For rural homes and private wells: drinking water, pesticides in water, and heavy metals in soil.
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Bundle total $615
Why this bundle
Rural homes and private wells can have environmental concerns that are not always captured by routine public monitoring. This bundle looks across your drinking water and surrounding soil to identify potential exposure to bacteria, pesticides, and heavy metals that may come from groundwater, nearby agricultural activity, or the natural geology of your property. Together, these tests provide a more complete picture of your rural home environment and can help guide decisions about water treatment, additional testing, or other practical steps to reduce exposure.
For homes that rely on a private well, understanding your drinking water is especially important because maintaining and monitoring the water supply is typically the homeowner’s responsibility. Unlike public water systems, private wells may not undergo routine regulatory testing, and water quality can change due to groundwater conditions, nearby land use, flooding, or problems with the well itself. The Drinking Water Level 1 + Bacteria test provides a baseline look at important water characteristics, metals, and bacteria in your home’s water. Regular testing can help identify potential concerns and guide decisions about additional testing, well maintenance, or water treatment.
Pesticides Water Test
Agricultural and rural environments can have unique sources of water contamination. Pesticides and herbicides used on farms, lawns, and other nearby properties can move through soil and, under certain conditions, reach groundwater that supplies private wells. A Pesticides Water Test can help determine whether specific agricultural chemicals are present in your drinking water rather than relying on proximity alone. This can be particularly useful for homes near agricultural activity or in areas where pesticide use and groundwater contamination are concerns, helping you decide whether additional monitoring or water treatment may be appropriate.
Heavy Metals Soil
The soil surrounding a rural home reflects both its natural geology and how the land has been used over time. Metals can occur naturally in soil, while past agricultural practices, nearby industry, waste disposal, building materials, or other human activities can contribute additional contamination. A Heavy Metals Soil test can help identify metals of concern in areas where your family gardens, plays, or spends time outdoors. Understanding what is present in your soil can help guide practical decisions about gardening, reducing contaminated soil or dust from being tracked indoors, and whether additional evaluation or remediation is needed.
Common questions
Is my well water tested by anyone?
Usually not. The EPA regulates public water systems, not private wells, so private-well owners are responsible for their own testing.
How often should a well be tested?
The EPA and CDC suggest testing private wells at least once a year for bacteria and nitrate, and more often if you notice changes in taste, color, or odor.
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These at-home kits describe your home environment; they are not medical advice or a diagnosis. For health decisions, talk with your clinician.
