Drinking Water testing

A clean supply of fresh water is essential to life - people, animals and plants included.

South East Water’s state-of-the-art laboratory at Frimley, Surrey, can carry out all of your water testing and sampling requirements.

We cover all areas of microbiology, parisitology, and chemistry and we are certified by the UK Accreditation Service.

We offer a comprehensive sampling and testing services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and cover everything from swimming pools to cooling towers and wells to spa baths

We offer testing services for the commercial and the domestic user covering a wide range of testing services:

  • Well and borehole water testing

  • Testing for compliance with drinking water standards

  • Leak water testing - is it mains, spring or sewer?

  • Legionella testing

  • Testing for pesticides in Potable Water

For further information on our laboratory services please contact Laboratory Manager Neil Hudson on 01252 832905.

Sample Test, Please tell us as much as possible

I would like the water in my swimming pool / spa bath / jacuzzi tested………more

I have a well / spring / borehole on my land and would like to have the water tested to see if I can drink it / bottle it ………more

I have water leaking into my basement / cellar / garage / ceiling / coming up in my garden / running down my walls etc and would like to identify where it is coming from………more

I would like to have the water tested that I use to irrigate my crops / give to my animals to drink / wash my vegetables in ………more

I would like my water tested to Tesco Natures Choice / M&S Field to Fork protocols ………more

My drinking water makes me ill – I would like it tested … ……

I have a holiday cottage in another country and want to test the water to see if it is safe to drink ………more

I would like my trade effluent tested to see if it complies with my discharge consent / can be disposed of down the drain / discharged into a river / stream …………

I would like my sewage effluent tested to see if the treatment is working correctly ………

I think my pond / stream / river is contaminated with diesel / petrol / other chemical and would like it tested………

The fish in my pond are dying and I would like the water tested………

I would like the water in my office / nursing home/ school tested to see if it complies with the water regulations / control of Legionella regulations ………more

I would like my water tested for potability………more

I would like the water in my heating system / chilled system / closed circuit tested for corrosion / inhibitor levels / compliance with BSRIA guidelines ………

My water tastes bad / smells bad / is discoloured / cloudy and I would like it tested to see what the cause is………

I have a (food) sample that I would like tested for water activity / available water………

I have a purified water / water for injection / pharmaceutical grade water that I would like tested to comply with European / Japanese/ British Pharmacopoeia Standards …………more

I would like the rinse water from my endoscope / other medical instrument washing machine at (xxx hospital) tested in accordance with Hospital Technical Manual (HTM) 2030 ………

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