The Laboratory has always operated within the income that it collects from payment for services rendered. The first fiscal year's income was approximately $35,000. The growth of the Laboratory has been continuous, with sudden surges of activity. In 1989, the Laboratory became a significant arm of Waste-management Education and Research Consortium (WERC). WERC renamed the Laboratory as Soil, Water and Air Testing (SWAT). In 1994, the SWAT Lab began working with the New Mexico Environment Department, Drinking Water and Community Services Bureau, by contract, to do water analyses required by the Safe Drinking Water Act. Today, the Laboratory has an annual income in excess of $700,000 and an equipment inventory worth over one million dollars.
We feel it is important to recognize the people that
have contributed to the growth of this organization. We are looking
for those that have worked for the lab in the past. Please contact
Andrew Bristol abristol@nmsu.edu
if you can give contact information on any past employee. Some are
listed on the following pages. The following links are divided into
four historical periods (The Beginning Period, The Basic Growth Period,
The WERC Involvement Period, the Accredited and Certified Lab Period, and
the New Management Period).
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