Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.02.13 - STATE OF IDAHO DRINKING WATER LABORATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Section 16.02.13.010 - DEFINITIONS
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Analyst. A person responsible for testing, quality control, and reporting of analytical results. (3-15-22)
02. Board. The Idaho Board of Health and Welfare. (3-15-22)
03. Certification Authority for the State of Idaho (CA). The CA has signature authority for all certification decisions as required for primacy in 40 CFR 142.10 (b)(3)(i). The Bureau Chief of the Idaho Bureau of Laboratories is the certification authority for the State of Idaho. (3-15-22)
04. Certification Officer (CO). The CO is the person responsible for on-site evaluations and providing technical support and guidance to a certified drinking water laboratory (CDWL). (3-15-22)
05. Certified Drinking Water Laboratory (CDWL). A facility that examines drinking water for the purpose of identifying or measuring microbiological, chemical, radiological, or physical parameters, and is certified by the State of Idaho. (3-15-22)
06. Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. (3-15-22)
07. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The state agency that has primacy and is primarily responsible for administrating and enforcing regulations related to environmental quality. (3-15-22)
08. Director. The Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, or their designee. (3-15-22)
09. Discipline. Areas of certification for the testing of drinking water, i.e., microbiology, radiochemistry, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry. (3-15-22)
10. Drinking Water Coordinator (DWC). The drinking water coordinator is an Environmental Health Specialist at a public health district assigned to monitor public water systems. (3-15-22)
11. Idaho Bureau of Laboratories (IBL). The IBL is a bureau in the Division of Public Health in the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. (3-15-22)
12. LIMS. Laboratory Information Management System. (3-15-22)
13. Laboratory Supervisor. A person who directs the day-to-day activities of a CDWL. (3-15-22)
14. Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). The maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water that is delivered to any user of a public water system. (3-15-22)
15. On-Site Evaluation. The physical, quality control, and data audit of a laboratory, including all aspects of operation related to the testing of drinking water samples. (3-15-22)
16. Primacy. The responsibility for ensuring that Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) laws are implemented and the authority to enforce a law and related regulations (40 CFR 142.2) applicable to public water systems within the state. (3-15-22)
17. Proficiency Test (or Testing) (PT). Sample(s) provided to demonstrate that a laboratory can successfully analyze the sample(s) within the acceptance limits specified in the regulations. The qualitative or quantitative composition of the reference material is unknown to the laboratory at the time of the analysis. (3-15-22)
18. Public Water System (PWS). A system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such system has at least fifteen (15) service connections, regardless of the number of water sources or configuration of the distribution system, or regularly serves an average of at least twenty-five (25) individuals daily at least sixty (60) days out of the year. (3-15-22)
19. Quality Assurance (QA). An integrated system of management activities that involves planning, quality control, quality assessment, reporting, and quality improvement to ensure a product or service meets defined standards of quality with a stated level of confidence. (3-15-22)
20. Quality Control (QC). The overall system of technical activities whose purpose is to measure and control the quality of a product or service so that it meets the needs of the users. QC also includes operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfill the requirement of quality. (3-15-22)
21. Quality Assurance Plan (QA Plan). A comprehensive plan detailing the aspects of quality assurance required to adequately fulfill the needs of a program. This document is required before a laboratory can be certified or reciprocity is granted. (3-15-22)
22. Reciprocity. An extension of certification by the CA to an accredited or certified out-of-state laboratory based upon satisfactory review of documentation that demonstrates compliance with these rules. (3-15-22)
23. Regulatory Agency. The Idaho Department of Environment Quality (DEQ). (3-15-22)
24. Regulatory Authority (RA). The assigned drinking water Analyst III at a regional DEQ office. (3-15-22)
25. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). A written document that describes the method of an operation, analysis, or action whose techniques and procedures are thoroughly prescribed and that is officially approved as the method for performing a routine or repetitive test. (3-15-22)
26. Standard Methods (SM). SM refers to a standard method of water testing published in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, as incorporated by reference under Section 004 of these rules. (3-15-22)
27. Subcontracting. The procedure whereby a laboratory certified by the State of Idaho may send samples to another laboratory that is certified or has been granted reciprocity by the State of Idaho for analysis. (3-15-22)
