Salem Water Department

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 VA 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

Virginia (Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS))

Address

1300 Tidewater Street, Salem, VA 24153 · Open in Google Maps

Phone

(540) 375-3029

Public / homeowner samples

Public samples: ask the lab

VA DCLS export has no homeowner/commercial-sample flag

Left blank on the list

The Virginia list (version Current as of 8/1/2026) gives no website for this lab.

Certification record

Certificate ID

VA lab 300 / EPA VA01392

Issued by

Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) (certification program)

Expiry on the list

6/30/2027 · expires in 227 days

List version

Virginia DCLS - Drinking Water Certified Labs (analyte detail), version Current as of 8/1/2026

We fetched it

15 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 ba2a9e4eac40…) · 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*').

2 certified drinking-water analytes across 2 methods (analyte-level list).

Nearest labs that take homeowner samples

No other lab that takes homeowner samples is within 25 miles of this lab; the nearest is 71 miles away. 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: Roanoke County, VA

• Private wells: about 8,326 people, 9% of Roanoke County’s 94,409 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 61 of 133 counties in Virginia by people on wells.

• EPA radon zone (indoor air): Zone 1: highest potential (average indoor radon may be greater than 4 pCi/L). EPA says the zone map should not decide whether one home needs testing.
• Arsenic above 10 µg/L (USGS model): about 162 private-well users (95% range 119 to 233; 2010 base), rank 76 of 133 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
• Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 54% of 42,331 housing units were built before 1980, above the state share of 44%. 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): 2 public systems serving this county reported EPA UCMR 5 results; 1 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 Virginia 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).