Subchapter H. LABORATORY CERTIFICATION

 A laboratory shall be accredited under Chapter 252 (relating to laboratory accreditation) to perform analyses acceptable to the Department for the purposes of ascertaining drinking water quality and demonstrating compliance with monitoring requirements established in Subchapter C (relating to monitoring requirements).

   The provisions of this §  109.801 amended under 27 Pa.C.S. § §  4103(a), 4104 and 4105; and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  510-20).

 (a)  A laboratory accredited under Chapter 252 (relating to laboratory accreditation) shall submit to the Department, on forms provided by the Department, the results of test measurements or analyses performed by the laboratory under this chapter. Unless a different reporting period is specified in this chapter, these results shall be reported within either the first 10 days following the month in which the result is determined or the first 10 days following the end of the required monitoring period as stipulated by the Department, whichever is shorter.

 (b)  A laboratory accredited under Chapter 252 shall whenever an MCL, MRDL or a treatment technique performance requirement under §  109.202 (relating to State MCLs, MRDLs and treatment technique requirements) is violated, or a sample result requires the collection of check samples under §  109.301 (relating to general monitoring requirements):

   (1)  Notify the public water supplier by telephone within 1 hour of the laboratory’s determination. If the supplier cannot be reached within that time, notify the Department by telephone within 2 hours of the determination. If it is necessary for the laboratory to contact the Department after the Department’s routine business hours, the laboratory shall contact the appropriate Department regional office’s after-hours emergency response telephone number and provide information regarding the occurrence, the name of a contact person and the telephone number where that individual may be reached in the event further information is needed. If the Department’s appropriate emergency number cannot be reached, the laboratory shall notify the appropriate Department regional office by telephone within 1 hour of the beginning of the next business day. Each certified laboratory shall be responsible for the following:

     (i)   Obtaining and then maintaining the Department’s current after-hours emergency response telephone numbers for each applicable regional office.

     (ii)   Establishing or updating a standard operating procedure by November 8, 2002, and at least annually thereafter to provide the information needed to report the occurrences to the Department. The information regarding the public water system must include, but is not limited to, the PWSID number of the system, the system’s name, the contaminant involved in the occurrence, the level of the contaminant found, where the sample was collected, the dates and times that the sample was collected and analyzed, the name and identification number of the certified laboratory, the name and telephone number of a contact person at the laboratory and what steps the laboratory took to contact the public water system before calling the Department.

   (2)  Notify the appropriate Department district office in writing within 24 hours of the determination. For the purpose of determining compliance with this requirement, the postmark, if the notice is mailed, or the date the notice is received by the Department, whichever is earlier, will be used. Upon approval by the Department, the notice may be made electronically to the Department as long as the information is received within the 24-hour deadline.

   The provisions of this §  109.810 amended under 27 Pa.C.S. § §  4103(a), 4104 and 4105; and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1921 (71 P. S. §  510-20).

   The provisions of this §  109.810 adopted December 7, 1984, effective December 8, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 4479; amended May 15, 1992, effective May 16, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 2621; amended July 20, 2001, effective July 21, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 3895; amended August 9, 2002, effective August 10, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 3894; amended August 13, 2004, effective August 14, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 4435; amended January 27, 2006, effective January 28, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 465. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (305035) to (305036).

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  109.805 (relating to certification procedure).