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Maine's Independent Well Water Testing Lab

Fast results from a team that lives and works here. No guesswork.

  • Precision Well Water Testing
  • Next business day turnaround on most tests
  • Real people, available by phone and email
  • Ten (10) convenient drop-off locations
  • Serving all of Maine
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Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones

Not sure what to test? Take the free 60-second Well Check →

Some drinking water can carry lead, arsenic, nitrates, and coliform bacteria — often with no taste or smell. Chanalytical tests your water and provides easy-to-follow results so you know exactly what to fix and how.

  • Water safety analysis
  • Metals
  • Bacterial Panels
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Drop Off and Pick Up Locations

Plummer’s/Ace Hardware located at 57 Main St., Gorham

Fontus located at 39 Immersion Dr., Suite 3., Scarborough

Ward Water located at 1150 Pequawket Trail., Steep Falls

The Mailing Center located at 250 Center St. Unit 6., Auburn

The Mailing Center located at 126 Western Ave., Augusta

A-Z Water Systems located at 1164 Lewiston Rd., New Gloucester

Chanalytical Laboratories located at 347 Main St. Unit 1B., Gorham

Focused Property Inspections located at 347 Main St. Unit 2G., Gorham

Dysart’s Restaurant & Truck Stop located at 530 Colebrook Rd. Hermon, ME 04401

Mallet Springs Water Company located at 361 Bath Rd. Brunswick, ME 04011

Chanalytical graphic, 'Always Local': lab analysts at work, with icons for safe drinking water, waterborne radon testing and 1-day turnaround. Call 207-747-1815. Opens a larger version.
Maine Water by the Numbers: a study found Maine had the highest toxic water pollution in New England in 2020. 45% of Mainers use private wells and 53,000 households have high arsenic. Opens a larger version.
Fun Facts: nearly 45 million Americans rely on private wells, and the EPA does not regulate or test them. Safe water is not luck, it is tested. Opens a larger version.
Your tap water might be lying to you. Find out what is hiding: PFAS, lead and radon testing. A glass of water being poured. Opens a larger version.
What's in your water, Maine? 1 in 10 private wells in Maine contain harmful chemicals such as arsenic, PFAS, radon and uranium. Protect your family and test your water. Opens a larger version.
Laboratory Water Testing, accurate, fast and reliable: three lab staff in white coats around a microscope. Your local trusted lab, 207-747-1815. Opens a larger version.
Chanalytical graphic, 'Always Local': lab analysts at work, with icons for safe drinking water, waterborne radon testing and 1-day turnaround. Call 207-747-1815. Opens a larger version.
Water testing answers questions. It tells you what is in your water and how much. A glass of water being poured. Opens a larger version.
What is actually in your well water? Six common concerns: iron and manganese, nitrates, coliform bacteria, arsenic, PFAS and hardness minerals. Clear does not mean clean. Test when buying a home, after major weather, or if taste or odor changes. Opens a larger version.
Why does my well water smell? Common causes: hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg), bacteria and organic matter (musty), metals (metallic taste) and treatment chemicals (chlorine smell). What to do: collect a sample, get it tested, know the cause. Opens a larger version.
Inside our water testing procedures, in four steps: collect and drop off, process the sample, analyze in the lab, report your results. Opens a larger version.
What water testing labs do and why it matters: a lab measures your sample, analyzes for substances and reports what is found. Many contaminants are invisible, so testing replaces assumptions with measured facts. Opens a larger version.
Interpreting water test results: results are data, not verdicts. A magnifying glass over a water quality test report shows a nitrate result of 0.45 mg/L. Opens a larger version.
Why timing matters: water quality changes over time with seasonal shifts, nearby land use and aging systems. Photos show a rainy season and a dry season. Opens a larger version.
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