Water Testing Labs
Listed below are laboratories which provide information, sampling instructions and containers, and analyses for private or public water supplies in this area. All analyses needed to comply with any regulation (such as Part 5 of the New York State Sanitary Code, or the Tompkins County Sanitary Code) must be performed by a laboratory certified by the NYS Health Department. These labs are only certified for the types of analyses indicated.
When you are concerned about the microbiological quality of your water, the levels of minerals or metals (inorganics), or the possibility of solvent (organic) contamination of your water, you are encouraged to contact the Tompkins County Health Department Division of Environmental Health for consultation. If you then choose to utilize the services of any of these labs, you should call them as soon as you decide. In all cases, it will be necessary to obtain instructions and appropriate sampling containers from the lab and this may entail a few days wait before sampling can begin. In no case, should you sample before contacting the lab.
(This listing is for your convenience only, and no representations are made for the quality of the work or the completeness of the listings.)
Buck Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
3821 Buck Drive
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 753-3403
Microbiological, Organic, & Inorganic
Community Science Institute, Inc.
284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044
Cornell Business and Technology Park
95 Brown Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 257-6606
Microbiological, Organic, & Inorganic
Environmental Laboratory Services
7280 Caswell Street
North Syracuse, NY 13212
315.458.8033
Toll Free: 866-LAB-TIME
Microbiological, Organic, & Inorganic
Friend Laboratory, Inc.
One Research Circle
Waverly, NY 14892
(607) 565-3500
Microbiological, Organic, & Inorganic
Upstate Laboratories, Inc.
35 Park Avenue
Binghamton, NY 13903
(607) 724-0478
Microbiological, Organic, & Inorganic
JLI Environmental Laboratories
42 Washington Street
Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 253-4433 or (800) 242-8249
Microbiological, Organic, & Inorganic
Yaws Environmental Laboratory
951 East Shore Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 273-4461
Microbiological, Organic, & Inorganic
Cornell University Diagnostic Lab
NYS Veterinary College
Upper Tower Road
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 253-3900
Microbiological ( Coliforms and Standard Plate Count ) and Nitrates and Lead only
Environmental Associates Ltd.
24 Oak Brook Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 272-8902
Microbiological only
Last Updated June 2005
