WATER TESTING

Public Health Ontario provides bacteriological analysis of drinking water for single household residents of Laurier at no charge.  The test provides information on any evidence of "Total Coliforms and E-coli" contamination in the drinking water.

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Kits for sampling are available from and returned to:

North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit

345 Oak St. W, North Bay, ON

Phone: 705-474-1400

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In order for the laboratory to test the sample it must be:

1. Drinking water

2. From a single household

3. Submitted with a completed form

4. Collected in bottle supplied with the kit

5. Cold (i.e. <25 C)

6. Aesthetically acceptable - no smell, free of debris, clear, colorless

7. Received without damage to the lid

8. Received at the lab within 48 hours of collection

9. Filled to the fill-line on bottle

10. Taken from a location in Ontario

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For more information: (read)

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