Get your water tested in Alabama.
The short answer
Alabama’s list has 64 labs certified to test drinking water: 31 in Alabama and 33 in other states. 10 of the labs here are named for a water utility and may test only its own water, so they come last.
Certification is test by test, so check that a lab is certified for what you want tested, and call first: it will say which bottles to use and how soon the sample has to arrive.
From the state
Alabama Department of Public Health
Bacteria testing for private wells. Call your county health department to have an environmentalist collect the sample, or collect it yourself in a container from the county health department; there may be a collection fee and a testing fee.
Well Water, Alabama Department of Public Health, checked Oct. 10, 2026
Labs in Alabama
22 labs, by city.
| Lab | City | Phone | Certified for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Water Services | Alabaster | (205) 985-2113 | Bacteria |
| Albertville Bacteriological laboratory | Albertville | (256) 878-3762 | Bacteria |
| Alexander City Sugar Creek Laboratory | Alexander City | (256) 409-2031 | Bacteria |
| Limestone County Bacteriological Laboratory | Athens | (256) 233-6445 ext. 125 | Bacteria |
| Environmental Resource Analysts | Auburn | (334) 502-3444 | Bacteria |
| Sutherland Environmental Testing Laboratory | Birmingham | (205) 581-9500 | Not listed |
| Pace Analytical National Decatur | Decatur | (256) 350-0846 | Bacteria |
| Southern Environmental Testing | Decatur | (256) 280-2567 | Bacteria |
| Houston County Regional Water Lab | Dothan | (334) 678-2810 | Bacteria |
| Polyenvironmental Corporation | Dothan | (334) 793-4700 | Bacteria |
| Southern Environmental Testing | Florence | (256) 740-5532 | Bacteria |
| Chattahoochee Valley Water Supply District | Lanett | (334) 644-3777 | Bacteria |
| Guardian Systems | Leeds | (205) 699-6647 | Bacteria |
| Mobile Branch Laboratory | Mobile | (251) 344-6049 | Bacteria |
| Mobile Water Service Laboratory | Mobile | (251) 378-3521 | Bacteria |
| Pace Analytical Services - Mobile | Mobile | (504) 305-3611 | Bacteria |
| Montgomery Industrial Waste Laboratory | Montgomery | (334) 206-1706 | Bacteria |
| Safety Environmental Services | Pelham | (205) 823-6200 | Bacteria |
| Prattville Branch Laboratory | Prattville | (334) 260-3400 | Bacteria |
| Smiths Water Laboratory | Smiths | (334) 290-3124 | Bacteria |
| Pace Analytical Services | Tuscaloosa | (205) 345-0816 | Bacteria |
| Five Star Filter Plant Bacteriological Laboratory | Wetumpka | (334) 567-1366 | Bacteria |
Labs in other states
32 labs Alabama certifies outside the state, by state and city. Ask whether a lab takes samples by mail, and how fast they have to arrive.
| Lab | City | Phone | Certified for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Eaton Analytical | Pomona, CA | (626) 386-1100 | PFAS |
| Babcock Laboratories, Inc. | Riverside, CA | (951) 653-3351 | PFAS |
| Eurofins Orlando | Altamonte Springs, FL | (407) 339-5984 | Not listed |
| Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. | Jacksonville, FL | (407) 491-1509 | Not listed |
| Future Labs Inc. | Milton, FL | (850) 623-6110 | Not listed |
| Florida Radiochemistry Services, Inc. | Orlando, FL | (407) 382-7733 | Not listed |
| SGS North America, Inc. - Orlando | Orlando, FL | (407) 425-6700 ext. 14928 | PFAS |
| Pace Analytical Services-Florida | Ormond Beach, FL | (386) 672-5668 | PFAS |
| Eurofins Pensacola | Pensacola, FL | (850) 474-1001 ext. 6242 | Not listed |
| KNL Environmental Testing | Tampa, FL | (813) 229-2879 | Not listed |
| Eurofins Savannah | Savannah, GA | (912) 354-7858 | Not listed |
| Metiri Group - Geneva | Geneva, IL | (504) 273-5859 | Not listed |
| Eurofins Eaton Analytical - South Bend | South Bend, IN | (574) 472-5523 | PFAS |
| Pace Analytical Services, Madisonville, KY | Madisonville, KY | (270) 821-7375 ext. 107 | Not listed |
