1. A. To request the addition of contaminants or methods to its certification, the drinking water laboratory shall submit the following to DCLS:

   1. 1. A completed DCLS drinking water certification application form.
   2. 2. An acceptable proficiency testing report for each requested method and contaminant, performed within the last 12 months.
   3. 3. The standard operating procedures for the requested methods.
   4. 4. The current quality assurance plan, if requested.

   5. 5. For chemistry:

      1. a. Method detection limit (MDL) documentation for each requested method and contaminant for which the laboratory seeks certification.
      2. b. Initial demonstration of capability (IDC) documentation for each requested method and contaminant for which the laboratory seeks certification.
   6. 6. For microbiology, sampling information and test results for at least 20 analyses by the requested method and contaminant combination.
   7. 7. Applicable fees as required by 1VAC30-41-270.
2. B. To drop a contaminant or a method from the laboratory's certification, the laboratory shall submit a request in writing to the DCLS Laboratory Certification Office.

Statutory Authority

§§ 2.2-1102 and 2.2-1105 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 300f et seq.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 14, eff. May 1, 2014.