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Water: Laboratory Certification

State Certification Officers for Drinking Water Laboratories

Updated January 31st , 2013

If you want to...

      • Obtain additional tests on your water, EPA recommends that you use a laboratory certified by the state. Call the state certification officer or click the web link below to get a list of certified labs.

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ALABAMA Web site
(334) 271-7773
Department of Environmental Management
Drinking Water Branch
PO Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463

ALASKA Web site: Chemistry Certification
ALASKA Web site: Microbiology Certification
(907) 790-2169, fax (907)929-7335
Chemistry: (907) 375-8210
Microbiology: (907) 375-8209
Department of Environmental Conservation
5251 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99507

ARIZONA Web site
(602) 364-0728
Department of Health Services
Laboratory Licensure and Certification
250 N. 17th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007

ARKANSAS Web site
(501) 661-2220
Public Health Laboratories
Arkansas Division of Health, H47
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72219

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CALIFORNIA Web site
(510) 620-3155
CA Department of Public Health
Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management
Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program Branch
850 Marina Bay Pkwy, 1st Floor Bldg P, MS 0511
Richmond, CA 94804

COLORADO Web site
(303) 692-3681
Department of Public Health and Environment
8100 East Lowry Blvd.
Denver, CO 80230-6928

CONNECTICUT Web site
(860) 509-7389
Department of Public Health
Environmental Health - Laboratory Certification Program
P.O. Box 340308
410 Capital Avenue, Mail Stop # 51LAB
Hartford, CT 06106

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DELAWARE Web site
(302) 741-8630
Delaware Public Health Lab
30 Sunnyside Road
P.O. Box 1047
Smyrna, DE 19977-1047

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FLORIDA Web site
Chemicals & Microbes: (904) 791-1599
Radionuclides: (407) 297-2095
Radon: (850) 245-4288 or (800) 543-8279
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
1217 N. Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202

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GEORGIA
(404) 656-4807
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Drinking Water Permitting Program
Floyd Towers, East Suite 1362
205 Butler Street, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334

GUAM
(671) 475-1664
Monitoring Services Division
Guam Environmental Protection Agency
15-6101 Mariner Avenue, Tiyan,
Tiyan, Guam 96913
(mailing address:
PO Box 22439 GMF,
Barrigada, Guam 96921)

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HAWAII Web site
Chemicals: (808) 453-6679, fax (808) 453-6685
State of Hawaii Department of Health
Environmental Chemistry Section
2725 Waimano Home Road
Pearl City, HI 96782

Microbes: (808) 453-6601, fax (808) 453-6612
State of Hawaii Department of Health
Environmental Microbiology Section
2725 Waimano Home Road
Pearl City, HI 96782

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IDAHO Web site
(208) 334-2235
Manager, Environmental Section
State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
2220 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712-8299

ILLINOIS Environmental Protection Agency Web site
Chemicals: (217) 785-0561
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 19276
1021 North Grand Ave., East
Springfield, IL 62794-9276

Microbes: (217) 782-6562
ILLINOIS Department of Public Health
Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Laboratories
Environmental Laboratory Evaluation Unit
P.O. Box 19435
825 North Rutledge
Springfield, IL 62794-9435

Radionuclides: (217) 786-6363
Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety
1301 Knotts Street
Springfield, IL 62703

INDIANA Web site
Chemicals: (317) 921-5571
Microbes: (317) 921-5523
Indiana State Department of Health
550 W. 16th Street, Suite B
Indianapolis, IN 46202

IOWA Web site
(515) 725-0341
Department of Natural Resources
Water Quality Bureau
401 SW 7th St., Suite M
Des Moines, IA 50309-4611

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KANSAS Web site
(785) 296-1639
Health and Environmental Laboratory
Department of Health and Environment
Forbes Field, Building #740
Topeka, KS 66620-0001

KENTUCKY Web site
(502) 564-6121
Department of Environmental Protection
100 Sower Blvd., Suite 104
Frankfort, KY 40601

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LOUISIANA
(504) 219-4664
24 Hour Number: (504) 458-9537
State Laboratory
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
3101 West Napoleon Ave
Metairie, LA 70001

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MAINE Web site
(207) 287-1929
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Engineering, Bureau of Health
State House, Station 11
286 Water Street, 3rd Floor
Augusta, ME 04333

MARYLAND Web site
(410) 537-3712
Department of the Environment
Water Supply Program
1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 450
Baltimore, MD 21230

MASSACHUSETTS Web site
(978) 682-5237
Radiochemistry: (617) 983-6870
Department of Environmental Protection
William X. Wall Experiment Station
37 Shattuck Street
Lawrence, MA 01843

MICHIGAN Web site
(517) 335-8812
Department of Environmental Quality
3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909

