Ute Water Conservancy District

At a glance

What it is certified to test

5 of the 9 common well tests on the CO list (see which)

Price

no per-test price printed on the lab’s website when we read it (15 Nov 2026): ask for a quote

Turnaround

not stated on the state list or the lab’s website: ask when you order

Homeowner samples

no (state list)

Lab facts

Listed by

Colorado (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) - Laboratory Services Division, Drinking water lab certification)

Address

Palisade, CO 81526 · Open in Google Maps

Website

utewater.specialdistrict.org

Not on the state list: found and checked by us, 15 Nov 2026

Public / homeowner samples

Not marked as taking public samples

CDPHE's 'Drinking Water Lab Certifications' report (cdphe.colorado.gov/dwlabs), column "Accepts Outside Samples": No, i.e. the lab does not take samples from outside its own organisation (it is a utility, municipal or institutional lab).

Left blank on the list

The Colorado list (version Live report, no edit date shown; data read by the report at 2026-11-02 20:39 UTC (Looker Studio dataTimestamp)) gives no phone for this lab.

Certification record

Certificate ID

CO Lab Cert ID CO00038

Issued by

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) - Laboratory Services Division, Drinking water lab certification (certification program)

List version

CDPHE Drinking Water Lab Certifications (Looker Studio report on cdphe.colorado.gov/dwlabs), version Live report, no edit date shown; data read by the report at 2026-11-02 20:39 UTC (Looker Studio dataTimestamp)

We fetched it

2 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 f1d129b567c5…) · open the state file

Tests on the state list

• Named on the official list The state list names this analyte (or a column for it) for this lab.
• Group-level certification Certified for a parent group (e.g. 'Inorganics') that includes this analyte. Confirm the specific test with the lab.
• Partial group certification The list marks the group as 'Partial'. Confirm this analyte with the lab.
• Subcontracted The lab sends this analyte to another accredited lab (MDH 'X*').

CDPHE lists 48 drinking-water analytes this lab is certified for, with lab status Active (test groups: Anion, Haloacetic Acids, Microbiology, Misc, Trace Metals, Trihalomethanes, VOCs). CDPHE SDWIS Lab ID CO111. CDPHE: 'Accept Samples on Saturday': No. CDPHE's report shows no certificate expiry date or phone, and no street address.

Nearest labs that take homeowner samples

No other lab that takes homeowner samples is within 25 miles of this lab; the nearest is 126 miles away. Distances are straight-line from the address on the state list (approx. = ZIP-code centre). “Takes homeowner samples” comes from a state list column or the lab’s own website, as named.

Price and turnaround as printed on each lab’s own website and checked by a second reader; – = not published or not read yet.

Around this lab: Mesa County, CO

• Private wells: about 4,333 people, 3% of Mesa County’s 148,513 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 19 of 64 counties in Colorado by people on wells.

• EPA radon zone (indoor air): Zone 1: highest potential (average indoor radon may be greater than 4 pCi/L). EPA says the zone map should not decide whether one home needs testing.
• Arsenic above 10 µg/L (USGS model): about 86 private-well users (95% range 62 to 120; 2010 base), rank 25 of 64 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
• Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 39% of 69,969 housing units were built before 1980, about the same as the state share of 40%. Homes built before 1986 are more likely to have lead solder or fittings, so test tap water for lead there.
• PFAS in public water nearby (public supply, not your well): 3 public systems serving this county reported EPA UCMR 5 results; 0 had a PFOA or PFOS sample at or above 4.0 ng/L.

County figures describe where the lab is, not the lab. Sources: USGS 2015 water use and 2017 arsenic estimates, EPA radon zones, Census ACS table B25034 (2020–2024), EPA UCMR 5 (2023–2026); details and links on the sources page.

Before you send a sample

Call the lab to confirm it's currently certified for the exact test and method, that it accepts samples from homeowners, and how to collect and ship them. Bacteria samples have short holding times. Status can change between list updates. To check a status, contact the Colorado certification program.

Is this your lab?

Labs can ask for corrections through the agency that publishes their state list. Homeowner service, prices and turnaround above come only from the lab’s own website. To ask us to correct or remove this listing, write to us (how we handle listings).