Get your water tested in South Carolina.
The labs South Carolina certifies to test drinking water, from the state’s own list of Oct. 10, 2026. A lab test is the only way to know what is in your own tap or well.
The short answer
South Carolina’s list has 36 labs certified to test drinking water: 17 in South Carolina and 19 in other states.
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 South Carolina
17 labs, by city.
| Lab | City | Phone | Certified for |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Product Assurance Laboratories | Anderson | (864) 784-9883 | Lead and copper, metals |
| GEL Laboratories LLC | Charleston | (843) 556-8171 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS, radioactivity |
| Alliance Technical Group LLC - Columbia | Columbia | (864) 232-1556 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Data Resources Incorporated | Columbia | (803) 561-0331 | Bacteria |
| Environmental Systems Testing Services LLC | Conway | (843) 347-7688 | Bacteria |
| Davis & Brown Inc. | Florence | (843) 665-6746 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| FMU Freshwater Ecology Center | Florence | (843) 661-4470 | Bacteria |
| Alliance Technical Group LLC - Greenville | Greenville | (864) 232-1556 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| General Environmental Laboratories Inc. | Hardeeville | (843) 987-1438 | Bacteria, nitrate |
| Eurofins Columbia | Irmo | Not listed | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| JG Environmental Inc. | Kershaw | (803) 475-6570 | Bacteria |
| Trident Labs Services Inc. | Ladson | (843) 871-4999 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics |
| Black Creek Lab | Ruby | (843) 634-7010 | Bacteria |
| Aquatic Analytics LLC | Summerville | (843) 471-1933 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| L&L Environmental Ware Shoals | Ware Shoals | (864) 456-2696 | Bacteria |
| Pace Analytical Services LLC | West Columbia | (704) 977-0963 | Bacteria |
| Water Systems Inc. | West Columbia | (803) 218-8439 | Bacteria |
Labs in other states
19 labs South Carolina 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 Orlando | Altamonte Springs, FL | (407) 339-5984 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| Pace Analytical Services LLC Florida | Ormond Beach, FL | (386) 672-5668 | Lead and copper, metals, organic chemicals |
| Eurofins Savannah | Savannah, GA | Not listed | Nitrate, minerals and other inorganics |
| Eurofins South Bend | South Bend, IN | Not listed | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing - Cary | Cary, NC | (919) 800-9366 | Asbestos |
| Eurofins Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | (704) 529-6364 | Bacteria, organic chemicals |
| Pace Analytical Services LLC Huntersville | Huntersville, NC | (910) 682-0080 | Organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts |
| K&W Laboratories LLC | Midland, NC | Not listed | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper |
| EMSL Analytical Inc. - Charlotte | Pineville, NC | Not listed | Bacteria |
| Cape Fear Analytical LLC | Wilmington, NC | (910) 795-0421 | Organic chemicals |
| Environmental Chemists Inc. | Wilmington, NC | Not listed | Bacteria |
| EMSL Analytical Inc. | Cinnaminson, NJ | Not listed | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals, radioactivity, asbestos |
| SGS North America Inc. Dayton | Dayton, NJ | (732) 329-0200 | Lead and copper, metals |
| Alliance Technical Group LLC - Akron | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Not listed | PFAS |
| Eberline Analytical Corporation | Oak Ridge, TN | Not listed | Radioactivity |
| Cornwell Engineering Group Laboratory | Newport News, VA | (757) 873-1534 | Disinfection byproducts |
| Environmental Hazards Services LLC | Richmond, VA | (804) 275-4788 | Lead and copper, metals |
| Onterris Laboratories, LLC | Richmond, VA | (804) 358-8295 | Lead and copper |
| Analytical Services Inc. | Williston, VT | Not listed | 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. South Carolina utilities’ reports.
Source: SCDES, Commercial Environmental Laboratory Mapping (CELMapp), labs certified under the Safe Drinking Water Act, dated Oct. 10, 2026, read Oct. 11, 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
- South Carolina utilitiesEvery utility with a full report: what its results show, and its violations.South Carolina tap water
- Labs in other statesEvery state TapBuff has read, and where to find the rest.Certified labs by state