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Oconee County
UGA Extension Office

Testing Services

Whether you'd like to increase your crop yield, grow healthier roses, test the quality of your drinking water, or make sure you creek isn't polluted, we can help! We provide testing for soil, plant tissue, water quality, animal waste, feeds and forages, pesticides, and much more.  *Prices are subject to change. 


Service    Cost               Test Notes
Routine Soil Test (S1) $8 pH, lime, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese  
 Soil bags available at the Oconee Extension Office. Minimum of 2 cups of soil per test area.
Basic Water and Pond (W1)  $22 1-125 ml plastic bottle; pH, and minerals Return to the Oconee Extension Office M, T, W by 11:00 a.m. 
Fish Pond General Quality (W34C) $37 1-125ml plastic bottle, pH, minerals, alkalinity & carbon dioxide Return to the Oconee Extension Office M, T, W by 11:00 a.m.
Total Coliform/E. coli (W35) $38 1-125ml specialilty bottle Return to the Oconee Extension Office M, T, W by 11:00 a.m.
Private Well Chemical Test (W33C)    $122 1 qt. plastic bottle; PH, minerals, anions, soluble salts, alkalinity, carbon dioxide, total nitrate, nitrite, lead and arsenic Return to Oconee County Extension Office M, T, W by 11:00 a.m.
Expanded Water Test (W2)     $62 1 pint plastic bottle; PH, minerals, anions, soluble salts, alkalinity & carbon dioxide Return to Oconee County Extension Office M, T, W by 11:00 a.m.
Home Loan Closing (W33B)      $87 1-125ml plastic bottle and 1-125ml special bottle; nitrate, nitrite, lead, total coliform & E coli Oconee County Extension no longer provides independent 3rd-party testing services for home W33B. Return to Oconee County Extension Office M, T, W by 11:00 a.m. $55 Optional Rush Fee.
Plant Analysis   Varies  pests, fungi, forage, crops, etc. Testing available upon Extension Agent's recommendation.