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Water Quality Lab Services

Important Information:

If you would like to test your water, please visit the Weber Basin Laboratory for collection bottles and sampling instructions.

Laboratory hours are Monday – Thursday 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM; Friday 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

Bacteriological samples are accepted Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Please note that samples will not be accepted later than 2 days before the following holidays:
  • New Year’s Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Pioneer Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

Unless you are a recurring customer and have an account set up with the District, cash or check payment is required for services at the time samples are dropped off.

Utility customers may set up accounts to access results online. Online access can be found here.

Services and Pricing (For Utility and Private Customers)

Parameter Method Unit Pricing
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate (HCO3-) *SM 4500-CO2D$0.50
Alkalinity, Carbonate (CO32-) *SM 4500-CO2D$0.50
Alkalinity, Hydroxide (OH-) *SM 4500-CO2D$0.50
Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3SM 2320 B$10.00
Anion Suite (Br-, Cl-, F-, NO32-, NO2-, oPO43-, SO42-)EPA 300.0$77.00
Bromide (Br-)EPA 300.0$11.00
Calcium (Ca2+)IC$11.00
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Free *SM 4500-CO2D$0.50
Carbon Dioxide Total *SM 4500-CO2D$0.50
Cation Suite (Ca2+, K+, Mg2+, Na+)IC$44.00
Charge Balance Error **Calculation$0.50
Chloride (Cl-)EPA 300.0$11.00
Chlorine Residual $4.00
Copper (Cu) TotalSM 3111 B$15.00
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)SM 5310 C$35.00
EnterococciEnterolert$16.00
Flouride (F-)EPA 300.0$11.00
Hardness, Total as CaCO3 Calculation ***SM 2340 B$0.50
Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC)Simplate$15.00
Field- Dissolved Oxygen (DO)Field$6.00
Field- pHField (EPA 150.1)$6.00
Field- Specific ConductanceField (SM 2510 B)$6.00
Field- TemperatureField$6.00
Iron (Fe) DissolvedSM 3111 B$22.50
Iron, TotalSM 3111 B$12.50
Lead (Pb) TotalEPA 200.9$15.00
Magnesium (Mg2+)IC$11.00
Manganese (Mn) DissolvedSM 3111 B$22.50
Manganese, TotalSM 3111 B$12.50
Nitrate (NO3) InvestigativeEPA 300.0$15.00
Nitrate (NO3) ComplianceEPA 300.0$25.00
Nitrite (NO2)EPA 300.0$11.00
Ortho-Phosphate (oPO4)EPA 300.0$11.00
Percent Solids $10.00
Percent UV Transmittance ††††Calculation$0.50
Potassium (K+)IC$11.00
Saturation Index ****SM 2330 B$0.50
Sodium (Na+)IC$11.00
Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) †Calculation$0.50
Sulfate (SO4) InvestigativeEPA 300.0$15.00
Sulfate (SO4) ComplianceEPA 300.0$25.00
Sum Anions ††Calculation$0.50
Sum Cations †††Calculation$0.50
Specific UV Absorbance (SUVA) ††††Calculation$0.50
Total Coliform/E. Coli (Presence/Absence) 18 or 24 Hour(Colilert) SM 9223 B$12.00
Total Coliform/E. Coli MPN(Colilert) SM 9223 B$15.00
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)SM 2540 C$20.00
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)SM 5310 C$25.00
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)SM 2540 D$10.00
TurbidityEPA 180.1$10.00
UV Absorption at 254 nm (UV 254)SM 5910 C$20.00
* Price Subject to Additional Cost of Total Alkalinity Analysis
** Price Subject to Additional Cost of all Anion, Cation and Alkalinity's Analysis
*** Price Subject to Additional Cost of Magnesium and Calcium Analysis
**** Price Subject to Additional Cost of Temperature, Calcium Hardness and Alkalinity Analysis
† Price Subject to Additional Cost of Sodium, Calcium, and Magnesium Analysis
†† Price Subject to Additional Cost of all Anion Analysis
††† Price Subject to Additional Cost of all Cation Analysis
†††† Price Subject to Additional Cost of UV 254 Analysis
Compliance – May be submitted to the State for compliance purposes
Investigative – May be completed for investigative purposes (data is not submitted to state)