§ 34-214.3. Laboratory utilized by industry conducting self-monitoring to be approved by control authority; quality control documentation required.

(a)

Each laboratory utilized by industries conducting self-monitoring as required by the control authority shall be approved by the control authority and required to operate a formal quality control program as outlined in the most current version of:

(1)

"Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in Water and Wastewater Laboratories," United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(2)

"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," American Public Health Association.

(b)

Laboratories conducting analyses for industrial users must submit a copy of the formal quality control documentation prior to approval by the control authority. Approval of laboratories shall be subject to periodic review. The control authority shall have the right to issue blind standards to be analyzed by other laboratories being utilized for self-monitoring. In the case of resolving disputes between analytical data generated by the control authority and another laboratory, any data without documented supporting quality control data will be rejected.

(Ord. No. 514, § 9, 8-20-2009; Ord. No. 585, § 1, 6-21-2018)