Nevada Domestic Wells: Using a State-Certified Lab

Nevada Domestic Wells: Using a State-Certified Lab

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) page on drinking water testing covers what private well owners should know before ordering a test.

What it says

• A routine domestic water analysis measures several drinking water quality indicators. Owners request it for their own information or because a lender requires it for a sale.
• If a lender requires it, the lab must be certified by Nevada under the Safe Drinking Water Act; the page prints the citation as NRS 455A.863, but the Nevada statute on lender-required lab analyses is NRS 445A.863 (the page appears to contain a typo).
• Many labs hold Clean Water Act or RCRA certification but not SDWA certification. NDEP suggests asking: "Are you certified by the State of Nevada to analyze Drinking Water compliance samples?"
• For general curiosity an uncertified lab is acceptable, but NDEP cannot vouch for those results.
• Prices vary by lab; contact each directly.

The page lists no contaminants or limits. It points to University of Nevada Cooperative Extension publications for interpreting results. Not verified: which parameters a Nevada panel includes, and any limits. The NDEP list of certified labs is an image we could not read, so no lab names are given.

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