Get your water tested in California.
The short answer
California’s list has 145 labs certified to test drinking water: 108 in California and 37 in other states. It also names 156 water utilities’ in-house labs, left out here because they test only their own systems’ water. 2 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.
Labs in California
106 labs, by city.
| Lab | City | Phone | Certified for |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIH Laboratory, Inc. | Anaheim | (562) 860-2201 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Onterris Laboratories, LLC - Anaheim | Anaheim | (714) 771-6900 | Organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Microbac Laboratories, Inc. - Arcata | Arcata | (707) 822-4649 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| BSK Associates - Bakersfield Analytical Laboratory | Bakersfield | (661) 327-0671 | Bacteria |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC dba BC Laboratories, Inc. | Bakersfield | (661) 327-4911 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| Zalco Laboratories, Inc. | Bakersfield | (661) 395-0539 | Bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Brawley Analytical, Inc. | Brawley | (760) 623-1556 | Bacteria, minerals and other inorganics |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing West-Burlingame | Burlingame | (623) 298-1015 | Bacteria |
| Garratt-Callahan Laboratory | Burlingame | (650) 697-5811 | Nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Camrosa Water District Wastewater Laboratory | Camarillo | (805) 248-0402 | Bacteria |
| SGS Forensic Laboratories | Carson | (310) 763-2374 | Metals |
| Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc. | Chico | (530) 343-5818 | Bacteria |
| Western Analytical Laboratories, Inc. | Chino | (909) 627-3628 | Bacteria, minerals and other inorganics |
| Weck Laboratories, Inc. | City of Industry | (626) 336-2139 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity |
| SGS North America, Inc. | Clovis | (559) 862-2118 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Michelson Laboratories, Inc. | Commerce | (562) 928-0553 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Food Microbiological Laboratories, Inc. | Cypress | (714) 657-7527 | Bacteria |
| Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory | Downey | (562) 658-1300 | Bacteria |
| Babcock Laboratories, Inc. | El Centro | (951) 653-3351 | Bacteria |
| Imperial County Public Health Laboratory | El Centro | (442) 265-1427 | Bacteria |
| Ceres Analytical Laboratory, Inc. | El Dorado Hills | (916) 932-5011 | Organic chemicals |
| Onterris Laboratories, LLC | El Dorado Hills | (916) 673-1520 | Organic chemicals, PFAS |
| Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. | Elk Grove | (707) 769-3128 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing West, LLC | Emeryville | (510) 653-0824 | Lead and copper |
| Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory | Eureka | (707) 268-2179 | Bacteria |
| Napa-Solano-Yolo-Marin Public Health Laboratory | Fairfield | (707) 784-4410 | Bacteria |
| AEMTEK, Inc | Fremont | (510) 979-1979 | Bacteria, minerals and other inorganics |
| BSK Associates | Fresno | (559) 497-2888 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity |
| Dellavalle Laboratory, Inc. | Fresno | (559) 233-6129 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity |
| Moore Twining Associates, Inc. | Fresno | (559) 268-7021 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| CM Analytical, Inc. | Gilroy | (408) 848-3619 | Bacteria |
| Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, Inc. | Grand Terrace | (909) 825-7693 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| Cranmer Engineering, Inc. | Grass Valley | (530) 273-7284 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| SGS North America | Hayward | (510) 266-8183 | Bacteria |
| Geo-Monitor, Inc | Hesperia | (760) 244-3481 | Bacteria |
| LA Testing | Huntington Beach | (714) 828-4999 | Lead and copper, metals |
| Inyo County Water Lab | Independence | (760) 878-8476 | Bacteria |
| 49er Water Laboratory | Jackson | (530) 277-2770 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Sierra Analytical Labs, Inc. | Laguna Hills | (949) 348-9389 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals |
| Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. | Livermore | (707) 769-3128 | Bacteria |
| Lodi Wine Laboratories | Lodi | (209) 339-1990 | Nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino II | Lompoc | (805) 737-7300 | Bacteria |
| Applied Microbiological Services (AMS) | Long Beach | (562) 495-9500 | Bacteria |
| Long Beach Public Health Laboratory | Long Beach | (562) 570-4080 | Bacteria |
| Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research | Long Beach | (562) 726-3365 | Not listed |
| Positive Lab Service | Los Angeles | (213) 745-5312 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Torrent Laboratory, Inc | Milpitas | (408) 263-5258 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Aemtek, Inc. | Modesto | (510) 979-1979 | Bacteria |
