Take a good look at the water you drink - chances are it looks clean and free from impurities, right? But do you know what's really in that water? Although it may start from a clean source, water has to travel a long way through pipes, sometimes miles of pipes, before it reaches your home or business. Along the way, that water may be picking up contaminants that come from pipes that are old and corroded, and from ground water that enters these pipes through leaks.
Federal and state agencies provide guidance, but no oversight, on managing wells; which means the homeowner is responsible for the maintenance of the well.
For more information, please visit the Center For Disease Control and Prevention's page on Drinking Water
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) FACTS ABOUT PRIVATE GROUND WATER WELLS
Over 15 million households in the United States use private household wells for drinking water.
If polluted ground water is consumed, it could cause illness. Ground water pollution can be caused by seepage through landfills, failed septic tanks, underground fuel tanks, fertilizers and pesticides, and runoff from urban areas.
It is important that private ground water wells are checked regularly to ensure that the water is safe for drinking.
Typically, private water systems that serve no more than 25 people at least 60 days of the year and have no more than 15 service connections are not regulated by the EPA.
Fulmer Home Inspections offers the following Water Testing Scans. All three of the complete scans, Standard, Comprehensive and Health meet FHA & VA Requirements.
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STANDARD SCAN:
Microbiological: Total Coliform Fecal/E.Coli Inorganic Chemistry: Calcium Copper Iron Magnesium Manganese Potassium Sodium Alkalinity Chloride Chlorine Color Conductivity Hardness Nitrate Odor pH Sediment TDS Sulfate Turbidity Lead Arsenic Ammonia Nitrite Zinc 
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COMPREHENSIVE SCAN
Microbiological: Total Coliform Fecal/E.Coli Inorganic Chemistry: Calcium Copper Iron Magnesium Manganese Potassium Sodium Alkalinity Chloride Chlorine Color Conductivity Hardness Nitrate Odor pH Sediment TDS Sulfate Turbidity Lead Arsenic Ammonia Nitrite Zinc Radiological: Radon Organic Chemistry: Benzene Bromobenzene Bromochloromethane Bromodichloromethane Bromoform Bromomethane n-Butylbenzene sec-Butylbenzene tert-Butylbenzene Carbon-Tetrachloride Chlorodibromomethane Chloroethane Chloroform Chloromethane o-Chlorotoluene p-Chlorotoluene 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane Dibromomethane 1,2-Dibromethane m-Dichlorobenzene o-Dichlorobenzene para-Dichlorobenzene Dichloromethane Dichlorodifluoromethane 1,1-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,1-Dichloroethylene cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,3-Dichloropropane 2,2-Dichloropropane 1,1-Dichloropropene 1,3-Dichloropropene trans1,3-Dichloropropene Ethylbenzene Flurotrichloromethane Hexachlorobutadiene Isopropylbenzene p-Isopropyltoluene Methyl-t-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Monochlorobenzene Naphthalene n-Propylbenzene Styrene 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene Toluene 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene(TCE) 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,2,5-Trimethylbenzene Vinyl Chloride o-Xylene m+p Xylenes |
HEALTH SCAN
Microbiological: Total Coliform Fecal/E.Coli Microanalysis: Identify: Bacteria Fungi Parasites Insects Minerals Inorganic Chemistry: Calcium Copper Iron Magnesium Manganese Potassium Sodium Alkalinity Chloride Chlorine Color Conductivity Hardness Nitrate Odor pH Sediment TDS Sulfate Turbidity Lead Arsenic Ammonia Nitrite Zinc Radiological: Radon Organic Chemistry: Benzene Bromobenzene Bromochloromethane Bromodichloromethane Bromoform Bromomethane n-Butylbenzene sec-Butylbenzene tert-Butylbenzene Carbon-Tetrachloride Chlorodibromomethane Chloroethane Chloroform Chloromethane o-Chlorotoluene p-Chlorotoluene 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane Dibromomethane 1,2-Dibromethane m-Dichlorobenzene o-Dichlorobenzene para-Dichlorobenzene Dichloromethane Dichlorodifluoromethane 1,1-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,1-Dichloroethylene cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,3-Dichloropropane 2,2-Dichloropropane 1,1-Dichloropropene 1,3-Dichloropropene trans1,3-Dichloropropene Ethylbenzene Flurotrichloromethane Hexachlorobutadiene Isopropylbenzene p-Isopropyltoluene Methyl-t-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Monochlorobenzene Naphthalene n-Propylbenzene Styrene 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene Toluene 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene(TCE) 1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,2,5-Trimethylbenzene Vinyl Chloride o-Xylene m+p Xylenes |
MISCELLANEOUS
Microbiological: Total Coliform & E. Coli, Nitrate and Nitrite Scan INDIVIDUAL SCANS Microbiological Total Coliform & E. Coli Total Coliform Enumeration E. Coli Coliform Enumeration STD Plate Count Mold and Fungi Identification Biological Oxygen Demand Microanalysis Particle Identification (Bacteria, Fungi, Parasites, Insects, Minerals) Asbestos Organic Chemistry Herbicides Pesticides PCBs in Water PCBs in OIl PCBs in Soil Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Oil and Grease) Semi Volatile Organics Volatile Organic Compounds Inorganic Chemistry Ammonia Alkalinity Chloride Chlorine Color Conductivity Fluoride Hardness Hydrogen Sulfide Langelier Index (Corrosion) Lead O-Phosphorus pH Phenois Sulfate Tannins Total Dissolved Solids Total Phosphate O-Phosphorus Total Phosphorus Turbidity SPECIAL ANALYSIS: Call for Quote Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) |
