The Town Branch laboratory is one of the few laboratories, if not the only, in the state of Kentucky doing filamentous organism identification. We get samples from around the state and assist other labs in the protozoa identification process. We have performed general lab analyses training for technicians of other laboratories. Our laboratory supervisor has taught laboratory classes at the state level. The Town Branch laboratory is constantly trying to keep up with the new changing field of environmental laboratory analysis.
Detection limits continue to get lower and procedures are constantly being upgraded.
The first laboratory was build on this site around 1915. The laboratory has since gone through three expansions over the years to its present size. We hope to expand again within the next two years. With each expansion has come an increase in work load and staff. In 1991, the laboratory at the West Hickman Treatment Plant was closed.