The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) has scheduled a public hearing for September 25 to gather input on a proposed amendment affecting laboratory certification rules. The hearing will take place at 6 p.m. in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building, located at 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC. Sign-in and speaker registration will begin at 5:45 p.m.
The proposed change involves amending rule 15A NCAC 02H .0804, which would allow the Wastewater/Groundwater Laboratory Certification Branch (WW/GW LCB) to certify laboratories for testing total nitrogen and pharmaceutical pollutants. This adjustment expands the current list of parameters that can be certified by the branch.
Currently, WW/GW LCB’s certification scope is limited to parameters listed in rule 15A NCAC 02H .0804. If adopted, this amendment would permit commercial laboratories offering analytical services to apply for certification for these two additional parameters. It would also allow permit holders to submit certified data as required by existing regulations.
Verbal comments may be presented during the hearing, but written comments are also being accepted until September 30. Written submissions should be sent by mail to Laboratory Certification Branch Manager, 1623 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 or by email to DEQ.WR.CertificationRuleComments@deq.nc.gov.
“The N.C. Environmental Management Commission is proposing to amend the rule set out in 15A NCAC 02H .0804 to add total nitrogen and pharmaceutical pollutants to the list of parameters that the Wastewater/Groundwater Laboratory Certification Branch can certify.”
“Amending the rule as proposed would enable commercial laboratories that provide analytical services to request certification for these two parameters. In addition, it will enable permittees to report certified data in compliance with existing regulatory requirements.”
