Domestic & Commercial Drinking Water Test
More than 11% of Ireland’s population depends on private water supplies. However, if you’re not on mains water, the quality of your drinking water could be questionable. Depending on where you live, the quality of water can change dramatically.
Research by the EPA has found nearly a third of private wells in Ireland to be contaminated putting health at risk. Bacterial contamination of wells could make people ill particularly the elderly, young children and those who are immunocompromised.
The EPA recommends monitoring and testing of well water for bacteria annually and chemical parameters every three years.
If you’re unsure about the quality of water in your home, you should act now. Celtic Water Solutions offers water testing services for private wells, group water schemes and mains water supplies. Based on the test results, our water treatment experts can offer you free expert advice on how to treat your water if any contamination is found.
Your water samples would be tested in an INAB accredited laboratory giving you complete confidence that your results are reliable and accurate.
The full drinking water test covers the following parameters:
- E. Coli
- Total Coliforms
- pH
- Iron
- Manganese
- Total Hardness
- Conductivity
- Turbidity
- Colour
- Nitrate
- Ammonium as NH4
Well Water Testing for Local County Council Grants
If you are going for a water grant for the treatment of your well, the process starts with testing the water quality.
At Celtic Water Solutions, we have immense experience in assisting well owners apply for county council grants. For an additional cost, our experienced and trained technicians can collect water samples from the right source at your home using proper sampling techniques. Once the sample is taken, we will ensure, it is stored at the correct temperature and expedited to the laboratory within the required timeframe.
Your water sample is then tested and analyzed at an INAB accredited laboratory giving you results that are 10 times more accurate than a home water testing kit. We will then supply you with a fully detailed report and offer solutions to problems that may have been detected in the test results.
Test at Your Convenience
We offer you a “Do-It-Yourself” style water testing service. It involves us providing you with a comprehensive kit that includes sterilised 1-litre sample bottles, ID labels, and full instructions. This sampling kit will allow you to collect your water samples, record details of each sample point correctly and then courier them to us for evaluation in the lab.
If you are making a grant application, we suggest the sample be taken by a trained technician from our team who come to your house and collect samples. They then transport the sample back to the laboratory for testing.
