Water & Well
Testing
Water can look, smell, and taste perfectly clean and still carry what you can't detect. Our lab-verified water testing tells you whether the tap — or the private well — at your future Utah home is safe to drink, before you move in.
private wells
Clear water isn't the same as clean water.
Water can carry bacteria, nitrates, heavy metals, or hard-mineral content with no color, smell, or taste to warn you. It's especially a concern for private wells, which fall outside the EPA's public-water rules — meaning no agency is testing them but you.
InspectUP collects water samples from the tap and, for wells, at the source and sends them to an accredited lab. The panel screens for the contaminants that matter most in Utah — from coliform bacteria to nitrates, metals, and mineral content — so you know exactly what's coming out of the tap.
Every water test screens for
- Coliform & E. coli bacteria
- Nitrates & nitrites
- Heavy metals (lead, arsenic)
- pH & total hardness
- Total dissolved solids
- Accredited lab analysis
Water, tested right.
From the kitchen tap to the well head, select any area to see how InspectUP tests your water — and what your lab report will tell you.
What We Test
Your water test,
step by step.
Lab-verified from start to finish — here's how testing your home unfolds.
Sample Collection
We collect water samples from the tap and, for wells, at the source — following proper chain-of-custody handling.
Accredited Lab Analysis
Samples go to an accredited laboratory that screens for bacteria, nitrates, metals, and mineral content.
Clear Report
You get a straightforward report comparing your results against EPA and health-based drinking-water standards.
Results & Next Steps
We explain what the numbers mean and, if something's off, what filtration or treatment would involve.
Safe-looking water can still
carry what you can't taste.
over 10 years
The same certified eyes on every home.
When you book InspectUP, you get an InterNACHI®-certified inspector who treats your future home like it's their own family moving in — not a rushed checklist. Every report is completed personally and in-house, so nothing gets lost along the way.
What's in your water won't show on a walkthrough.
Know it's safe to drink
Bacteria, nitrates, and metals can be present with no color, smell, or taste. A lab test is the only way to know the water your family drinks is actually safe.
Private wells are on you
Private wells aren't covered by public-water regulations, so no agency tests them. Testing before you buy is the only way to know what you're inheriting.
Negotiate or treat
A lab-verified report gives you the leverage to request treatment, renegotiate, or plan for a filtration system before you close.
No one tests a private well but you.
Public water systems are tested and treated under federal rules. Private wells aren't — the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act doesn't cover them, so the responsibility falls entirely on the homeowner. Many wells go years without a single test.
Well water also shifts with the seasons, nearby septic systems, and agricultural runoff. A lab-verified test before you buy tells you exactly what's coming out of the ground — so a bacteria or nitrate problem doesn't become your family's problem after closing.
They found moisture behind a wall that looked perfectly fine — that one catch saved us thousands before we even made an offer.
Qualify for a reinspection
Made repairs after your report? Contact us within 30 days of your original inspection and we'll review your case. If you qualify, we re-evaluate the home in question for just $60.
Water & well testing FAQs
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Know what's on tap
before you move in.
Add water and well testing to your inspection and get lab-verified answers about what's coming out of the faucet — before it's your family's problem.
Schedule your inspection →What's tested
- Bacteria & E. coli screening
- Nitrates & heavy metals
- Accredited lab analysis
- Clear written report
Book your inspection.
Tell us about your home and your timing. We'll confirm fast and put the same certified eyes on your inspection that Utah buyers and agents have trusted for two decades.
Serving the Wasatch Front — Salt Lake, Utah & Davis counties · (801) 900-3579 · info@inspectup.com