SLD - Scientific Laboratory Division

At a glance

What it is certified to test

4 of the 9 common well tests on the NM 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

not stated: ask the lab

Lab facts

Listed by

New Mexico (New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) - Drinking Water Bureau, Drinking Water Laboratory Certification Program)

Address

Albuquerque, NM · Open in Google Maps

Phone

(505) 383-9000

Website

www.nmhealth.org/about/sld/bib/emb

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

Public / homeowner samples

Public samples: ask the lab

Not stated per lab. NMED's Private Wells page says: "To test your water, contact a local water laboratory and confirm if they can analyze samples from private wells. While the Drinking Water Bureau (DWB) certifies laboratories for public water systems, many of these labs also offer services to private well owners." It names no lab, and NMED's list does not say which labs take samples from private well owners. NMED's free well testing (water fairs and NMED field offices) is done by NMED itself, not by the labs on this list.

Certification record

Certificate ID

NM9424

Issued by

New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) - Drinking Water Bureau, Drinking Water Laboratory Certification Program (certification program)

Expiry on the list

12/30/2027 · expires in about 13 months

List version

Laboratories Certified by NMED-DWB to Analyze Drinking Water Samples for Water Systems in New Mexico, version Last Updated: 10/26/2026

We fetched it

3 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 01b15ad0cadf…) · 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*').

NMED prints the analyte groups as "HM, SOC, VOC, RAD, IO, DBP, SD, Pb/Cu, M, E, TOC, SUVA, PFAS" (codes keyed by the legend on NMED's list). NMED certifies whole analyte groups, not single analytes. NMED prints the certification number as "NM9424/NM00" (the text ends at the cell border in NMED's PDF, so the number after "/" appears cut off; only the first number is shown). NMED's legend defines HM only as "heavy metals" and names no metal, so no arsenic or other metal is shown from it. Lead and other metals are shown from Pb/Cu (lead and copper) only. NMED's legend defines IO as "inorganics (NIT, FLU, CYA)"; "NIT" is not spelled out (nitrate and/or nitrite), so no nitrate certification is shown from it. NMED's legend defines RAD only as "radiologicals" and names no analyte, so neither radon nor uranium is shown from it. NMED's "On Contract" column: Y (under contract with NMED-DWB, so it may invoice NMED-DWB for public water systems' sample analyses; this says nothing about private well owners). NMED's list prints city and state only, no street address.

Homeowner service and turnaround (lab’s own website)

• Who collects: You collect the sample with the lab's bottles. source
• Prices: no price printed on the lab’s website when we read it on 15 Nov 2026: ask for a quote.

From the lab’s own website, read 15 Nov 2026 and re-read by a second checker; next check due by 13 Feb 2027. Certification fields come from the state list only.

Around this lab: Bernalillo County, NM

• Private wells: about 11,663 people, 2% of Bernalillo County’s 676,685 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 10 of 33 counties in New Mexico by people on wells.
• At house sale: Statewide (NMED liquid waste rule) has a septic system rule (20.7.3.902 NMAC (evaluation at time of transfer); evaluator per 20.7.3.904(B)). What it requires

• 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 2,491 private-well users (95% range 1,873 to 3,223; 2010 base), rank 4 of 33 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
• Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 47% of 302,746 housing units were built before 1980, above the state share of 43%. 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): 8 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 New Mexico 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).