Well Water Analysis & Testing in Silver Spring

Water Doctor recommends annual testing for anyone living in Silver Spring, MD whose home relies on well water as its main water supply. Additional testing may be required if you notice any changes to the smell, taste, or odor of your water; or if your well has a history of contamination. If you’re bringing an infant home, it’s also recommended that you schedule well water testing to ensure its safety.

Our team offers a broad range of water testing services, capable of catching many different contaminants that may be lurking in your home’s water supply. We recommend that Silver Spring residents relying on well water test once a year for total coliform bacteria, nitrates, total dissolved solids, and pH levels. However, if you suspect there may be other contaminants at play, the Water Doctor team offers the testing services necessary to catch these as well!

The only way to know for sure if your home’s well water is safe to drink is by having it tested and certified by a laboratory through professional testing services. Many harmful things can be lurking in your home’s drinking water, including bacteria, parasites, and viruses — none of which are immediately obvious at the time of consumption.

Schedule water testing services for your Silver Spring home by contacting Water Doctor today!

The regulations governing water quality can certainly serve as guidelines to get your water to a ‘good enough’ level, but they can be slow to adapt to new information about the effects of certain contaminants, and some contaminants are considered unhealthy in any amount even if certain levels are considered acceptable.

VOC stands for volatile organic compound, a category of organic chemicals that are likely to emit gases off of solids and liquids. Breathing in a mix of organic chemicals of unknown origins is often bad for your health, with many VOCs implicated in respiratory illness, cancer, and other significant health problems. VOCs in high concentrations can also be a source of subtler health issues, such as poor mood, low sleep quality, etc.

Depending on what the specific problem our process detects involves, and where the problem is stemming from, filtration and purification technologies may be the easiest way to render your water safe and healthy to drink. Problems that can’t be purified, or which indicate a fundamental problem with your water supply or the pipes or systems delivering it, may require more extensive solutions, such as changing your water supply or replacing your home plumbing.

The problems which stem from your actual well water at the source and the problems which develop somewhere between the aquifer and your faucet rarely overlap, so we should be able to access the likely culprit in your contamination with ease. In cases where there is a potential problem in assessing, more involved testing and inspection methods can help us pinpoint the exact details of your water quality issues.

The source of well contamination is typically more localized to your particular well than region-wide, except in the case of certain mineral contaminants like excess natural fluoride and certain heavy metals. You may live close to a source of organic contamination, i.e., fields with poorly managed runoff, which can contaminate your well water with bacteria from animal waste. Manufacturing and other processes involving heavy metals or even radiological materials can also be a source of trouble—as can poor management of septic systems, which can result in bacterial contamination or nitrate contamination.