IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE:

 

• All supplies and forms needed for Coliform Bacteria and E. coli for sampling are available in the yellow box on the sidewalk. Please take only the supplies you need.

• For safety reasons the laboratory doors are normally locked, even during business hours. Please only ring buzzer if supplies have been depleted.

• The drop-off box is checked by staff throughout the day. Bacteria samples have a hold time of 30 hours so be sure the sample will not be over 30 hours old when we collect samples from the drop-off box.

• Nitrite-Nitrate samples must be received by 2:00 pm on the day they are collected (Monday-Thursday only; no Friday-Sunday drop-offs). These also have a 30-hour hold time and we need to ship them to a partner lab. Please call the lab or ring the buzzer when dropping off nitrite-nitrate samples.

• PAYMENT MUST BE RECIEVED BEFORE ANALYSIS ARE COMPLETED. You may leave payment with sample when dropped off, or call the lab at 804-694-8285 to pay by credit card.

• Results will be sent via email, Fax or US Postal Service as indicated on your sampling form(s).

 

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COLIFORM BACTERIA AND E. COLI TEST:

• Located in the box are kits in 1 gallon zip-lock bags containing:

  • Collection instructions and price sheet

  • Sample collection form and (when completed by lab) Certificate of Analysis

  • A clear plastic bottle containing a white solid (sodium thiosulfate). This is a sterile bottle-do not substitue with another bottle.

• Place plastic bag with completed form, sample and payment inside the cooler located in the drop-off box.

• If paying by credit card, immediately call the lab with payment information.  Samples without prepayment will not be processed.​

 

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LEAD, NITRATE, NITRITE:

• If you need bottles for this analysis, please contact the lab at 804-694-8285 or ring the door buzzer.

• Place plastic bag with completed form, sample and payment inside the drop off cooler located in the yellow box on the sidewalk.  For nitrite/nitrate samples, drop off no later than 2:00 p.m. the day of collection and alert the lab that the sample has been submitted. NOTE: We can only ship samples Monday-Thursday.

• If paying by credit card, immediately call the lab with payment information.  Samples without prepayment will not be processed.

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NUISANCE CONTAMINANTS/WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENTS:

• A standard size water bottle that has been rinsed out with sample will do or you can call the lab and we will supply a 250 ml opaque plastic bottle.​

  • Form entitled "Water Quality Analyses (Private Wells Only)"

  • Collection instructions and price sheet

• Place plastic bag with completed form, sample and payment inside the cooler located in the drop-off cooler located on the sidewalk.

• If paying by credit card, immediately call the lab with payment information. Samples without prepayment will not be processed.