Well Water Testing & Treatment in Columbia, TN

Lab testing for bacteria, nitrate and minerals, and treatment sized to what the results actually show.

Private wells are not covered by public drinking water regulation, which means nobody tests yours unless you arrange it. The usual advice is a bacteria and nitrate test annually, plus a wider mineral panel when you buy a property, after any flooding, or whenever the taste, smell or color changes.

Limestone country gives most wells here hard water, and hardness is a nuisance rather than a health problem. What matters more is whether the well is taking in surface water, because fractured limestone can carry contamination down from the surface faster than soil would filter it. Treatment should follow the test result rather than the other way round, since a softener does nothing about bacteria and a filter does nothing about hardness.

Typical cost: $100 - $400 for a lab panel; treatment systems run $800 - $5,000 depending on the problem

When well water testing is the right call

• Buying or selling a property served by a private well
• Any change in taste, smell, color or clarity
• After flooding, or after work on the well or septic system
• No test in the last twelve months

Other services

• Well Pump Repair
• Well Pump Replacement
• Pressure Tank Replacement
• Water Well Drilling
• Emergency No-Water Service

Common questions