Water Quality


CONTACT:
Telephone (315) 792-0301
Fax (315) 792-5201
One Kennedy Plaza
Utica, NY 13502

ANALYSIS PERFORMED AT:
USEPA ID#: NY01505
New York State ELAP ID#: 10319
Pennsylvania DEP ID#: 68-03428

MEMBER OF:
American Waterworks Association (AWWA)
Water Research Foundation
NYAAEL

Sample Kit and Acceptance

*Maximum amount of time from sample collection until testing begins in lab
**Weeks with holidays may disrupt sample acceptance schedule – see website for details
Kit ID Analyte Bottle Preservative Max Holding Time* Days Accepted by Lab**
Bacteriologic – Drinking Water Total Coliform/E. coli 120mL Sterile Plastic Cool, ≤10°C (Thiosulfate if chlorinated) 30 hours Monday-Thursday
8:30am-4:00pm
Bacteriologic – Raw Water Total Coliform/E. coli 150mL Sterile Plastic Cool, ≤10°C 8 hours Monday-Thursday
8:30am-4:00pm
Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrate-Nitrite 125mL Plastic Cool, 6°C 48 hours Wednesday ONLY
8:30am-3:30pm
Water Quality Parameters
Alkalinity 250mlPlastic Cool, ≤6°C, No air 14 days Monday-Friday
8:30am-4:00pm
Specific Conductance 1000mL Plastic Cool, 6°C 28 days
Fluoride None 28 days
Chloride None 28 days
Total Hardness None 14 days
Ca-Hardness None 14 days
Turbidity Same day Cool, ≤6°C 48 hours
Sulfate Cool, ≤6°C 14 days
Lead/Copper Lead/Copper 1000mL Plastic None 14 days Monday-Friday
8:30am-4-pm