Sampling & Total Coliform Rule
The provisions of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) require public water suppliers to collect microbiological and chemical samples at various frequencies. Water is tested for:
Water is tested for:
Bacteriological Sample (BacT)
- Total coliform
- Fecal coliform
Other elements tested for:
- Arsenic
- Barium
- Cadmium
- Chromium
- Mercury
- Selenium
- Beryllium
- Nickel
- Antimony
- Thallium
- Cyanide
- Fluoride
- Nitrite
- Nitrate
- Iron
- Manganese
- Silver
- Chloride
- Sulfate
- Zinc