The Environmental Quality Institute
Environmental Conservation Organization
Why pick this one
The Environmental Quality Institute monitors 200+ western North Carolina stream and lake sites through a state-certified laboratory and public data portal.
Best for
- Nonprofits needing water-quality data for watershed planning
- Local governments allocating conservation resources
- Communities seeking stream and lake data near their area
- Organizations needing monthly chemical water monitoring
- Groups seeking aquatic invertebrate monitoring training
- Post-Hurricane Helene water-quality research in western North Carolina
Look elsewhere if
- Residential plumbing, water-treatment, or private-well service needs
- Projects outside western North Carolina
- Requests requiring immediate emergency response
Specialties
- Monthly chemical testing of stream and lake water
- Aquatic invertebrate monitoring
- Stream and lake water-quality data collection
- Volunteer water-quality monitoring training
- Environmental data analysis and technical support
Certifications
- North Carolina-certified laboratory
- State-certified laboratory
What makes them different
- Monitors more than 200 stream and lake sites across 17 western North Carolina mountain counties and 7 river basins
- Runs approximately 20,000 water-quality tests annually
- Operates the Volunteer Water Information Network with monthly testing across eight water-quality parameters
- Maintains publicly accessible water-quality data through an online data portal
- Provides Hurricane Helene stream-water-quality data through an interactive dashboard
- Years in business
- 36
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 104 Eastside Dr Unit 302, Black Mountain, NC 28711
- Phone
- +18283577411
- Website
- http://www.eqilab.org/
- eqi@eqilab.org
Services
- Environmental monitoring
- Laboratory water testing
- Aquatic invertebrate sampling
- Public environmental data access
- Technical support for conservation and watershed planning
- Community and youth environmental education