Water Testing Program
The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District offers the following 5 water test kits. Kits are available for pickup at the District office during business hours, in boxes outside the Indian Lake, and at most town offices in the county. Kits are available at all times in the lower vestibule of the District office.
Kit 1
Unchlorinated Water Bacteriological – total coliform / E. coli qualitative (presence/absence): $ 35.00
Unchlorinated Water Bacteriological – total coliform / E. coli quantitative (enumerated): $ 45.00
Kit 2
Chlorinated Water Bacteriological – total coliform / E. coli qualitative (presence/absence): $ 35.00
Chlorinated Water Bacteriological – total coliform / E. coli quantitative (enumerated): $ 45.00
Kit 3
Lead and Copper: $45.00
Kit 4
Water Quality (total hardness, calcium hardness, chloride, sulfate, fluoride, turbidity, conductivity, alkalinity): $105.00
Kit 5
Nitrate/Nitrite: $35.00
Follow instructions in the kit. Water samples must be collected on the morning of the delivery date, refrigerated from time of sampling, and chilled during delivery to the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District. Be sure water samples do not freeze. Samples must be accompanied by cash or check and the completed lab form in ink when you deliver your samples. Please make checks payable to Hamilton County SWCD. Lab analysis will be performed by the Mohawk Valley Water Authority, and certified results will be sent to you directly from the lab.
