15A NCAC 18C .1527      CERTIFIED LABORATORIES

(a)  The provisions of 40 C.F.R. 141.28 are incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions, with the following exceptions:

(1)           laboratories analyzing samples pursuant to this Subchapter shall be certified for that analytical method by the State Laboratory of Public Health in the Department of Health and Human Services; and

(2)           measurements for alkalinity; bromide; fluoride calcium; daily chlorite samples at the entrance to the distribution system; conductivity; orthophosphate; pH; residual disinfectant concentrations for chlorine, chloramines, and chlorine dioxide; magnesium; silica; Specific Ultraviolet Absorbance (SUVA); temperature; Total Organic Carbon (TOC); and turbidity may be performed by any person who holds a valid certificate issued by the North Carolina Water Treatment Facility Operators Board of Certification (NCWTFOBOC). Measurements may also be performed by a person who has been instructed in the measurement procedure by a person who holds a valid certificate issued by the NCWTFOBOC or by a certified laboratory.

(b)  Copies may be obtained as set forth in Rule .0102(b) of this Subchapter.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-315; P.L. 93-523; 40 C.F.R. 141;

Eff. September 1, 1979;

Amended Eff. March 31, 1981;

Transferred and Recodified from 10 NCAC 10D .1629 Eff. April 4, 1990;

Amended Eff. April 1, 1992; September 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.