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The Agency laboratory is located in the administration building at 6500 West Avenue N, Palmdale, CA. The laboratory is certified by the California Department of Health Services Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP #1460) for the analysis of drinking water and wastewater. We are approved to perform in the fields of testing: microbiology, inorganic chemistry and physical properties and organic chemistry.
The AVEK laboratory offers water quality testing
to the public and water purveyors for physical properties, conductivity
and microbiological contamination. The types of tests offered are listed
in the table below. The laboratory provides quality controlled sample bottles,
sampling instructions, and a mailed written report of results. A fee is
charged for these tests. The sample bottles may be picked up at the laboratory
Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. The samples have specific holding
times, must be collected in the provided containers only, and delivered
to the lab during sample receiving hours, as listed below.
| Test |
Holding Time* |
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Sample Receiving Hours |
| MICROBIOLOGICAL |
* Holding time is the time from sampling to delivery to lab. For microbiological samples that time should be 1 hour unless the samples are chilled, then up to 6 hours is acceptable.
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