MATTAWOMAN WATER QUALITY LAB - Charles County Dept of Utilities

Looks like a utility or municipal lab

Judging by the name only (this is our label, not the state's). Labs like this usually test their own system. The state list does not say whether it takes samples from the public, so ask before you send one.

At a glance

What it is certified to test

1 of the 9 common well tests on the MD list (see which)

Price

not published on the state list: ask the lab 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

Maryland (Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) - Water Supply Program, Laboratory Certification Program)

Address

5310 Hawthorne Road, LaPlata, MD 20646 · Open in Google Maps

County

Charles

Phone

(301) 609-5612

Public / homeowner samples

Public samples: ask the lab

Not stated per lab. MDE's Be Well Wise page for private well owners says: "Have your water tested periodically by a state-certified laboratory that conducts a drinking water test." It names no lab, and MDE's list does not say which labs take samples from homeowners.

Left blank on the list

The Maryland list (version Latest Revisions: 10/1/2026) gives no website for this lab.

Certification record

Certificate ID

G-1033

Issued by

Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) - Water Supply Program, Laboratory Certification Program (certification program)

List version

Maryland's Certified Drinking Water Laboratories (MDE Laboratory Certification Program), version Latest Revisions: 10/1/2026

We fetched it

7 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 9d19de9053bf…) · 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*').

MDE prints the approved tests as "Micro 3, 4; Inorganics 1, 2" (codes keyed to MDE's List of Approved Contaminants, Revised 10/10/2024). MDE prints no expiry date. MDE's key describes Microbiology Group 4 only as "Enzyme Substrate Determinations" and does not name coliform bacteria or E. coli, so no bacteria certification is shown. Ask the lab.

Nearest labs that take homeowner samples

1 other certified lab that takes homeowner samples is within 25 miles of this lab. Distances are straight-line from the address on the state list (approx. = ZIP-code centre). “Takes homeowner samples” comes from a state list column or the lab’s own website, as named.

Price and turnaround as printed on each lab’s own website and checked by a second reader; – = not published or not read yet.

Around this lab: Charles County, MD

• Private wells: about 52,344 people, 34% of Charles County’s 156,118 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 12 of 24 counties in Maryland by people on wells.
• At house sale: Statewide (Real Property Article) has a well_test rule (Md. Code, Real Property § 10-713 (Ch. 587 of 2023, HB 11, Private Well Safety Act of 2023)). What it requires

• EPA radon zone (indoor air): Zone 2: moderate potential (average indoor radon may be between 2 and 4 pCi/L). EPA says the zone map should not decide whether one home needs testing.
• Arsenic above 10 µg/L (USGS model): about 1,789 private-well users (95% range 1,200 to 2,667; 2010 base), rank 8 of 24 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
• Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 28% of 63,813 housing units were built before 1980, below the state share of 51%. 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 Maryland 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).