Sample Collection Procedures

Instructions on how to collect water samples for different contaminants for Safe Drinking Water Act compliance at public water systems.

Videos

• Haloacetic Acids
• Lead and Copper
• Nitrate
• Total Coliform
• Total Organic Carbon
• Trihalomethanes

Written Instructions

• Arsenic (PDF) (November 2017)
• Arsenic Speciation (PDF) (June 2018)
• Asbestos (PDF) (October 2019)
• Disinfection Byproducts (PDF) (April 2020)
• EDB Ethylene Dibromide (PDF) (April 2020)
• Fluoride (PDF) (April 2020)
• IOC Metal, Mercury, and Free Cyanide (PDF) (April 2020)
• Lead and Copper - Noncommunity Public Water Systems (PDF) (June 2018)
• Lead and Copper - Community Public Water Systems (PDF) (February 2020)
  • Sample Collection Procedures -Lead and Copper (PDF) (January 2019)
  • Selecting Lead & Copper Drinking Water Sample Sites (PDF) (June 2019)
  • Water System Checklist for Lead and Copper Sampling (PDF) (January 2019)
• Nitrate (PDF) (June 2018)
• Nitrite (PDF) (April 2020)
• Ortho-phosphate, Total Phosphate (PDF) (April 2020)
• pH (Field) (PDF) (June 2018)
• Radium 226/228 and Gross Alpha (PDF) (June 2018)
• Silica (PDF) (April 2020)
• SOC Suite (Herbicide, BNA, Carbamate, and Glyphosate) (PDF) (April 2020)
• Sodium (PDF) (October 2017)
• Sulfate (PDF) (April 2020)
• SUVA (UV abs., UV Absorbance @ 254 nm, and Dissolved Organic Carbon [DOC]) (PDF) April 2020)
• Total Alkalinity (PDF) (April 2020)
• Total Coliform (PDF) (June 2018)
  • Total Coliform Sample Collection Tips for Community Public Water Systems (PDF) (February 2019)
• Total Organic Carbon (TOC) (PDF) (April 2020)
• Tritium (PDF) (March 2020)
• Water Stable Isotopes (PDF) (March 2020)
• VOC (PDF) (April 2020)
  • Trip Blanks (PDF) (February 2020)

Forms

• Tritium and Stable Isotopes Laboratory Request Form (PDF)

Resources

• Sampling and Analysis Guide with images of sample bottles
  • Environmental Laboratory Sampling and Analysis Guide (PDF)