Water & Wastewater Testing

Water Testing — Drinking, Process & Wastewater

Full inorganic, organic and microbiological panels for treated, process and waste water — the complete analytical picture utilities and facilities need to stay compliant.

One Lab for the Whole Water Picture

Municipal utilities, facilities and property managers use IAS for the inorganic, organic and microbiological testing that keeps treated, process and waste water inside its limits.

We run heavy metals, the microbiology surveyors look for, volatile and semi-volatile organics, and the broad multi-analyte scans that catch the unexpected.

Routine compliance programs and one-off investigations are both straightforward, with sampling materials supplied.

  • Heavy metals & inorganics by ICP-MS / ICP-OES
  • Coliform, E. coli & microbiological panels
  • Volatile & semi-volatile organics by GC-MS
  • Full multi-analyte drinking-water scans
  • Legionella testing for building & utility water systems
  • Process & waste water characterization
Water & Municipal Utilities testing at IAS
Inorganic · organic · microbial
Water Analysis Packages

Process-Water Analysis Packages

Bundled water-analysis programs straight from the IAS price list — each one builds on the last. Download the full price list for the complete analyte breakdown.

Standard
$190

Microbiological standard plate count plus core inorganics — calcium, magnesium, iron, sodium, hardness, pH, conductivity, alkalinity, turbidity, chloride, nitrate/nitrite, sulfate, lead, arsenic and more.

Comprehensive
$265

Everything in Standard, plus the full volatile organics (VOC) panel — benzene, toluene, the trihalomethanes and the full 59-compound list.

Comprehensive Plus
$365

Everything in Comprehensive, plus an expanded organics and microanalytical workup for more demanding compliance profiles.

Process Water Package
$565

Microbiological + organics + a full heavy-metals panel (antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, zinc) — the complete process-water workup.

Pricing & tests

Water Tests & Pricing

Test / AnalysisTypical methodFrom
Total coliform & E. coliPresence / absence$65
Heavy metals panelICP-MS$190
VOCs scanGC-MS (59 compounds)$150
LegionellaCulture / PCR$300
Drinking-water multi-analyte scanSee Price List
Wastewater characterizationMethod-dependentCall to quote
Representative pricing · bottles & submission materials included · rush available · Need a test not listed here? Ask the lab →
Sample Types

Waters We Test

Drinking & Treated Water

Compliance panels for potable and treated supplies.

Process Water

Cooling, boiler and process streams for industrial users.

Waste Water

Characterization for discharge, treatment and permitting.

Methods

Accredited-Level Water Data

Our inorganic, organic and microbiological water testing follows recognized analytical methods suited to compliance reporting.

EPA-Targeted MetalsColiform / E. coliVOCs (GC-MS)SVOCsInorganic AnionsMulti-analyte ScansASTM D1193 — Reagent Water (Type I/II/III/IV)ASTM D512 — Chloride in WaterASTM D1125 — Conductivity & ResistivityASTM D1293 — pH of WaterASTM D511/D513/D516 — Inorganic ConstituentsASTM D887/D888 — Dissolved OxygenASTM D1141 — Substitute Ocean WaterASTM D1252 — Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)ASTM D2036 — Cyanides in WaterASTM D5907 — Filterable & Nonfilterable MatterASTM D5391 — High-Purity Water ConductivityASTM D6919 — Ion Chromatography (Anions)ASTM D7365 — Hydrocarbon Sampling
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do you test drinking water for coliform and E. coli?

Yes. We run presence/absence and quantitative microbiological panels for coliform, E. coli and related organisms.

Can you run a full heavy-metals panel on water?

Yes — ICP-MS and ICP-OES cover trace heavy metals and a broad inorganic panel in any water matrix.

Do you handle wastewater characterization?

We do, including the organic, inorganic and physical parameters needed for discharge and permitting questions.

Can you supply the sample bottles?

Yes — bottles and sampling instructions are provided at no extra charge.

Custom & flexible work

An Unusual Water Question

A contaminant nobody can identify, a one-off source investigation, a parameter outside the standard panels — we build custom water and wastewater testing around the question. Just call.

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Keep Your Water Inside Its Limits

Set up compliance water testing or send a one-off sample for investigation — materials included.