CERTIFIED POTABLE (DRINKING) WATER TESTING
The State of California has declared that all drinking water shall be ABSENT of coliform bacteria. Source, or system water, shall have a total bacterial concentration < 500/ml. Please see ELAP requirements for information on sampling and transporting water for analysis.
Contact the laboratory for information on bottled, machine, or pouch water analysis. AMS does not analyze drinking water for chemical content.
Certified test methods include;
- Heterotrophic Plate Counts (HPC) are performed to determine the total level of viable, aerobic bacteria present
- Multiple Tube Fermentation for Presence/Absence coliform results These include results for Total and Fecal Coliform bacteria.
The turn-a-round time for this test is 2-7 days.
- Chromogenic substrate analysis for Presence/Absence coliform results.
These include results for Total Coliform and E. coli bacteria.
The turn-a-round time for this test is 24 hours.
- Chromogenic substrate analysis for Enterococci.
The turn-a-round time for this test is 24 hours.
- Multiple tube analysis for Fecal strep./Enterococcus.
- These include most probable number results for both.
The turn-a-round time for this test is 2-6 days