Environmental Testing

EPA Awards Babcock Labs UCMR 4 Small Systems Contract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has selected Babcock Laboratories, Inc. to provide analytical laboratory services in support of the fourth round of its Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program (UCMR 4). As a contractor to the USEPA, Babcock Labs will conduct UCMR 4 water quality testing for up to 800 community water systems and non-transient, non-community water systems serving between 25 – 10,000 people (i.e., small systems) across the nation.

Babcock Labs is a Top Workplace!

Babcock Laboratories, Inc. is honored to announce that it has been named as a 2017 Top Workplace in the Inland Empire! 

Today, the Press Enterprise announced the 2017 Top Workplaces in the Inland Empire and Babcock Labs was ranked as a Top Workplace! We believe this award serves as well-deserved praise of our employee owners who have made and continue to make Babcock Labs such a great place to work.

There May Be Something Lurking in the Water: A Halloween Tale

There may be something lurking in the water and it’s far scarier than any ghoul, ghost, or swamp monster – it’s PFAS, or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.

UCMR 4 Workshop: Technical Training and Information Seminar

It’s almost 2018! Are you ready for the fourth round of the EPA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule? Join us on January 31, 2018 for Babcock Labs’ UCMR 4 workshop (register now). 

Technical Training & Seminars: Drinking Water Workshop, UCMR 4 Workshop, & More

Thank you to everyone who attended our UCMR 4 Workshop this month – the event was completely sold out! With UCMR 4 just around the corner, we are happy that we were able to inform you about the methods, analyses, special requirements, and responsibilities of the newest round of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 4) and answer your questions. We have two upcoming workshops: our semi-annual Drinking Water Workshop and a second UCMR 4 Workshop. 

Stormwater Preparedness: Are You Ready for Stormwater Season?

Stormwater season is upon us! Under the current Industrial General Permit (IGP) permit holders are required to collect and analyze stormwater samples from each discharge location for two Qualified Stormwater Events (QSEs) within the first half of each reporting year (July 1 to December 31), and two (2) QSEs within the second half of each reporting year (January 1st to June 30th).