The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health (LDH/OPH) offers several convenient ways to order bacteriological sampling for your private water well. Sampling kits are available for pickup and drop-off at any of the LDH/OPH laboratories or parish health unit schedules listed below, or at this directory. On-site sampling kit and laboratory analysis fees of $40 are payable to LDH/OPH/Lab with a check or money order only.
Sampling kits are available online with direct shipping to your home for self-collected sampling and returned by you to your preferred parish health unit or laboratory. Sanitarian-collected bacteriological sampling is also available. A sanitarian will visit the home, collect the water well sample, and return it to the laboratory for analysis. Please visit the online ordering tool to select the right option for your family’s needs. Sampling kit and laboratory analysis fees are $40 plus a $3.50 service fee for self-collected and $75 to $100 plus a $3.50 service fee for sanitarian-collected options. Online order fees are payable by credit card only.
Private water samples collected by a person other than regulatory personnel (an individual working for or approved by the State of Louisiana Water Regulatory) are considered unofficial and cannot be used for legal purposes.
Private water samples are tested by the laboratory Monday through Thursday of each week (excluding holidays) at 2 p.m. Samples cannot be over 30 hours old from the time of collection at the time of testing.
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