Get your water tested in Kansas.
The labs Kansas certifies to test drinking water, from the state’s own list. A lab test is the only way to know what is in your own tap or well.
The short answer
Kansas’s list has 47 labs certified to test drinking water: 18 in Kansas and 29 in other states. 7 of the labs here are named for a water utility and may test only its own water, so they come last.
Kansas’s labs here are those its Department of Health and Environment accredits for drinking water, as listed in TNI LAMS, the national registry it reports to.
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 Kansas
11 labs, by city.
| Lab | City | Phone | Certified for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Servi-Tech, Inc | Dodge City | (620) 227-7123 | Bacteria |
| Irwin Army Community Hospital-Water Laboratory-PH-EH | Fort Riley | (785) 239-7516 | Bacteria |
| Pace Analytical Services, Inc - Frontenac | Frontenac | (913) 599-5665 | Bacteria |
| Water District No 1 of Johnson County-WaterOne | Kansas City | (913) 895-5800 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Eurofins Kansas City | Lenexa | (319) 595-2009 | Bacteria |
| Microbac Laboratories, Inc - Kansas | Lenexa | (641) 792-8451 | Bacteria |
| Johnson County Water Quality Laboratory | Olathe | (913) 715-6950 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper |
| Olathe Environmental Laboratory | Olathe | (913) 971-8310 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Pace Analytical Services, Inc. - Salina | Salina | (913) 599-5665 | Bacteria, nitrate |
| LandIntel Solutions, LLC | Scandia | (785) 335-2054 | Bacteria |
| Meridian Analytical Laboratory - Wichita | Wichita | (316) 618-8787 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
Labs in other states
29 labs Kansas 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, LLC - Pomona | Pomona, CA | (626) 386-1100 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Eurofins Sacramento | West Sacramento, CA | (916) 373-5600 | Not listed |
| Eurofins Denver | Arvada, CO | (303) 736-0100 | PFAS |
| SGS North America, Inc. - Orlando | Orlando, FL | (407) 425-6700 | Not listed |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Ormond Beach FL | Ormond Beach, FL | (386) 672-5668 | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| State Hygienic Laboratory at The University of Iowa - Ankeny | Ankeny, IA | (515) 725-1600 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| State Hygienic Laboratory at The University of Iowa - Coralville | Coralville, IA | (319) 335-4500 | Bacteria, nitrate, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity |
| State Hygienic Laboratory at The University of Iowa - Lakeside | Milford, IA | (712) 337-3669 | Bacteria, nitrate |
| American Water Central Laboratory | Belleville, IL | (618) 235-3600 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Teklab, Incorporated | Collinsville, IL | (618) 344-1044 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC.- Peoria | Peoria, IL | (309) 683-1744 | Lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Microbac Laboratories, Inc. - Chicagoland Division | Merrillville, IN | (219) 769-8378 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Eurofins South Bend | South Bend, IN | (574) 233-4777 | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity |
| ALS Environmental | Holland, MI | (616) 399-6070 | Not listed |
| National Testing Laboratories, Ltd. | Ypsilanti, MI | (734) 483-8333 | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis MN | Minneapolis, MN | (612) 607-6352 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Eurofins St. Louis | Earth City, MO | (314) 298-8566 | Radioactivity |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC – Hazelwood, Missouri | Hazelwood, MO | (314) 432-0550 | Lead and copper |
| KC Water Services Laboratory | Kansas City, MO | (816) 513-7000 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing East LLC - Cary NC | Cary, NC | (919) 481-1413 | Asbestos |
| Cape Fear Analytical, LLC | Wilmington, NC | (910) 795-0421 | Not listed |
| ALS Environmental | Cincinnati, OH | (513) 733-5336 | Asbestos |
| Alliance Technical Group, LLC-Akron | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | (330) 253-8211 | PFAS |
| Accurate Environmental Labs - Stillwater | Stillwater, OK | (405) 372-5300 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS |
| Pace Analytical Services LLC - Greensburg PA | Greensburg, PA | (724) 850-5600 | 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 |
| Pace Analytical National Center for Testing & Innovation | Mount Juliet, TN | (615) 773-9657 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity |
| ALS Laboratory Group, Environmental Services Division (Houston, Texas) | Houston, TX | (281) 530-5656 | Not listed |
| Utah Public Health Laboratory | Taylorsville, UT | (801) 965-2400 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
Labs run by water utilities
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Municipal Wastewater Laboratory | Derby | (316) 788-1151 | Bacteria |
| Garden City Municipal Wastewater Laboratory | Garden City | (620) 276-1280 | Bacteria |
| Kansas City Board of Public Utilities-Nearman Water Laboratory | Kansas City | (913) 573-9284 | Bacteria |
| Lawrence Municipal Laboratory - Utilities | Lawrence | (785) 813-9305 | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals |
| Manhattan Municipal Wastewater Laboratory | Manhattan | (785) 587-4555 | Bacteria |
| Topeka Municipal Water Treatment Laboratory | Topeka | (785) 368-3111 | Bacteria |
| Wichita Municipal Water & Wastewater Laboratory | Wichita | (316) 269-4765 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
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. Kansas utilities’ reports.
Source: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS, read Oct. 13, 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
- Kansas utilitiesEvery utility with a full report: what its results show, and its violations.Kansas tap water
- Labs in other statesEvery state TapBuff has read, and where to find the rest.Certified labs by state