Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water
Section 445A.54254 - Adoption by reference of certain publications related to sample collection procedures, analytical methodologies and requirements of certification
Current through September 16, 2024
The Commission hereby adopts by reference the following
publications in the forms most recently published, unless the Commission gives
notice pursuant to the provisions of NAC
445A.5426 that the most recent
publication is not suitable for this State. The publications are available,
unless otherwise specified in this section, free of charge, from the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, National Service Center for
Environmental Publications, at the Internet address
1. Consensus Method for Determining Groundwaters under the Direct Influence of Surface Water Using Microscopic Particulate Analysis (MPA), EPA 910/9-92-029.
2. DBP/ICR Analytical Methods Manual, EPA 814-B-96-002.
3. ICR Microbial Laboratory Manual, April 1996, EPA 600/R-95/178.
4. ICR Sampling Manual, April 1996, EPA 814-B-96-001.
5. Radiochemical Methodology for Drinking Water, EPA/600/4-75-008.
6.
Manual
for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water: Criteria and
Procedures, Quality Assurance, 5th edition, EPA 815-R-05-004. The
publication is available free of charge, from the Environmental Protection
Agency at the Internet address
7. Method 100.1 - Analytical Method for Determination of Asbestos Fibers in Water, September 1983, EPA 600/4-83-043.
8. Method 100.2 - Determination of Asbestos Structures over 10 Micrometers in Length in Drinking Water, June 1994, EPA/600/R-94/134.
9. Method 1613: Tetra-Through Octa-Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans by Isotope Dilution HRGC/HRMS, Revision B, October 1994, EPA 821-B-94-005.
10. Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, EPA 600/4-79-020.
11. Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples, August 1993, EPA/600/R-93-100.
12. Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples, EPA/600-4-91/010.
13. Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples, Supplement I, EPA/600/R-94/111.
14. Methods for the Determination of Nonconventional Pesticides in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater, Volume I, Revision 1, August 1993, EPA-821-R-93-010-A.
15. Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water, Revised July 1991, EPA/600/4-88/039.
16. Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water, Supplement 1, EPA/600/4-90/020.
17. Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water, Supplement 2, EPA/600/R-92/129.
18. Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water, Supplement 3, EPA/600/R-95/131.
19. Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms, 4th edition, EPA/600/4-90/027F.
20. Prescribed Procedures for Measurement of Radioactivity in Drinking Water, EPA 600/4-80-032.
21. Short-term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater Organisms, 4th edition, EPA-821-R-02-013.
22. Short-term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms, 3rd edition, EPA-821-R-02-014.
23.
Supplement 1 to the Fifth Edition
of the Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking
Water, EPA 815-F-08-066. The publication is available free of charge,
from the Environmental Protection Agency at the Internet address
24.
Supplement 2 to the Fifth Edition
of the Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking
Water, EPA 815-F-12-006. The publication is available free of charge,
from the Environmental Protection Agency at the Internet address
25. Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods, EPA 600/R-94-173.
26. Test Methods for "Escherichia Coli" in Drinking Water: EC Medium with Mug Tube Procedure, Nutrient Agar with Mug Membrane Filter Procedure, EPA/600/4-91/016.
27. US EPA Contract Laboratory Program - Statement of Work for Organics Analysis - Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, OLMO1.0 (Includes Revisions OLMO1.1 through OLMO1.8).
28. US EPA Contract Laboratory Program - Statement of Work for Inorganics Analysis - Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, ILMO2.1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; A by R130-22A, eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 445A.860, 445A.863
