The Soil, Water, and Air Testing Laboratory's Receiving Office is located in the PGEL Building, Westside door,
on the campus of New Mexico State University, in the City of Las Cruces, in the State of New Mexico.
The Receiving Office has moved!
The new location is easier to access.
We are trying to get specific customer parking spaces.

Directions to the SWAT Lab are as follows:

  • From the North on I-25:  Travel south and exit at University Avenue.  Travel West through 5 stop lights (Triviz, Locust, Jordon, Solano, and Espina) and go one more block to Knox Street.  You will have to turn left at Knox Street.  (View going south on Knox St).  Go one and a half blocks and turn right into the parking lot West of the Gerald Thomas Hall and North of the PGEL Building.  There is no visitor parking designated in this lot North of the PGEL Building.  If you get a parking ticket for parking in the lot North of the PGEL Building, give it to the lab and we will have it cleared.  However, NEVER park in a red, blue, yellow or green zone.  You will be responsible for those tickets.
  • From the West on I-10:  Continue on I-10 and take the University Exit.  This exit will come to Main Street.  Turn right at Main Street.  At the next stop light (University Avenue), turn right again.  Proceed through two more traffic lights (Valley and El Paseo) and turn right at Knox Street (one block pass El Paseo).  (View going south on Knox St).  Go one and a half blocks and turn right into the parking lot West of the Gerald Thomas Halland North of the PGEL Building.  There is no visitor parking designated in this lot North of the PGEL Building.  If you get a parking ticket for parking in the lot North of the PGEL Building, give it to the lab and we will have it cleared.  However, NEVER park in a red, blue, yellow or green zone.  You will be responsible for those tickets.
  • From the South on I-10:  Continue on I-10 and take the University Exit.  This exit will come to a traffic light on Valley.  DO NOT stop at the light but turn right on to University Avenue.  Proceed through one more traffic light (El Paseo) and turn right at Knox Street (one block pass El Paseo).  (View going south on Knox St).  Go one and a half blocks and turn right into the parking lot West of the Gerald Thomas Halland North of the PGEL Building.  There is no visitor parking designated in this lot North of the PGEL Building.  If you get a parking ticket for parking in the lot North of the PGEL Building, give it to the lab and we will have it cleared.  However, NEVER park in a red, blue, yellow or green zone.  You will be responsible for those tickets.

There are maps show under graphics mode that will help with directions.
If you are coming in from another direction, please call us at (575) 646-4422 and ask for directions.