Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-89 - Laboratory Approval › Section 3745-89-05 - Maintenance of a laboratory certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The requirements for maintaining
			 laboratory certification include each of the following:
(1) Conformance by the laboratory to the
			 "Ohio EPA Laboratory Manual for the Microbiological Analyses of Public Drinking
			 Water 2020" and the "Ohio EPA Laboratory Manual for the
			 Chemical Analyses of Public Drinking Water 2020."
(2) Documentation that all analysts
			 designated on the laboratory certificates have participated proportionally in
			 drinking water analyses for which they are certified.
(3) Documentation that only individuals who
			 have interim authorization or have participated acceptably in a recent on-site
			 survey for a laboratory certification or are listed on a laboratory certificate
			 have performed drinking water analyses and reported results thereof for the
			 purpose of determining compliance with plant control tests,
									 MMO-MUG (SM
			 9223 B) or membrane
			 filtration (SM 9222 B and G) tests, and Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82 and
			 3745-90, and rules
			 3745-91-06
			 and
			 3745-9-09,
			 and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule
			 3745-83-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(4)
			 Documentation that drinking water analyses required for the purpose of
			 determining compliance with plant control tests and Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82
			 and 3745-90, and rules
			 3745-91-06
			 and
			 3745-9-09,
			 and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule
			 3745-83-01
			 of the Administrative Code, are performed in accordance with the analytical
			 methods which the laboratory has been certified to use.
(5) Obtaining written approval from the
			 director prior to making any changes in the analytical methodologies or
			 procedures which the laboratory has been certified to use.
(6) Documentation that the laboratory and
			 equipment therein conform to the laboratory plan approved by the director, and
			 that all necessary laboratory equipment is operational.
(7) Notification to the director in writing
			 of any change in personnel or equipment which may affect the laboratory's
			 ability to accurately perform drinking water analyses.
(8) Submitting revised plans and obtaining
			 approval from the director prior to any proposed laboratory remodeling or
			 relocation. During any remodeling or relocation, the director may refuse to
			 accept drinking water analytical results for the purpose of determining
			 compliance with plant control tests and Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82 and 3745-90,
			 and rules
			 3745-91-06
			 and
			 3745-9-09,
			 and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule
			 3745-83-01
			 of the Administrative Code. Upon completion of said remodeling or relocation
			 the laboratory shall notify the director in writing.
(9) Documentation that an acceptable quality
			 assurance plan as described in rule
			 3745-89-03
			 of the Administrative Code is being followed.
(10) Maintenance of an acceptable quality
			 assurance plan for drinking water analyses and submittal of revisions to the
			 director prior to implementation of any revisions.
(11) An acceptable level of performance for
			 the reporting of analytical data as described in rule
			 3745-89-08
			 of the Administrative Code, including an absence of any falsification in the
			 reports, as well as reporting analytical results in accordance with the
			 reporting limits established in the appendix
			  to rule
			 3745-89-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
(12)
			 Obtaining acceptable results within the past twelve months in at least one
			 proficiency test for each regulated contaminant that the laboratory has
			 certification.
(13) Satisfactory
			 performance for analyses included in interlaboratory comparison and
			 verification studies, if such are required by the director.
(14) Allowing on-site surveys of the
			 laboratory by certification personnel, including unannounced on-site
			 surveys.
(15) Acceptable
			 performance as described in paragraph (A)(5) of rule
			 3745-89-03
			 of the Administrative Code during each on-site survey, including unannounced
			 on-site surveys.
(16) Correction of
			 
									violations noted in survey reports, as set forth in
			 paragraph (A)(6) of rule
			 3745-89-03
			 of the Administrative Code, within the time frame specified by the director.
			 The corrections shall be reported to the director in writing, satisfactorily
			 addressing each individual deviation.