LaGrange County Health Department and WIC LaGrange County Office

304 N. Townline Rd., Ste 1. LaGrange, IN 46761-1319 Phone (260) 499-4182 Fax (260) 499-4189

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FAQ
          Drinking Water Quality Monitoring 
 Residential Water Well Testing

     The LaGrange County Health Department has free sample bottles to test drinking water wells.
 
FREE sample bottles can be taken any time during regular hours and bring back the water samples to
 
the health Department ONLY Tuesday and/or Thursday before NOON.

     The water samples are commonly tested for Bacteria and Nitrates. Each sample needs to be in
 
a separate bottle. The testing fee is $20 for Bacteria, $25 for Nitrate and $5 for courier service to the
 
Hossier Microbiology Laboratory (HML, (800) 551-5217) (total cost is $25 for bacteria only, $30 for nitrate only or $50 for
 
both bacteria and nitrate). 
 
General Information
• Drinking Water and Health: What you need to know (EPA Web PDF)
• Private Drinking Water Wells (EPA)                   
• Drinking Water from Household Wells (EPA Brochure)
• Contaminants in Well Water (CDC) [CDC Web] [PDF]
• Water Wells Disinfection [EPA: Emergency] [AFDO: Part 2] [IDEM: Procedures]
• Well Water Testing Frequently Asked Questions [CDC Web] [PDF] [EPA]
Drinking Water-Related Diseases
• Safe Food and Water for travelers and people with HIV (CDC)
• Parasitic Disease Fact Sheets (CDC)
 
Specific Contaminants

 • Bacteria                       • Viruses
E. coli O157:H7                 Enteroviruses
Campylobacter                  Hepatitis A Virus
Salmonella                        Norovirus
Shigella                            Rotavirus

 

Public Drinking Water
• Safe Drinking Water Hotline 1-800-426-4791
• Indiana Drinking Water (EPA)

• Water Division IDEM 

 • Protozoa                   • Chemicals
Cryptosporidium              Arsenic        Copper
Giardia                           Lead             Nitrate 

                                                                         

Fact Sheet about Radon