Waterlab Corp. was started in 1978 by Beth (Lyda) Myers. The company has participated in the EPA (EPA # OR0008) and Oregon's drinking water and environmental laboratory certification programs since its inception. Currently Oregon changed to a national accreditation program under NELAC (National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference). Waterlab Corp.'s accreditation # is now ORELAP100039 along with the EPA certification.

Waterlab Corp. participates in two blind proficiency studies for drinking water constituents annually and one blind proficiency study for wastewater constitutents.

Professional memberships include American Water Works Association, Oregon Association of Water Utilities, American Chemical Society, and Oregon Environmental Laboratory Association.