Get your water tested in Utah.
The labs Utah 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
Utah’s list has 60 labs certified to test drinking water: 29 in Utah and 31 in other states. 8 of the labs here are named for a water utility and may test only its own water, so they come last. The list says 25 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 Utah
22 labs, by city.
| Lab | City | Phone | Certified for | Takes homeowners’ samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham City Laboratory | Brigham City | (435) 226-1443 | Bacteria, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| Southern Utah University Water Laboratory | Cedar City | (435) 586-7914 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics | Yes |
| Davis County Environmental Health Laboratory | Clearfield | (801) 525-5115 | Bacteria, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| Summit County Health Department Laboratory | Coalville | (435) 336-3234 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| Northrup Grumman Space Systems Environmental Laboratory | Corinne | (801) 863-8117 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| Jordanelle Laboratory | Heber City | (435) 333-0475 | Bacteria | No |
| Wasatch County Health Department | Heber City | (435) 657-3303 | Bacteria | No |
| Jordan Valley Laboratory | Herriman | (801) 446-2000 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts | No |
| Weber Basin Water Quality Laboratory | Layton | (801) 771-1677 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts | Yes |
| Bear River District Health Department Water Laboratory | Logan | (435) 792-6578 | Bacteria, nitrate | No |
| Rio Tinto Kennecott Environmental and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory | Magna | (801) 569-7952 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| RJ Analytical LLC | Pleasant View | (801) 807-8248 | Bacteria | Yes |
| SE Utah District Health Department Laboratory | Price | (435) 637-3671 | Bacteria | No |
| Provo Water Resources Laboratory | Provo | (801) 852-6796 | Bacteria | No |
| Central Utah Public Health Laboratory | Richfield | (435) 896-5451 | Bacteria, nitrate | No |
| Chemtech-Ford, Inc. | Sandy | (801) 262-7299 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity | Yes |
| Central Valley Water Relamation Facility | South Salt Lake | (801) 973-9100 | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| Southwest Utah Public Health Laboratory | St. George | (435) 986-2598 | Bacteria, nitrate | No |
| St. George RWRF Laboratory | St. George | (435) 627-4269 | Bacteria | No |
| North Davis Sewer District Laboratory | Syracuse | (801) 825-0712 | Bacteria | No |
| Utah Department of Health Division of Lab Services (EPA cert.) | Taylorsville | (801) 965-2400 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts, PFAS | Yes |
| TriCounty Health Department Environmental Laboratory | Vernal | (435) 247-1160 | Bacteria, nitrate | Yes |
Labs in other states
30 labs Utah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPL, LLC. | Clovis, CA | (559) 275-2175 | Nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS | Yes |
| Continental Water Laboratory | Sacramento, CA | (916) 379-2323 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts | No |
| EMAX Laboratories, Inc. | Torrance, CA | (310) 618-8889 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity | Yes |
| Eurofins Sacramento | West Sacramento, CA | (916) 373-5600 | Minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS | Yes |
| ACZ Laboratories, Inc. | Steamboat Springs, CO | (970) 879-6590 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, 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 |
| Delaware State University Water Analysis Group | Dover, DE | (302) 857-6530 | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals | No |
| SGS North America, Inc. - Orlando | Orlando, FL | (407) 425-6700 | Metals, PFAS | No |
| Dept. of Water Supply, County of Maui | Kahului, HI | (808) 270-7550 | Bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| SVL Analytical, Inc. | Kellogg, ID | (208) 784-1258 | Nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity | No |
| Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC - South Bend | South Bend, IN | (574) 233-4777 | Bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity | No |
| Gulf Coast Analytical Laboratories LLC dba Pace Analytical Gulf Coast | Baton Rouge, LA | (225) 769-4900 | PFAS | Yes |
| RTI Laboratories | Livonia, MI | (734) 422-8000 | Nitrate, PFAS | Yes |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis MN | Minneapolis, MN | (612) 607-6352 | Bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS | Yes |
| Eurofins St. Louis | Earth City, MO | (314) 298-8566 | Metals, radioactivity | Yes |
| Eurofins CEI, Inc. | Cary, NC | (919) 481-1413 | Asbestos | Yes |
| Cape Fear Analytical, LLC | Wilmington, NC | (910) 795-0421 | Organic chemicals | Yes |
| Envirotech, Inc. | Farmington, NM | (505) 632-0615 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| ALS Environmental | Cincinnati, OH | (513) 733-5336 | Asbestos | Yes |
| Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) | Cincinnati, OH | (513) 569-7902 | Not listed | No |
| Summit Environmental Technologies, Inc. | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | (330) 253-8211 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity | No |
| Pace Analytical Services LLC - Pittsburg PA | Greensburg, PA | (724) 850-5600 | Metals, radioactivity | Yes |
| GEL Laboratories, LLC | Charleston, SC | (843) 556-8171 | Nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS, radioactivity | Yes |
| J.L. Rogers and Callcott Engineers, Inc. | Greenville, SC | (864) 232-1556 | Not listed | No |
| Teledyne Brown Engineering Environmental Services | Knoxville, TN | (865) 690-6819 | Metals, radioactivity | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| CNS, LLC Y-12 Analytical Chemistry Organization Laboratory | Oak Ridge, TN | (865) 574-2284 | Radioactivity | No |
| Eberline Analytical Corporation | Oak Ridge, TN | (865) 481-0683 | Metals, radioactivity | Yes |
| BWXT Lynchburg Technology Center | Lynchburg, VA | (434) 522-6546 | Metals, radioactivity | Yes |
| Eurofins EPK Built Environment Testing, LLC | Seattle, WA | (206) 781-0155 | Bacteria, asbestos | Yes |
Labs run by water utilities
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Sanitation District | Fountain Valley, CA | (714) 593-7497 | Bacteria | No |
| Ceader City Regional Water Treatment Facility Laboratory | Cedar City | (435) 867-9426 | Bacteria | No |
| Metropolitan Water District Laboratory | Cottonwood Heights | (801) 942-9654 | Bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts | No |
| Duchesne Valley Water Treatment Plant Laboratory | Duchesne | (435) 738-5725 | Bacteria | No |
| Ogden City Water Treatment Plant | Ogden | (801) 629-8334 | Bacteria | No |
| Don A. Christiansen Regional Water Treatment Plant Laboratory | Orem | (801) 221-0192 | Bacteria, minerals and other inorganics | No |
| Tremonton Waste Water Treatment Plant Laboratory | Tremonton | (435) 257-9471 | Bacteria | No |
| Ashley Valley WTP Laboratory | Vernal | (435) 789-0421 | 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. Utah utilities’ reports.
Source: Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water, certified laboratories, read Oct. 10, 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
- Utah utilitiesEvery utility with a full report: what its results show, and its violations.Utah tap water
- Labs in other statesEvery state TapBuff has read, and where to find the rest.Certified labs by state