Free Rural Well Water Testing

Water Bottle Testing Drop Off Locations

Water Bottles, due to recent announcements surrounded COVID-19, we have made adjustments to our services. The weekly rural service is suspended for City locations such as libraries and client service centers, however our courier will continue to pick up water samples at the locations listed below. 

Pick up continues:Midori Market Sarsfield (Wednesday)

JT Bradley Store Navan (Wednesday)

Mackinnon Foodland Greely (Wednesday)

Osgoode Foodland (Wednesday)

Kings Independent Grocer Richmond (Wednesday)

MacEwen Gas Dunrobin (Thursday)

Nicholls General Store Dunrobin (Thursday)

Lighthouse Restaurant Constance Bay (Thursday)

Constance Bay Pharmacy (Thursday)

Darvesh Grocery Kinburn (Thursday)

The General Store Marketplace Ashton (Thursday) 

Pick up is suspended:Orleans, CSCMetcalfe, CSCManotick Library, Osgoode Township Museum, Rural Ottawa South Support Services Manotick, North Gower Library,Carp Library, West Carleton Community Complex – 5670 Carp Rd Also, our daily service at 100 Constellation has been suspended.    

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has established permanent sites across Ottawa where well owners can drop off their water samples and pick up new bottles for future testing to make it more convenient for residents living on residential well systems to have their well water tested for free. As part of the improved program, residents can drop off their water samples every Tuesday at one of these locations (see chart below).

Residents wishing to drop off their samples and pick up testing bottles may also continue to do so during regular business hours at OPH’s main office – Mary Pitt Centre (100 Constellation Drive) or at the Ontario Public Health Laboratory (2380 St. Laurent Blvd).

This service will be provided year round and testing for bacteria continues to be offered free of charge. OPH also recommends testing for nitrates. If you are in an agricultural area, you may also wish to test for pesticides, herbicides, gasoline and solvents.

For any further questions or information, please visit ottawa.ca/WellWaterTesting or call OPH at 613.580.6744.