MINNESOTA Web site
Chemicals, Microbes & Radionuclides: (651) 201-5323
Radon: (800) 383-9808
Department of Health
601 Robert Street North
P.O. Box 64899
St. Paul, MN 55164-0899

MISSISSIPPI Web site
Chemicals & Microbes: (601) 576-7518
Radon & Radionuclides: (601) 987-6893 or (800) 626-7739
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700

MISSOURI Web site
(573) 751-1077 or (800) 334-6946
Public Drinking Water Program
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102

MONTANA Web site
(406) 444-2642
DPHHS Environmental Laboratory
1400 Broadway Rm. B-219
Helena, MT 59620

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NEBRASKA
(402) 471-2122
Division of Laboratories
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 2755
Lincoln, NE 68502

NEVADA Web site
(775) 687-9491
Division of Environmental Protection
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
901 S. Stewart Street, Suite 4001
Carson City, NV 89701-5249

NEW HAMPSHIRE Web site
(603) 271-2998
Department of Environmental Services
Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
P.O. Box 95
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03302

NEW JERSEY Web site
(609) 292-3950
Office of Quality Assurance
Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 424
Trenton, NJ 08625

NEW MEXICO Web site
(505) 827-7536
Drinking Water Bureau
Environment Department
525 Camino de las Marquez, Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87501

NEW YORK Web site
(518) 485-5570
Department of Health
Wadsworth Center
Empire State Plaza
P.O. Box 509
Albany, NY 12201-0509

NORTH CAROLINA Web site
Chemicals & Microbes: (919) 733-7308
Radionuclides & Radon: (919) 571-4141
Department of Health & Human Services
Lab Services
P.O. Box 28047
Raleigh, NC 27611

NORTH DAKOTA Web site
Chemistry
North Dakota Department of Health
Laboratory Services Division – Chemistry
P.O. Box 937
Bismarck, ND 58502-0937

Microbiology
North Dakota Department of Health
Laboratory Services Division – Microbiology
P.O. Box 937
Bismarck, ND 58502-0937

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OHIO Web site
(614) 644-4245
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Environmental Services
8995 East Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

OKLAHOMA Web site
(405) 702-1039
Department of Environmental Quality
Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677

OREGON Web site
(503) 229-5505
State Public Health Laboratory
3150 North West 229th Avenue, Suite 100
Hillsboro, OR 97124

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PACIFIC ISLANDS
(415) 744-1594
U.S. EPA Region 9
Pacific Insular Area Programs
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

PENNSYLVANIA Web site
(717) 346-7200
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Laboratories
2575 Interstate Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9332

PUERTO RICO
(787) 274-7711 or 7713
Medical Center
Institute of Health Laboratory
Building A Old Psychiatric Hospital
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936-8184

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RHODE ISLAND Web site
(401) 222-5578
Department of Health
50 Orms Street
Providence, RI 02904

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SOUTH CAROLINA Web site
(803) 896-0970
Department of Health & Environmental Control
2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201

SOUTH DAKOTA Web site
(605) 773-3754
SD Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Joe Foss Building
523 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

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TENNESSEE Web site
(615) 532-0183
Department of Environmental Conservation
6th Floor, L&C Tower
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1549

TEXAS Web site
(512) 239-3518
TCEQ, MC 176
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087

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UTAH Web site
(801) 965-2540
Fax (801) 965-2544
Unified State Laboratories: Public Health
Utah Environmental Laboratory Certification Program
4431 South 2700 West
Taylorsville, UT 84129

VERMONT Web site
(802) 863-7335
Department of Health
195 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05402-1125

VIRGIN ISLANDS
(340) 773-0565, extension 2274
Department of Planning and Natural Resources
45 Mars Hill
Frederiksted, VI 00840

VIRGINIA Web site
(804) 648-4480
Laboratory Certification Officer
600 North Fifth Street
Richmond, VA 23219

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WASHINGTON Web site
(360) 895-6144
Laboratory Accreditation Section
Washington State Department of Ecology
P.O. Box 488
Manchester, WA 98353-0488

WEST VIRGINIA Web site
Chemicals: (304) 965-2694
Office of Laboratory Services
Bureau of Public Health
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
4710 Chimney Drive, Suite G
Charleston, WV 25302

Microbiology (304) 558-3530
Office of Laboratory Services
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
167 11th Avenue
South Charleston, WV 25303

WISCONSIN Web site
(608) 266-0245
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 S. Webster Street, TS-6
P.O. Box 7291
Madison, WI 53707-7921

WYOMING Web site
(303) 312-7764
Drinking Water Laboratory Certification program
U.S. EPA Region 8, TMS-L
16194 West 45th Drive
Golden, CO 80403

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