Private Well Water Testing Drinking Water Test Kits

Homeowner and Residential Drinking Water, Groundwater, Spring Water Testing
and Environmental Education PROGRAM

Residential Water Supply and Homeowner Drinking Water
Testing Evaluation Program

Environmental Education and Outreach - Drinking water testing and analysis services provided by a university research laboratory. The residential water testing program includes analysis for common water quality problems, microbiological contamination, and makes recommendations regarding the potential need for water treatment devices, such as: softeners, reverse osmosis units, distillation, neutralizers, chlorination systems, ultraviolet or UV systems. As part of the Environmental Quality Centers continuing efforts of environmental education, the following programs and pages were established:

The Center for Environmental Quality at Wilkes University is making available a number of free informational documents related to common drink water quality issues and problems, such as: Giardia cysts, Crytpsporidium, nitrates, lead, corrosion, bacteria and much more. Below are three more detailed reports, but more information can be found at the help desk. The informational documents that are available include:

Note: These programs are for information only and to assist in the evaluation of the general quality of your water. These packages are not suitable for systems that are required to report for regulatory reasons or any form of litigation.

Homeowners interested in getting their water tested can request the Center for Environmental Quality at Wilkes University to conduct a water quality analysis. The basic water chemistry package includes:

Basic Water Quality Chemistry Package (additional services available upon request)
pH	Conductivity and Corrosion Index	Total Dissolved Solids
Total Coliform	Alkalinity	Iron, Manganese, Copper, Sodium Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Zinc
Nitrate and Nitrite	Chloride, Sulfate, Chlorine	Total Hardness

The cost of this analysis is only $ 80.00 per sample and includes a professional evaluation of the results with recommendations. To request a homeowners water sampling package, please send an email to the address found below and include the following: Name, complete mailing address, email address, and a description of your water supply and possible concerns by email to Request Order Form For Option 1. Please put Water Testing Option 1 in Subject area.

Option 1 - Plus Lead In Water Testing
Add Lead to the Option 1 Package - Add $ 15.00 per sample.

To add analysis for lead, the addition cost will be $ 15.00 per sample. Please note that lead analysis is only conducted once per month, so the analysis results may be delayed. Therefore, the cost of Option 1 with lead is $ 95.00.

To request a homeowners water sampling package with lead, please send an email to the address found below and include the following: Name, complete mailing address, email address, and a description of your water supply and possible concerns by email to Request Order Form For Option 1 with Lead. Please put Water Testing Option 1 with lead in Subject area.

Option 1 - Plus Arsenic In Water Testing
Add Arsenic to the Option 1 Package - Add $ 15.00 per sample.

To add analysis for arsenic, the addition cost will be $ 15.00 per sample. Please note that arsenic analysis is only conducted once per month, so the analysis results may be delayed. Therefore, the cost of Option 1 with As is $ 95.00.

To request a homeowners water sampling package with lead, please send an email to the address found below and include the following: Name, complete mailing address, email address, and a description of your water supply and possible concerns by email to Request Order Form For Option 1 with Arsenic. Please put Water Testing Option 1 with As in Subject area.

To add analysis for arsenic and lead, the addition cost will be $ 30.00 per sample. Please note that lead and arsenic analysis is only conducted once per month, so the analysis results may be delayed. Therefore, the cost of Option 1 with As and Pb is $ 110.00.

To request a homeowners water sampling package with lead, please send an email to the address found below and include the following: Name, complete mailing address, email address, and a description of your water supply and possible concerns by email to Request Order Form For Option 1 with Arsenic. Please put Water Testing Option 1 with As in Subject area.

Homeowners interested in getting their water tested can request the Center for Environmental Quality to conduct a water quality analysis. The basic bacterial testing package includes testing for Total Coliform, Fecal Coliform, and Fecal Streptococcus. This is the initial recommendation if the homeowner is concerned about the presence of pathogenic or disease causing organisms in a water supply and have never tested their water..

The cost of this analysis is only $ 40.00 per sample and includes a professional evaluation of the results with recommendations. To request a homeowners water sampling package, please send an email to the address found below and include the following: Name, complete mailing address, email address, and a description of your water supply and possible concerns by email to Request Order Form For Option 2. Please put Water Testing Option 2 in Subject area.

Homeowners interested in getting their water tested can request the Center for Environmental Quality to conduct a water quality analysis. The specialized bacterial testing package includes testing for coliform bacteria, iron reducing bacteria, slime bacteria, and sulfur reducing bacteria. This package is recommended if you want to check the general potability of your water source, plus you are having problems with elevated iron levels, musty odors, or sulfur odors.

The cost of this analysis is only $ 60.00 per sample and includes a professional evaluation of the results with recommendations. To request a homeowners water sampling package, please send an email to the address found below and include the following: Name, complete mailing address, email address, and a description of your water supply and possible concerns by email to Request Order Form For Option 3. Please put Water Testing Option 3 in Subject area.

Homeowners interested in getting their water tested can request the Center for Environmental Quality to conduct a water quality analysis. The specialized bacterial testing package includes testing for coliform bacteria, presence/absence testing for pathogenic bacteria, and standard plate count.. This package is recommended if you want to check the general potability of your water source, plus you are having problems with musty odors, repeated coliform positives, taste problems, or sulfur odors.

The cost of this analysis is only $ 55.00 per sample and includes a professional evaluation of the results with recommendations. To request a homeowners water sampling package, please send an email to the address found below and include the following: Name, complete mailing address, email address, and a description of your water supply and possible concerns by email to Request Order Form For Option 5. Please put Water Testing Option 5 in Subject area.

For More information about the Environmental Quality Center, please contact:

Attn: Mr. Brian Oram, Professional Geologist (PG)
Laboratory Director
Wilkes University
Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
PO Box 111
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

Wilkes University Center for Environmental Quality Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Homeowner Outreach Program

Wilkes University
Center for Environmental Quality
Environmental Engineering and
Earth Sciences
Homeowner Outreach Program