewells_pdfs_household_wells.pdf

EPA publications: http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/well/publications.cfm

CDC’s  Well Testing Overview: http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/private/wells/testing.html

Local agencies

Napa County Environmental Health Division
707/253-4471
http://www.countyofnapa.org/PBES/Environmental/

Sonoma County Environmental Health & Safety
707/565-6565
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Health/Environmental-Health-and-Safety/

Irrigation Resources

University of California at Davis Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, Cooperative Extension
530/752-1130
http://lawr.ucdavis.edu/cooperative_extension.htm

For additional Information, peruse our links and downloads page:
https://www.caltestlabs.com/Downloads/LinksandResources.aspx

Please email info@caltestlabs.com if you have any questions.