Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-160 - QUALITY ASSURANCE › Part III - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION AND PROCEDURES › Section 62-160.300 - Laboratory Certification

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except as
				  provided in subsections
				   62-160.300(2) through
				  (8), F.A.C., all laboratories generating
				  environmental data for submission to the Department or for use in
				  Department-regulated or Department-sponsored activities shall hold
				  certification from the Florida Department of Health, Environmental Laboratory
				  Certification Program (DOH ELCP). Such certification shall be for all
				  matrix/test method/analyte(s) combinations being measured. The matrix of a
				  sample is defined to be the condition under which the laboratory originally
				  receives the sample, and shall be classified according to the Field of
				  Accreditation Matrix groups defined by subsection
				   62-160.120(18),
				  F.A.C.
(a) Certification shall be based on
				  the matrix of the sample. The matrix of a sample is defined to be the condition
				  under which the laboratory originally receives the sample, and shall be
				  classified according to the Field of Accreditation Matrix groups defined by
				  subsection  62-160.120(18),
				  F.A.C.
(b) For laboratories
				  reporting data for drinking water compliance, certification shall be for all
				  matrix/text method/analyte(s) combinations being reported.
(c) For the non-potable water matrix,
				  laboratories shall apply for and receive DOH ELCP certification in at least one
				  method for each analytical technology/analyte combination being measured. The
				  Department will accept any of the combinations certified by the DOH ELCP,
				  according to Rule  64E-1.102, F.A.C., dated
				  1-24-05.
1. When a Department contract,
				  order, permit or title 62 rules requires a specific method to be reported,
				  laboratories shall report only that method. Laboratories may report additional
				  analytes not published in the reported method, if the applicable requirements
				  in Rule  62-160.330, F.A.C. are met, and
				  the laboratory is certified according to paragraph
				   62-160.300(1)(c),
				  F.A.C.
2. Except as noted in
				  subparagraph  62-160.300(1)(c) 
				  1., F.A.C., above, laboratories may report results by any method that is
				  equivalent in technology to the method for which they hold certification,
				  provided they are certified according to paragraph
				   62-160.300(1)(c),
				  F.A.C., for the analyte that is reported. When laboratories report a method for
				  which they do not hold certification, the laboratory shall document that all
				  requirements of the reported method are met.
3. If a laboratory is required to provide
				  data for an analyte for which, according to subsection
				   62-160.320(1),
				  F.A.C., no method is published for the non-potable water matrix, or the
				  published method for the non-potable water matrix does not meet required data
				  quality objectives established by the Department for a project, but a method is
				  published for the drinking water matrix, and the Department has recognized that
				  the published drinking water method meets the data quality objectives for the
				  Department project for which the method will be used according to subsection
				   62-160.320(1),
				  F.A.C., the laboratory is not required to obtain certification for the
				  analytical technology/analyte combination in the non-potable water matrix.
				  However, the laboratory must be certified in the drinking water matrix for the
				  reported test method/analyte combination.
(d) For all other matrices, laboratories
				  shall apply for and receive certification for all matrix/test method/analyte
				  combinations that are reported to the Department.