Accuracy in
Every Sample.
Tests Offered by Our Regional Lab
Milk Testing
Learn about our rigorous testing and compliance standards for our milk testing services that ensure safe and wholesome dairy products.
Water Testing
Ensure the safety of your water with our certified bacterial analysis for public drinking water, bottled water, dairy farm well water, and more.
Clinical Testing
Discover our clinical testing services for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia that are available to healthcare providers in 37 East Texas counties.
Frequently Asked Questions
- We do not test for chemicals or minerals.
- We only test for total coliform bacteria and E. coli.
- Their presence indicates that your water source may be contaminated with disease-causing microbes and is not safe to drink.
We accept water samples 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. We do not accept samples on weekends or holidays or the day preceding a holiday.
Please call the lab at 903-535-0090 for the most current price.
We only accept cash or checks. Repeat customers, such as public water systems, may prefer to pre-purchase books of coupons with cash or check which can be used to pay for samples when they are brought in. Call the lab for current pricing.
No, you must have one of our sterile bottles for collecting a sample. Please don’t submit samples in a bottle that you got from another lab. Please check the expiration date on the bottle!
The results will be out the next day after submitting a sample. We will call the person who collected the sample if it is positive. We will mail a copy of the results to the client. If a copy of the results is needed quicker we can email results upon request.
We cannot test any open bodies of water.
We are only certified to test potable (drinking) water from sources such as public drinking water systems, private water wells, and bottled water.
Construction companies installing new water lines for public water systems may also submit water samples to us for testing.
No. Samples must be delivered to our lab located at 815 N. Broadway, Tyler (please come to the rear entrance of the building). We must begin the testing process on the sample within 30 hours of collection. So, please deliver the sample to our lab in a timely manner.
- Transporting the sample on ice or an ice pack is recommended.
- Do not let the sample freeze.
No, we do not see patients at our lab. We do perform Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia testing at our lab, but we receive those specimens from private STD clinics in Smith County and health department clinics in surrounding counties.
Locations that provide individual testing
No, currently we only accept official samples from the Texas Department of State Health Services Milk and Dairy Division.
Regional Laboratory
Our Regional Laboratroy is 1 of 6 Regional Dairy Laboratories in Texas
