Get your water tested in Alaska.
The short answer
Alaska’s list has 37 labs certified to test drinking water: 24 in Alaska and 13 in other states. 2 of the labs here are named for a water utility and may test only its own water, so they come last. The list says 33 take samples from homeowners.
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.
Labs in Alaska
22 labs, by city.
| Lab | City | Phone | Certified for | Takes homeowners’ samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGS North America Inc.- Anchorage, AK | Anchorage | (907) 562-2343 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts | Yes |
| YKHC Water Lab | Bethel | (907) 543-6421 | Bacteria | Yes |
| City of Cordova | Cordova | (907) 424-6338 | Bacteria | Yes |
| BBAHC - Environmental Health | Dillingham | (907) 842-3396 | Bacteria | Yes |
| City of Unalaska Water & Wastewater Laboratory | Dutch Harbor | (907) 581-4337 | Bacteria | Yes |
| Makushin Bay Resources LLC | Dutch Harbor | (907) 581-4904 | Bacteria | Yes |
| Bioenvironmental Engineering - Eielson AFB | Eielson AFB | (907) 377-6700 | Bacteria | No |
| Pollen Environmental, LLC | Fairbanks | (907) 479-8368 | Bacteria, nitrate | Yes |
| Admiralty Environmental LLC | Juneau | (907) 463-4415 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics | Yes |
| Full Cycle LLC | Ketchikan | (907) 228-7784 | Bacteria | Yes |
| R&M Engineering | Ketchikan | (907) 225-7917 | Bacteria | Yes |
| Kodiak Water Laboratory | Kodiak | (907) 486-8076 | Bacteria | Yes |
| Maniilaq Environmental Health Laboratory | Kotzebue | (907) 442-7970 | Bacteria | No |
| NSHC Environmental Health Drinking Water Laboratory | Nome | (907) 443-3294 | Bacteria | Yes |
| Mat-Su Test Lab, LLC | Palmer | (907) 745-3005 | Bacteria, nitrate | Yes |
| Petersburg Medical Center Laboratory | Petersburg | (907) 772-4291 | Bacteria | Yes |
| Arctic Fox Environmental, Inc. | Prudhoe Bay | (907) 659-2145 | Bacteria | Yes |
| City & Borough of Sitka Water/Wastewater Laboratory | Sitka | (907) 747-4060 | Bacteria | Yes |
| TET - Tauriainen Environmental Testing | Soldotna | (907) 262-4624 | Bacteria | Yes |
| City of Valdez | Valdez | (907) 835-4900 | Bacteria | Yes |
| Alaska Water Laboratories, LLC | Wasilla | (907) 373-6130 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics | Yes |
| Erdman & Associates | Wasilla | (907) 376-6989 | Bacteria | Yes |
Labs in other states
13 labs Alaska 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 | Takes homeowners’ samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onterris Laboratories, LLC | El Dorado Hills, CA | (916) 673-1520 | Organic chemicals, PFAS | Yes |
| Eurofins Environment Testing Northern California, dba Eurofins Sacramento | West Sacramento, CA | (916) 373-5600 | Organic chemicals, PFAS | Yes |
| ACZ Laboratories, Inc. | Steamboat Springs, CO | (970) 879-6590 | Radioactivity | Yes |
| SGS North America, Inc. – Wheat Ridge | Wheat Ridge, CO | (303) 425-6021 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity | Yes |
| SGS North America, Inc. - Orlando | Orlando, FL | (407) 425-6700 | PFAS | Yes |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Ormond Beach | Ormond Beach, FL | (386) 676-4803 | PFAS | Yes |
| Eurofins South Bend | South Bend, IN | (574) 472-5515 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity | Yes |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | (612) 607-6352 | Lead and copper, metals, organic chemicals | Yes |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing East, LLC | Cary, NC | (919) 481-1413 | Asbestos | Yes |
| SGS North America Inc. | Wilmington, NC | (910) 667-0134 | PFAS | Yes |
| Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environment Testing, LLC | Lancaster, PA | (717) 556-7327 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS | Yes |
| GEL Laboratories, LLC | Charleston, SC | (843) 556-8171 | PFAS | Yes |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing – LabCor Seattle | Seattle, WA | (206) 781-0155 | Bacteria | Yes |
Labs run by water utilities
2 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 | Takes homeowners’ samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility | Anchorage | (907) 751-2217 | Bacteria | No |
| Golden Heart Utilities Water Quality Laboratory | Fairbanks | (907) 455-0115 | Bacteria | No |
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. Alaska utilities’ reports.
Source: ADEC, laboratories certified to analyze drinking water (microbiological and chemical), read Oct. 16, 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
- Alaska utilitiesEvery utility with a full report: what its results show, and its violations.Alaska tap water
- Labs in other statesEvery state TapBuff has read, and where to find the rest.Certified labs by state