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North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
Private Drinking Water Testing
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Contact(s)
The Health Unit continues to be open and available to answer questions. However, due to COVID-19, our regular services have been temporarily modified. Here is a list of our current services:
Safe Food
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Pre-opening inspections for seasonal mobile food premises
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Assessing farmers market applications
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Following-up on food premise complaints
Safe Water
- Accepting private single household water samples
- Interpreting lab results of water samples
- Education on well disinfection procedures
Rabies prevention
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Following up on animal bites/scratches
Health Hazard
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Hazardous Algae Blooms, referral, interpretation of risk
Holiday Schedule for Private Citizen Drinking Water Sample Drop-off |
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Plan ahead to ensure your water sample will get tested prior to the holiday. For this location the final drop off is: Tuesday, April 7, 2020Private citizen drinking water samples will not be accepted on the following days: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Thursday, April 9, 2020 Friday, April 10, 2020 and Monday, April 13, 2020 Note: samples must be tested within 48 hours of collection in order to ensure sample integrity
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Collecting and sending drinking water samples
- Well-water and treated surface water used for drinking can be sent for testing. Untreated surface water will not be tested. You should test your water three times per year: spring, summer and fall.
- Follow the instructions in your water sample kit to collect your drinking water sample.
- Fill out the form completely. Note: Your Health Unit number is 2247.
- Samples are not accepted on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the day before or day of statutory holidays.
- Bring your drinking water sample to the Health Unit on the same day you collect it.
- Keep your sample cool.
Sample bottle pick up and drop-off locations |
Monday to ThursdayBurk’s Falls Office Parry Sound Office North Bay Office Wednesday OnlyWest Nipissing Municipal Office |
Getting your lab results
Telephone:
Prior to submission, remove one of the barcodes from the sample bottle and place it on the Water Results by Telephone Card (Blue).
Follow the instructions on the card.
Mail:
Select the box “Please mail to my mailing address above.” The report will be mailed to the address in the top left hand box of the form.
Pick up at the laboratory:
Select the box “Pick up at the laboratory.” The laboratory will hold the report for two weeks after the sample is received. It will be mailed after this date. No report will be released without proper identification (eg. photo ID). You may pick up your report at the Orillia Public Health Laboratory (Parry Sound Office and Burk’s Falls Office submissions) or the Sudbury Public Health Laboratory (North Bay Office and West Nipissing Municipal Office submissions).
You will not be able to pick up the report at the Health Unit or the West Nipissing Municipal Office.
For information on private water sample submissions please see the drinking water sample details below.
Collecting and sending drinking water samples
Collecte et envoi d’échantillons d’eau potable
The Public Health Ontario website has additional information on safe drinking water. You can learn the right way to collect a water sample, how to understand your test results and how to protect your well water.
If you have questions about your private water results, please call the Health Unit at 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5400.
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