Why Choose Full Service?
Real Expertise. Real Peace of Mind.
In-Depth Testing
Certified lab results that go beyond the basics to give you a clear and accurate snapshot of your water quality.
Expert Consultation
Backed by over 12+ years of professional experience working with contaminated soil and water - Wellspring knows what concerns are being overlooked and stays on top of the emerging contaminants and regulations.
Personalized Results
Professional insights tailored to your property and schedule. You get more than lab numbers - We help you identify your potential drinking water risks and provide personalized support.
Higher Standards
WellSpring offers sampling for potential concerns including heavy metals, pesticides/ herbicides, VOC's, PFAS (coming soon) and more - so you can address Invisible threats with MAJOR health impacts.
If you don't test, you don't know.
Choose Your Full Service Plan
Explore our full service plans designed to meet your private well water testing needs.
Rural Core
Ideal for private well owners who need routine testing to cover their core testing and sellers to meet current realtor and/or mortgage broker needs.
$379
- Total Coliform & E.Coli +Heavy Metals and Trace Metals including (lead, arsenic, nitrates, aluminum, manganese and more)
- In Home Sampling + Drinking Water Risk Review; Personalized Report and 1:1 Follow Up Support.
- Includes 1 Free Retest if Bacteria is reported (Total Coliform/E. Coli)
Rural Plus
Recommended as a baseline for homeowners living near the coast or near agriculture/ farming of golf courses.
$722
- Includes all features of Core plan plus 14 commonly used pesticides/herbicides including 2,4-D, DICAMBA and MCPA, that are recommended near agriculture, forestry and farming operations and are highly mobile in water.
- Includes salt water intrusion indicators for homeowners located within 1 km of the coast.
- In Home Sampling + Drinking Water Risk Review; Personalized Report and 1:1 Follow Up Support.
Rural Premium
Best for homeowners who want a more comprehensive look at commonly used pesticides/herbicides and chemicals & prior to purchasing a new home.
$1599
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All features of Core Plus plan and 64 additional pesticides including Atrazine, Metribuzin and Clothianidin used in agriculture, forestry and farming operations or near landfills or former landfills. - Also includes testing for VOC's and Fuel byproducts common near high traffic areas, near gas stations or former landfills and former fuel tanks and Vinyl Chloride - common concern with PVC piping.
- In Home Sampling + Drinking Water Risk Review; Personalized Report and 1:1 Follow Up Support..
How Does It Work?
Step 1: Schedule Appointment
Begin by selecting a sampling plan and convenient time for your appointment. Upon selection of an appointment time, you will be guided through the payment process and to ensure a seamless start.
Step 2: Sample Collection
Check your email for Confirmation details. Then the professional sample collection and your drinking water risk screening is conducted on the scheduled date. Samples are preserved and couriered or shipped to the lab for certified testing.
Step 3: Laboratory Analysis
An accredited lab analyzes the samples for the selected contaminants, ensuring you receive accurate results based on Canadian standardized and approved testing methods.
Please note: Plus and Premium testing includes specialized tests which take 15 days for the lab to process.
Step 4: Reporting and Review
Following receipt of lab analysis, we personalize the data into an easy to read digital report and schedule a 1:1 call with you to review your results and discuss any questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your questions answered. Here’s what you need to know about our Full Service water sampling.
Regular testing is your first line of defence against unseen hazards (you can’t even taste). PEI offers free microbial (total coliform & E. coli) and general chemistry (pH, hardness, nitrate, most ions) testing for private well owners which is a great way to encourage testing (note: some metals are excluded). Even a basic screen is infinitely better than none!
With WellSpring’s professional expertise and services, you’ll:
Reduce costly retests by targeting the right parameters from the start.
Pinpoint hidden threats – heavy metals, pesticides, VOCs, PFAS (coming soon) before they have major impacts on your families health.
Help avoid thousands in unnecessary expenses or installing the wrong water-treatment systems by getting certified testing and science-backed recommendations.
Don’t gamble on your water quality – even if you don’t choose WellSpring we encourage you to utilize PEI’s free testing programs (check our resources page for links).
Understanding your testing requirements is an important part of our water risk review and reporting.
Depending on your testing history and risk area, recommendations may vary but in general for private well owners PEI /Canada recommendations align with the below:
Micro/Bacteria (Total Coliform & E.Coli) – every year. Semi-annually is recommended in higher-risk areas/periods (spring thaw, after dry-spells, or flooding etc.).
General Chemistry & Heavy Metals – Include in Baseline Testing, if there are no concerns adjust to every 2-3 years.
Specialized Tests:
Pesticides/Herbicides – if you live near agricultural land or use pesticides annually is recommended; 2-3 years thereafter.
VOCs/Petroleum Products – homes near industrial sites, gas stations, former landfills or who had former fuel tanks or fuel spills. Sample to get your baseline, if no issues adjust to 3-5 years.
It is also recommended to Evaluate & Test:
Before using a new or repaired well.
After flooding, land disturbance, or septic failure.
If you notice changes in taste, odor, or color, or health symptoms in your household.
When vulnerable people (infants, immunocompromised, pregnant & nursing) move in.
- Before using if you overwinter your home/cottage.
Check our our resources page or send us an email if you have any questions or want more info!
Our process starts with a sample collection from your source (most commonly Kitchen Sink) and a risk review/visual walk around & history of your property (well location, piping material etc.) to help you understand your testing results and prevent drinking water concerns.
We ship collected samples to the lab for certified testing. Once lab data is formatted and reviewed we personalize your results, issue your final report via email with a link to book your 1:1 results review call (phone or online via Google Meet).
Our lab testing is done through a third party off Island, as the special testing we offer for pesticides/herbicides, VOCs etc. are not available on PEI. The lab has set prices ($200-300 for each contaminant group) and we add a small professional fee on top to cover our services. One of our goals is to make these tests more accessible – when we can access testing savings we will pass those wins on to you through lower pricing and offerings. Sign up to our Newsletter to stay in the loop on our progress and promos!
If your water tests show drinking water guideline exceedances or concerns our reports will outline each and include recommendations for how to address them. Total Coliform/E. Coli samples are usually received within 2 days of drop off.
If Bacteria is detected we notify you within 24hrs of any reported exceedances (full report only provided upon all data being received by the lab). All other testing requires 10-15 days in the lab and 2-3 days to issue our digital reporting to your email.