LabWare Launches LabWare WATER, a Modern Compliance Solution for Municipal Water Utilities

-New cloud platform delivers utilities streamline sampling, testing, compliance documentation, and regulatory reporting-

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LabWare®, a global leader in laboratory informatics, today announces the launch of LabWare WATER, a new cloud-based compliance management solution designed specifically for smaller municipal water utilities to simplify increasingly complex water quality compliance.

Built on decades of experience supporting water utilities, LabWare WATER connects sampling, laboratory testing, documentation, and reporting within a single SaaS platform.  The solution provides environmental laboratories and regulatory testing organizations with end-to-end visibility across the compliance lifecycle while reducing the administrative burden associated with spreadsheets, paper records, and disconnected systems.

"Water utilities face increasing regulatory demands while working with limited resources," said Chris Drillenburg, LabWare WATER Solution Owner. "LabWare WATER gives utilities an affordable, purpose-built solution that helps teams spend less time managing paperwork and more time protecting the communities they serve."

Designed for utilities that perform testing in-house, send samples to contract laboratories, or operate a hybrid approach, LabWare WATER supports every stage of the compliance workflow:

• Plan sampling schedules for monthly, quarterly, annual, and event-driven requirements.
• Collect samples with complete chain-of-custody documentation, labeling, and field instructions.
• Track samples through in-house, contract laboratory, or hybrid testing workflows.
• Review results and identify exceedances, missing results, overdue samples, and upcoming reporting deadlines.
• Report using centralized information rather than manually consolidating spreadsheets and files.
• Prove Compliance with rapid access to historical records, laboratory results, chain-of-custody documentation, and audit-ready reports.

By bringing schedules, sampling activities, laboratory results, compliance records, and reporting together in a single system, LabWare WATER helps utilities eliminate duplicate data entry, reduce spreadsheet dependency, improve traceability, and gain greater visibility into their compliance programs.

The launch expands LabWare's growing portfolio of industry-focused SaaS solutions, designed to provide faster deployment, reduced implementation risk, and a lower barrier to entry while retaining the flexibility and scalability expected from the LabWare platform.

"Many small and mid-sized utilities recognize the need to modernize compliance processes but struggle to justify the complexity and cost of traditional enterprise systems," Drillenburg added. "LabWare WATER provides a practical path forward, helping utilities remain audit-ready, reduce administrative workload, and focus more of their resources on delivering safe, reliable water to their communities."

LabWare WATER is making its industry debut during WEFTEC 2026 in New Orleans, where attendees can experience live demonstrations at Booth #8612. LabWare experts will showcase how utilities can modernize compliance workflows, improve operational efficiency, and confidently manage evolving regulatory requirements.

For more information about LabWare WATER, visit www.labware.com/WATER.

About LabWare

LabWare delivers laboratory informatics solutions that help organizations improve quality, maintain compliance, increase productivity, and accelerate digital transformation. Through its Enterprise Laboratory Platform and growing portfolio of SaaS solutions, LabWare enables organizations of all sizes to modernize laboratory and compliance operations with proven, configurable technology. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, LabWare serves organizations in more than 125 countries through a commitment to innovation, integration, community, and customer success. Labware.com

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