Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Fields of accreditation. certification of
a field laboratory shall be granted only to laboratories performing
environmental analyses that are limited to one or more of the following fields
of accreditation:
(2) free residual
chlorine;
(6) total residual chlorine; or
(b) Personnel. Laboratory management shall
maintain documentation that demonstrates each analyst meets the following
minimum qualifications:
(1) A high school
diploma or equivalent;
(2)
knowledge of the use of analytical equipment and support equipment used for the
analysis of the fields of accreditation listed in subsection (a); and
(3) training received and written approval by
laboratory management to perform the analytical methods for the fields of
accreditation being considered for certification consistent with the training
program developed by laboratory management for those analytical
methods.
(c) Supplies,
reagents, standards, and equipment.
(1) All
items necessary for the performance of the analyses shall be
available.
(2) Reagents and
standards shall not exceed the labeled expiration date.
(3) Equipment shall be properly maintained
and in working order.
(4) Automated
in-line equipment shall be maintained and calibrated according to
manufacturer's instructions. The calibration and maintenance of automated
equipment shall be documented.
(d) Analytical methods. Each sample analyzed
for the fields of accreditation specified in subsection (a) shall be analyzed
in accordance with the EPA-approved method or methods that applies to the test
being performed as follows:
(1) Drinking water
samples tested for compliance with the SDWA shall be analyzed in accordance
with methods approved in 40
C.F.R. 141.23 and
141.74, as in effect on July 1,
2020, which are hereby adopted by reference, including the methods specified in
the tables at 40 C.F.R.
141.23(k)(1) and (2) and
141.74(a)(1) and
(2), or another method determined by the
secretary to be functionally equivalent.
(2) Environmental water samples tested for
compliance with the CWA shall be analyzed in accordance with methods approved
in 40 C.F.R.
136.3, as in effect on July 1, 2020 and as
amended by 86 fed. reg. 27237-27260 (2021), which are hereby adopted by
reference, including the methods specified in tables IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF,
IG, and IH, or another method determined by the secretary to be functionally
equivalent.
(3) Environmental
samples analyzed under the RCRA shall be analyzed in accordance with methods
specified in the permit issued by the state of Kansas pursuant to
K.S.A.
65-3407 or
65-3437, and amendments thereto,
or any order of the department or agreement with the
department.
(e) Sample
collection and handling. Each sample collected by laboratory management for
field laboratory analysis shall be analyzed within 15 minutes of collection.
The temperature of each sample shall be read and recorded at the sample
collection site.
(f) Quality
assurance.
(1) Laboratory management of each
field laboratory shall implement and maintain a detailed, written standard
operating procedure for collection, analysis, reporting, and data
handling.
(2) Each instrument shall
be calibrated on each day of use, except for temperature analysis and
instruments required to be calibrated by the manufacturer in accordance with
approved methods
. Calibration range shall bracket the sample
measurement, except for the analysis of dissolved oxygen, which utilizes a
one-point calibration.
(3) Each
calibration shall be verified with a quality control standard. If verification
is not within acceptance criteria set by the method or manufacturer, the
laboratory management shall recalibrate the instrument or remove the instrument
from service. If the method or manufacturer does not state quality control
acceptance criteria, the laboratory management shall use acceptance limits
determined by ELIPO.
(4) Each
aliquot of a solution used for calibration and quality control shall be used
only once.
(g) Data
handling.
(1) All records relating to data
reported for regulatory compliance purposes shall be retained by the laboratory
management for at least five years. This requirement shall include the
following if applicable:
(A) Calibration or
standardization information, or both, including lot numbers, expiration dates
of reagents, and times of calibration;
(B) quality controls, including standards and
duplicates;
(D) sampling and
analytical information; and
(2) The sampling
and analytical data to be retained shall include the following:
(A) The date, time, and location of sampling
and analysis;
(B) the name of the
person collecting the sample;
(C)
the name of the analyst; and
(D)
the type of analysis, method utilized, and
results.
(h)
Interim certification. Laboratory management requesting certification for a
field of accreditation for which the laboratory is not certified shall submit
the following to the department for the secretary's consideration for approval
of interim certification:
(1) An application
or field of accreditation addition request;
(2) all applicable fees specified in
K.A.R.
28-15-37 ;
(3) detailed written procedures for each
field of accreditation for which the laboratory management is seeking
certification; and
(4)
documentation that the laboratory management has obtained all required
equipment, reagents, and standards for the laboratory that are necessary to
perform the analysis.
(i)
Notification of personnel change. The laboratory management of a certified
field laboratory shall notify ELIPO, in writing, within 30 days of any changes
in analytical equipment, personnel, facility location, facility name, or
facility ownership. If any changes in personnel take place, the laboratory
management of a certified field laboratory shall be responsible for the
placement and training of individuals meeting the qualification requirements
specified in subsection (b).