Babcock's Riverside and El Centro Laboratories will be closed on Thursday, November 27th, and Friday, November 28th in observance of Thanksgiving. All locations will reopen for regular business on Monday, December 1st. 

To ensure continued quality service when transporting and delivering temperature sensitive samples with short holding time methods, we ask you to please keep this holiday closure in mind. Samples should be submitted to the Riverside location no later than 5:00 PM Wednesday, November 26th. For the El Centro location, all samples should be submitted by 12:00PM, Wednesday, November 26th. 

For microbiology samples submitted on Wednesday, November 26th, clients will need to provide an office and cell phone number at which they can be reached on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27th, if their drinking water sample(s) for Microbiology results exceed the Maximum Containment Levels (MCLs). In this situation, Babcock Laboratories’ analysts will need to make a verbal confirmation with the client. If Babcock Laboratories cannot get ahold of the client, we must notify the Office of Emergency Services. 

Additionally, please place bottle orders and requests for sampling supplies well in advance to avoid delays and expedite your sample delivery experience. 

Please forward this information to your staff members involved in sample collection, transportation, and delivery to Babcock Labs.

The entire Babcock Team thanks you for your continued business and support. Please contact your Project Manager if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

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As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance infrastructure reliability and performance, we will be performing a scheduled DNS cutover beginning after business hours on Friday June 13^th.

During this time, there may be temporary disruptions or limited access to key services, including our website, email communication, and the Concierge platform. While we expect the DNS changes to fully propagate within 24 – 72 hours, please note that these services may be unavailable for up to 72 hours as the changes take effect across networks.

We recommend planning ahead and avoiding any time-sensitive tasks that rely on these systems during this period. 

The entire Babcock Team thanks you for your continued business and support. Please contact your Project Manager if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Kayelani Marshall | Client Success Manager
BABCOCK Laboratories, Inc.
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Dear Valued Client, 

This letter is to announce an important change coming to Babcock Laboratories’ service offerings. Extraordinary inflationary pressures related to supply chain issues, shipping cost increases, severe labor shortages, and compensation adjustments required to retain a skilled labor force necessitate changes to the cost of our services.

Commencing January 1, 2024, Babcock Laboratories, Inc. will implement a five percent increase in the price of analytical testing and sampling outlined in the Babcock Labs schedule of services. The new prices will apply only to work received for analysis on or after January 1st and will have no effect on samples and services covered under existing contracts and professional agreements.

Once again, services being rendered under current contracts and other agreements remain unchanged.

We have been—and continue to be—committed to safeguarding public health and the environment with our technical expertise.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in the future. The Employee Owners at Babcock Laboratories, Inc. thank you for providing us with the opportunity to be of service.

Sincerely,
Urvashi Patel | Vice President of Operations
BABCOCK Laboratories, Inc.
www.babcocklabs.com
Safeguarding the public health and the environment
 
UCMR 5 has new requirements! Are you ready?
Visit us today at https://www.babcocklabs.com/ucmr5 to learn more.

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*Some select items may require a higher adjustment, which will be addressed on a case-by-case basis with your Project Manager. We also reserve the right to conduct rate adjustments/negotiations for special circumstances such as industry and/or regulatory changes to analytical protocols that affect costs or changes in the scope of work under which the original pricing was offered.

• Increased staffing in key areas of the lab to increase production
• Capital investment to remove instrument downtime
• Increase capacity in PFAS analysis
• Rebuilding IT infrastructure

Effective April 3rd, all microbiology, COT, and pH samples will be couriered to Babcock Laboratories' Riverside location for analysis. All microbiology samples must be submitted on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday by 12:00 PM, 12:30 PM the latest. The lab courier will be scheduled to transport samples to Riverside at 1:30 PM.
 
Please collect non-potable microbiology samples between 10:00 AM and noon to allow adequate time for transportation, sample receipt, and initiation of the analytical process, and ensure sample analysis will meet regulatory holding times. Drinking water samples should be submitted the same day as collection. Samples submitted next day or more than 24 hours after collection may not meet holding times.
 
This laboratory schedule change is necessitated by unanticipated staffing changes and will remain in effect until further notice.
 
Please forward this information to your staff members involved in sample collection, transportation, and delivery to Babcock Labs.