Visit Public Health Ontario for instructions and more information about water testing, including:
- How to collect a sample and fill out the forms
- How to get and understand your results
- How to protect your well water
Follow the steps provided carefully so that the sterile water sample bottle does not become contaminated, and sample water only intended for drinking water (i.e. do not sample from untreated lake water).
Your water sample must also be kept cool – do not store or transport in warm places such as your trunk. Results are unreliable if the sample is improperly collected, stored, or transported.