本文的两个目标是:反思水务实验室在购买、实施和日常使用实验室信息管理系统（LIMS）方面的经验（好的和坏的）；并举例说明该实验室如何使用LIMS，尤其是作为水质数据库。讨论了实验室在使用LIMS两年多后的经验，以及LIMS产生的报告的描述。

The two objectives of this paper are: to reflect upon experience (good and bad) of a water utility laboratory in the purchase, implementation, and daily use of a Laboratory Information Managment System (LIMS); and, to present examples of how this laboratory uses the LIMS, especially as a water quality database. The laboratory's experience with the LIMS after using it for more than two years are discussed along with a description of the reports than are produced by the LIMS.