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By New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory

Below you will find a detailed break down of all analysis and prices for the NMWSC Sediment Lab. 

 

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                                                                        New Mexico WSC Sediment Lab - FY25 Price List

 

Suspended Sediment Analyses 

Concentration (Filtration-low sediment/Evaporation-high sediment)$41.34 
Sand Fine Break (Filtration/Evaporation-includes concentration)$71.01
Sand Analyses (includes concentration and sand fine break) 
*Prices below include a base set-up fee of $77.85  
          V.A. (Visual Accumulation Tube) or Wet Sieve Method (Grains Only) $144.35 
Fine Material Analyses (5pt. fine sizes-includes concentration and sand fine break) 
*Prices below include a base set-up fee of $77.85 
          One Point Pipet:  0.004mm$117.46
          Two Point Pipet:  0.0625mm, 0.25mm$161.95
          Three Point Pipet:  0.002mm, 0.004mm, 0.016m$201.54
          Four Point Pipet:  0.002mm, 0.004mm, 0.008mm, 0.016mm$241.15
          Full Size (five-point pipet, concentration, and grain analysis)$280.66
          Fines Only:$220.82 

 

Bed Material and Bedload Analyses

Prices below include a base set-up fee of $108.76

Sand Analyses (includes sand fine break) 
          Bed Material/Bed Load Dry Sieve (grains only)$175.41
          Bed Material/Bed Load Sand Fine Break$149.79
Fine Material Analyses 
          One Point Pipet:  0.004mm $149.79
          Two Point Pipet:  0.0625mm, 0.25mm$190.68
          Three Point Pipet:  0.002mm, 0.004mm, 0.016m$231.63 
          Four Point Pipet:  0.002mm, 0.004mm, 0.008mm, 0.016mm$272.51
Full Size (Dry Sieve, five-point pipet, and grain analysis)$313.40 

 

Laser Diffraction Analyses 

*Prices below include a base set-up fee of $108.76

Whole sample (includes sand fine break) 
          Suspended or Bed load/material$150.58
Fine Material Analyses 
Full Size (Wet Sieve, five-point pipet, and grain analysis)$221.60
Sand-Fine/Fines$183.58

 

Additional Charges and Analysis  

Composite Bottles$16.71
Dissolved Solids (add-on)$39.19
Hydrogen Peroxide/Algae removal (add-on per sample, for heavy organic/algae samples)$7.65 
Loss on Ignition (price per reporting level)$32.20
Non-Standard Containers (each container)$34.13 
Un-Tared Bottle$12.28
Metal Free Washing Fee (each container)$41.52 
Bottle Wash Fee (applied to bottles with extensive staining)$12.28 
Suspended Heavy fine material (per sample)$48.19 
Bed Heavy fine material (per sample)$155.81
Bed Material or Bedload Samples (requiring multiple splits to run, fee per additional hour)$57.28
Bulk Density$68.18 
Water Potential Set-Up Fee$76.71
          Water Potential (per sample) $17.91 
Soil Moisture Set-Up Fee$38.55
          Soil Moisture (per sample)$17.91

 

Prices listed above are for standard analyses. Charges for samples requesting special handling or procedures, including rush samples, will be determined on a case by case with pre-approval of the lab chief.  Shipping/handling of bottles and containers will be charged to the originating Cost Center’s FedEx ground account. 

*** Prices are effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 and are subject to change. 

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