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Water testing with the method and reporting limits in writing

Municipal panels and private well panels are different questions and are scoped separately. Water-testing support is available 24/7.

New York water, property by property

Public supply data is valuable, but individual buildings can have their own plumbing-related conditions.

Test for the concern you actually have

Lead, bacteria, PFAS, VOCs, metals and other contaminants require specific laboratory analysis rather than a generic 'water test.'

Professional sampling & analysis

Olympian provides on-site collection with accredited environmental laboratory analysis for the parameters selected.

New York

(212) 461-3879

New Jersey

(908) 772-8601

Connecticut

(203) 780-2022

NELAP accredited laboratory analysis

Certified Master Inspector

Water Quality Association

AIHA member

Serving NY, NJ and CT since 1991

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Olympian Water Testing | Sponsored Listing on New York Water Matters
BusinessOlympian Water Testing LLC
CategoryWater Testing Service, independent laboratory analysis
Established1991, 35 years in operation
Service areaNew York, New Jersey and Connecticut
LocationsFive departure locations across New York City
Telephone(212) 461-3879 New York • (908) 772-8601 New Jersey • (203) 780-2022 Connecticut
Websiteolympianwatertesting.com
PanelsLead, copper, bacteria, PFAS, chemicals and full potability
AnalysisNELAP accredited laboratory analysis, accredited results provided
35Years in operation
5New York City locations
3States served
24/7Water-testing support
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Professional Water Testing Across New York State

New York contains two quite different water situations. Properties on a public supply receive treated and monitored water up to a point of compliance. Properties on a private well receive whatever the aquifer delivers, with no utility treating, monitoring or reporting on it.

Olympian Water Testing provides professional water testing for homeowners, property buyers and sellers, boards, managing agents, schools and institutional clients across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Why the Supply Determines the Panel

On a public supply the question concerns what the property adds to water that arrived treated, which places the emphasis on metals from piping and fixtures and on microbiological indicators following disturbance.

On a private well the question concerns the aquifer itself, which brings geology, land use, agricultural and septic influence and the construction of the well into the parameter selection.

Requirements Vary by County and Transaction

Requirements around real estate transactions, new construction and well permitting differ across the state, and what a seller must produce in one county is not necessarily what applies in the next.

Olympian Water Testing works to whatever applies at the property and states clearly which elements of a parameter selection are required and which are elective, so a client is never guessing at the distinction.

How the Sampling Event Is Conducted

Olympian Water Testing provides professional drinking-water sampling throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Testing is selected around the water source, property, plumbing system and reason for the investigation, with analysis performed by an accredited environmental laboratory.

The site visit and sampling event are performed by our highly trained and skilled laboratory technicians. Where a defined stagnation period is required, preparation instructions are provided before the sampling appointment, and applicable holding times are observed for the selected analyses.

Statewide Coverage Since 1991

Olympian Water Testing works from five departure locations across New York City into the five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland and Putnam, and onward into New Jersey and Connecticut.

NELAP accredited laboratory analysis applies throughout, with accredited results provided, and enquiries are received around the clock every day of the year.

What actually changes once you leave the city?
The source changes owner. On a municipal connection somebody else is treating and monitoring the water and the property owner inherits only the last stretch of pipe. On a well the owner is the utility. Nobody is treating anything unless they installed it, nobody is monitoring anything unless they pay for it, and whatever is in the aquifer arrives unmodified.
So the panels are different?
Fundamentally. A city panel is mostly asking what the building is contributing, so it concentrates on metals and on how long water sat in the plumbing. A well panel is asking what the ground is contributing, which means bacteriological indicators, arsenic where the bedrock supports it, nitrate where land use suggests it, iron and manganese, and increasingly PFAS. Running a city panel on a well property answers a question nobody asked.
How much do county health departments matter?
More than people expect. Requirements around real estate transactions, new construction and well permitting vary by county across the state, and what a seller must produce in one county is not what a seller must produce in the next one over. We work to whatever applies and we say plainly when something is a requirement versus a recommendation, because those get blended together in sales conversations constantly.
What should a homeowner establish before agreeing to a scope?
Whether the property is on a well or a municipal connection, the age of the building and any known plumbing work, whether any treatment equipment is already installed and where it sits in the line, and whether the testing is being done for a regulatory reason or for their own information. Those four answers determine the scope. Anyone quoting before hearing them is selling a package.
Does Olympian Water Testing ever tell someone not to test?
Regularly. If somebody describes a situation where a sample would not tell them what they actually want to know, we say so. It costs a job and it saves the caller money, and over thirty years that has been better for the business than the alternative.

How Olympian works

What Olympian does
  • On site sample collection by our highly trained and skilled laboratory technicians
  • Stagnation instructions provided in advance when required by the selected test
  • Chain of custody maintained from collection through analysis
  • NELAP accredited laboratory analysis
  • Our reporting states methods, reporting limits and measured values
Why clients choose Olympian
  • Thirty five years serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
  • Parameter selection determined through consultation with our consultants
  • Five departure locations across New York City
  • Reporting limits stated for every parameter selected
  • Support available 24/7 for testing questions and scheduling

Common questions

What should New Yorkers know before testing their tap water?
Start with the property, not just the citywide supply. Building age, service-line information, plumbing materials, renovations and the outlet of concern can all shape a useful testing scope.
Can NYC water pick up lead inside a building?
Yes. Lead can enter water from lead-containing service lines, solder, brass components and fixtures after the water leaves the public distribution system.
Do renters have a reason to test drinking water?
A renter may want testing when there is an unexplained change, a concern about lead or another contaminant, or simply a need for property-specific information that is not available from a utility report.
Can a building manager test multiple apartments at once?
Yes. Multi-unit projects can be planned around representative or required outlets, with each sample identified so results can be compared by location.

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