LCRA Environmental Laboratory Services

Our Services

LCRA Environmental Laboratory Services (ELS) is a full-service environmental sampling and analysis organization in Austin, Texas. LCRA ELS provides the most reliable and highest quality analytical, field, and courier services to meet our customer needs. ELS is a NELAP accredited laboratory.

LCRA ELS supports the Lower Colorado River Authority mission by helping ensure the quality of the lower Colorado River and its watershed, and extends its services to a wide range of customers and agencies throughout the United States.

Programs

• Lead and Copper
• Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities
• Water Quality
• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
• Harmful Algal Blooms
• Residential Water Supply
• EPA UCMR5

Analytical testing

• Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds
• Metals and elemental analysis
• Minerals and nutrients
• Microbiology

Sampling and monitoring

• Certified and experienced sampling staff with Class D Water Operator’s licenses
• Full range of sampling equipment – GPS, watercraft fleet and stormwater auto samplers
• Ability to respond to stormwater events around-the-clock
• Equipment rental program

Customer and project services

• Electronic reporting to your state or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Electronic data deliverables to client
• Pre-printed chain-of-custody and sampling container labels
• Sampling containers
• Satellite sample drop-off locations
• Discounted round-trip shipping rates
• Courier services to include on-site pickup, established courier routes and sample kit drop-off