| Gulf Coast Analytical Laboratories, LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | (225) 769-4900 | PFAS |
| ALS Environmental | Holland, MI | (616) 399-6070 | PFAS |
| Fibertec Environmental Services | Holt, MI | (517) 699-0345 | Not listed |
| National Testing Laboratories | Ypsilanti, MI | (734) 483-8333 | Not listed |
| Pace Analytical Services, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | (612) 607-6352 | Not listed |
| Micro Methods Laboratory, Inc. | Ocean Springs, MS | (228) 875-6420 | Not listed |
| Eurofins CEI, Inc. | Cary, NC | (919) 481-1413 | Not listed |
| Enthalpy Analytical, LLC | Wilmington, NC | (910) 212-5856 | PFAS |
| EMSL | Cinnaminson, NJ | (856) 303-2562 | PFAS |
| Alliance Technical Group, Inc. | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | (330) 253-8211 | PFAS |
| Nielson Research Corporation | Medford, OR | (541) 770-5678 | Not listed |
| Pace Analytical Services, Inc. - Pittsburgh | Greensburg, PA | (724) 850-5630 | Not listed |
| Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Env Testing | Lancaster, PA | (717) 556-9413 | PFAS |
| GEL Laboratories, LLC | Charleston, SC | (843) 556-8171 | PFAS |
| Analytical Industrial Research Laboratories | Cleveland, TN | (423) 476-7766 | Not listed |
| Waypoint Analytical | Memphis, TN | (901) 213-2447 | Not listed |
| Pace Analytical National | Mt Juliet, TN | (615) 758-5858 | Not listed |
| Eberline Services - Oak Ridge Laboratory | Oak Ridge, TN | (865) 294-5018 | Not listed |
Labs run by water utilities
10 labs named for a water utility or its plant. A utility’s lab may test only its own system’s water, so call before taking a sample there.
| Lab | City | Phone | Certified for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniston Water Works Laboratory | Anniston | (256) 241-5032 | Bacteria |
| Bessemer Utilities Lab | Bessemer | (205) 481-4333 | Bacteria |
| Bridgeport Water Treatment Plant Laboratory | Bridgeport | (256) 495-2594 | Bacteria |
| Gadsden Water Works Laboratory | Gadsden | (256) 543-2884 ext. 219 | Bacteria |
| Huntsville Utilities Laboratory | Huntsville | (256) 650-6374 | Bacteria |
| Montgomery Water Works Laboratory | Montgomery | (334) 206-3484 | Bacteria |
| Madison County Water Department Laboratory | New Market | (256) 379-2754 | Bacteria |
| Opelika Water Treatment Plant Laboratory | Opelika | (334) 705-5500 | Bacteria |
| Tuscaloosa Water Dept Laboratory | Tuscaloosa | (205) 248-5630 | Bacteria |
| Columbus Water Works | Columbus, GA | (706) 649-3480 | Not listed |
What to ask a lab to test
- On a private well: no one else tests it. What to test a well for, and how often.
- On city water: your utility tests what leaves the plant, not what your own pipes add. Testing your tap for lead.
- What it costs: fees vary by lab and by test, and some states test wells for free. What a water test costs.
- Anything your utility’s report flags: a lab certified for that contaminant can test your own tap. Alabama utilities’ reports.
Source: ADEM, certified bacteriological, chemical and PFAS drinking water laboratories, dated April 7, 2026, read Oct. 17, 2026. Labs are listed as the state lists them; what each is certified for is as far as the list says. Certifications change, so a lab’s own word is the latest.
A lab named for a water utility is listed apart. Distances on town pages are straight lines between ZIP code centers from the Census 2020 gazetteer. How labs are listed here.
Where to go next
- Testing a private wellWhat to test for every year, what else depends on where you live, and reading the results.How to test well water
- Alabama utilitiesEvery utility with a full report: what its results show, and its violations.Alabama tap water
- Labs in other statesEvery state TapBuff has read, and where to find the rest.Certified labs by state