A huge share of Southwest Florida runs on private wells — across Golden Gate Estates, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers, and rural Lee and Collier. If you're buying one of those homes, the water that comes out of the tap has never been checked by a city utility, and you can't tell whether it's safe by looking at it. Well water testing tells you what's actually in it before you drink it, bathe in it, or close on the house.
When you need well water testing
Three situations come up most often here. First, VA loans — when a home is on a private well, the VA requires the water tested and cleared before closing. Second, buying any well home — even when no lender requires it, you want to know. Third, owning a well — water quality changes over time, and annual testing catches problems early. If any of those is you, we can help.
What we test for
We pull a proper sample and send it to an independent lab, then walk you through what comes back. Standard panels look for coliform bacteria and E. coli, nitrates and nitrites, lead, and pH — the contaminants that matter most for health and that lenders and health authorities care about. If a purchase or loan calls for a specific panel, we run the one that's required.
Well water testing for VA loans
If you're buying with a VA loan, well water testing isn't optional — it's mandatory, right alongside the WDO report. We provide this testing for VA buyers at a discount, covering only the lab fees and our travel, so a required step doesn't become a marked-up one. Tell us up front that it's a VA purchase and we'll line the water test up with everything else the loan needs.
Roll it into your home inspection
The easiest way to handle well water testing is to add it to your home inspection — one visit, one trip, one coordinated report. On a well property we'll also look at the visible well equipment and the conditions around it as part of the inspection, so you get the full picture of the system, not just the water.
What well water testing costs
Cost comes down to the panel required and the drive to the property — there's a lab fee and our travel, and that's it. Call (239) 826-5866 for a quote on your specific address. VA buyers: ask about the discount.