| Institute of Environmental Health, Inc. dba IEH-JL Analytical | Modesto | (209) 538-8111 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Monterey Bay Analytical Services, Inc. | Monterey | (831) 375-6227 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity |
| Bracewell Engineering, Inc. | Morgan Hill | (669) 258-5821 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Caltest Analytical Laboratory | Napa | (707) 258-4000 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Metropolitan Solutions | National City | (619) 831-8100 | Bacteria |
| Asbestos TEM Laboratories, Inc | Oakland | (510) 704-8930 | Asbestos |
| A & R Laboratories, Inc. | Ontario | (951) 779-0310 | Bacteria |
| Envirocheck, Inc. | Orange | (714) 937-0750 | Lead and copper |
| Onterris Laboratories, LLC | Orange | (714) 771-6900 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Ventura County Public Health Laboratory | Oxnard | (805) 981-5131 | Bacteria |
| Alpha Analytical Laboratories Inc. - North Bay | Petaluma | (707) 769-3128 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS |
| McCampbell Analytical, Inc. | Pittsburg | (925) 252-9262 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Enviro-Chem, Inc. | Pomona | (909) 590-5905 | Metals |
| Eurofins Pomona | Pomona | (626) 386-1100 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity |
| California Laboratory Services | Rancho Cordova | (916) 638-7301 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| JK BioScience Inc. | Rancho Dominguez | (714) 707-0612 | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Redding | Redding | (530) 999-4051 | Bacteria |
| Babcock Laboratories, Inc. | Riverside | (951) 653-3351 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity |
| Bend Genetics LLC | Sacramento | (916) 550-1048 | Not listed |
| BSK Associates - Sacramento Analytical Laboratory | Sacramento | (559) 497-2888 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Continental Water Laboratory | Sacramento | (916) 379-2323 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Sparger Technology, Inc. | Sacramento | (916) 369-7688 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Monterey County Consolidated Environmental Laboratory | Salinas | (831) 755-4516 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| BSK Associates - San Bernardino Analytical Laboratory | San Bernardino | (559) 497-2888 | Bacteria |
| Analytical Environmental Lab, LLC | San Diego | (619) 871-8505 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | San Diego | (800) 220-3675 | Bacteria |
| Environmental Laboratory Network, Inc. | San Diego | (858) 266-1666 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity |
| San Diego County Public Health Laboratory | San Diego | (619) 203-2009 | Bacteria |
| Pat-Chem Laboratories | San Fernando | (800) 400-5227 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| Cel Analytical, Inc. | San Francisco | (415) 882-1690 | Bacteria, minerals and other inorganics |
| EMSL Analytical Inc. | San Leandro | (510) 895-3675 | Asbestos |
| Abalone Coast Analytical, Inc. | San Luis Obispo | (805) 595-1080 | Bacteria |
| County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Laboratory | San Luis Obispo | (805) 781-5507 | Bacteria |
| Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc. | San Luis Obispo | (805) 783-2940 | Bacteria |
| San Mateo County Public Health Laboratory | San Mateo | (650) 573-2500 | Bacteria |
| Santa Cruz County - Health Services Agency - Environmental Health | Santa Cruz | (831) 454-4624 | Bacteria |
| Oilfield Environmental & Compliance Inc. (OEC) | Santa Maria | (805) 922-4772 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc. | Santa Paula | (805) 392-2000 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| Brelje and Race Laboratories, Inc. | Santa Rosa | (707) 544-8807 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| K Prime, LLC. | Santa Rosa | (707) 527-7574 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS |
| Sonoma County Public Health Laboratory | Santa Rosa | (707) 565-4711 | Bacteria |
| Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. - Los Angeles | Signal Hill | (424) 267-5032 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. (LA Testing) | South Pasadena | (323) 254-9960 | Bacteria, asbestos |
| Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc. | Stockton | (209) 942-0182 | Bacteria |
| Precision Enviro-Tech | Stockton | (209) 405-0601 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| San Joaquin County Public Health Laboratory | Stockton | (209) 468-3460 | Bacteria |
| EMAX Laboratories, Inc. | Torrance | (310) 618-8889 | Nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Sierra Dairy Laboratory | Tulare | (559) 686-2070 | Bacteria |
| Certified Laboratories - Turlock | Turlock | (209) 664-1100 | Bacteria |
| Microbac Laboratories, Inc. - Turlock | Turlock | (707) 822-4649 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| Precision Enviro-Tech | Twain Harte | (209) 477-8105 | Bacteria |
| Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. - Ukiah | Ukiah | (707) 468-0401 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| Capco Analytical Services | Ventura | (805) 644-1095 | Bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc. | Visalia | (559) 734-9473 | Bacteria |
| Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. - San Diego | Vista | (760) 536-3352 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Applied Industrial Microbiology, Inc. | Vista | (760) 295-0430 | Bacteria, nitrate |
| Eurofins Sacramento | West Sacramento | (916) 373-5600 | Minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS |
| Eurofins Sacramento Service Center | West Sacramento | (626) 386-1221 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
Labs in other states
37 labs California 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SGS North America, Inc. - Wheat Ridge | Wheat Ridge, CO | (303) 425-6021 | Minerals and other inorganics |
| SGS North America, Inc. - Orlando | Orlando, FL | (407) 425-6700 | Organic chemicals, PFAS |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Ormond Beach FL | Ormond Beach, FL | (386) 676-4803 | Organic chemicals, PFAS |
| American Water Central Laboratory | Belleville, IL | (618) 222-4055 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Culligan Analytical Laboratory | Rosemont, IL | (847) 430-1219 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Indianapolis, IN | (317) 803-2997 | Lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Eurofins South Bend | South Bend, IN | (574) 233-4777 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC -Mansfield MA | Mansfield, MA | (508) 898-9220 | Organic chemicals, PFAS |
| Battelle Norwell Laboratory | Norwell, MA | (781) 681-5565 | Organic chemicals, PFAS |
| Accurate Analytical Testing, LLC | Romulus, MI | (734) 629-8161 | Lead and copper, metals |
| National Testing Laboratories, Ltd | Ypsilanti, MI | (734) 483-8333 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC | Minneapolis, MN | (612) 607-1700 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals |
| Eurofins St. Louis | Earth City, MO | (314) 298-8566 | Radioactivity |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | (856) 858-4800 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Energy Laboratories, Inc. | Billings, MT | (406) 252-6325 | Organic chemicals, PFAS, radioactivity |
| Eurofins CEI, Inc. | Cary, NC | (919) 481-1413 | Asbestos |
| Cape Fear Analytical, LLC | Wilmington, NC | (910) 795-0421 | Organic chemicals |
| SGS North America Inc. | Wilmington, NC | (910) 667-0134 | Organic chemicals, PFAS |
| EMSL Analytical Inc. | Cinnaminson, NJ | (800) 220-3675 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity, asbestos |
| ASSET Laboratories | Las Vegas, NV | (702) 307-2659 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| Western Environmental Testing Laboratory - Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | (705) 355-0202 | Bacteria, minerals and other inorganics |
| SGS Silver State Analytical Lab - Reno | Reno, NV | (775) 857-2400 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Carle Place, NY | (516) 997-7251 | Asbestos |
| Alliance Technical Group, LLC - Akron | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | (330) 253-8211 | Organic chemicals, PFAS, radioactivity |
| Microbac Laboratories, Inc. - Marietta Division | Marietta, OH | (740) 373-4071 | Minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS |
| Spring Street Analytical | Klamath Falls, OR | (541) 882-6286 | Bacteria, nitrate |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Greensburg, PA | Greensburg, PA | (724) 850-5630 | Radioactivity |
| Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environment Testing, LLC | Lancaster, PA | (717) 656-2300 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| GEL Laboratories, LLC | Charleston, SC | (843) 556-8171 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS, radioactivity |
| Pace Analytical National Center for Testing & Innovation | Mount Juliet, TN | (615) 758-5858 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| Eberline Analytical Corporation | Oak Ridge, TN | (865) 481-0683 | Radioactivity |
| ALS Group USA, Corp.- ALS Environmental | Houston, TX | (281) 530-5656 | Organic chemicals |
| America Science Team of Richmond, Inc. dba AmeriSci Richmond | Midlothian, VA | (804) 763-1200 | Asbestos |
| Environmental Hazards Services LLC | North Chesterfield, VA | (804) 275-4788 | Lead and copper, metals |
| Schneider Laboratories Global, Inc. | Richmond, VA | (804) 353-6778 | Lead and copper, metals |
| ALS Environmental - Kelso | Kelso, WA | (360) 577-7222 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Energy Laboratories, Inc. | Casper, WY | (307) 235-0515 | Organic chemicals, radioactivity |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Roseville Pleasant Grove Water Quality Laboratory | Roseville | (916) 746-1872 | Bacteria |
| Santa Clara Valley Water District, Advanced Water Purification Center | San Jose | (408) 630-2268 | Bacteria |
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. California utilities’ reports.
Source: California State Water Resources Control Board, ELAP accredited laboratories and their fields of accreditation, 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
- California utilitiesEvery utility with a full report: what its results show, and its violations.California tap water
- Labs in other statesEvery state TapBuff has read, and where to find the rest.Certified labs by state