Private water supply charges

What we charge for private water risk assessments and monitoring including details of the testing parameters.

Retests are charged at sampling plus analysis cost.

Our services and fees
Services Our fee (£)
Risk assessment visit 67 per hour
Collection of sample (each visit) 112
Investigation 67 per hour
Testing (analysis) taken during check monitoring Contact us
Testing (analysis) taken during audit monitoring Contact us
Testing analysis taken under regulation 10 Contact us

We can't charge for the collection, sampling or testing (analysis) for a single property, unless the owner/occupier requests it.

A detailed list of parameters tested for at the United Utilities UKAS accredited laboratory.
Sample category Parameters included
Group A+B - Regulation 9 E.coli, Enterococci, Total Coliforms, Colony Count 22°C, Clostridium Perfringens, Taste, Odour, Trichloroethene, Tetrachloroethene, Tetrachloromethane, Aluminium, Iron, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Manganese, Sodium, Colour, Conductivity, Turbidity, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc, Mercury, Total Organic Carbon, Antimony, Arsenic, Boron, Cadmium, Chromium, Selenium, Gross Alpha, Gross Beta
Total Cyanide, Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Benzo(ghi)perylene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, Fluoride, pH, Sulphate, Bromate, Bromide Benzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Aldrin, Dieldrin, Heptachlor, Heptachlor Epoxide, Chloride, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate
Group A E.coli, Total Coliforms, Colony Count 22°C, Taste and Odour Aluminium, Iron, Manganese, Colour, Conductivity, Turbidity, pH, Ammonium, Nitrate, Nitrite
Regulation 10 E.coli, Enterococci, Conductivity, Turbidity, pH