Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VI - General Health and Safety
Chapter 252 - ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 252.6 - Accreditation-by-rule

(a) Purpose. Environmental laboratories performing testing or analysis or reporting results described in this section will be deemed to have accreditation-by-rule if the following general requirements are met:

(b) Inappropriate activity. The Department may require an environmental laboratory deemed to have accreditation-by-rule to apply for, and obtain, environmental laboratory accreditation under Subchapter B (relating to application, fees and supporting documents), or take other appropriate action, when the environmental laboratory is not in compliance with the conditions of accreditation-by-rule or is conducting an activity that harms or presents a threat of harm to the health, safety or welfare of the people or the environment of this Commonwealth.

(c) Testing and analysis of samples from public water suppliers. An environmental laboratory using an individual meeting the requirements specified in § 109.704 (relating to operator certification) and in compliance with subsections (a) and (b) will be deemed to be accredited under this chapter to perform only those measurements identified in § 109.304(c) (relating to analytical requirements) as measurements that may be performed by a person meeting the requirements of § 109.704.

(d) Industrial wastewater treatment facility laboratory. An environmental laboratory operated by an industrial wastewater treatment facility in compliance with subsections (a) and (b) will be deemed to be accredited under this chapter to perform testing or analysis not mandated by the Department and those tests identified in subsection (f).

(e) Wastewater facility laboratory. An environmental laboratory operated by a wastewater facility in compliance with subsections (a) and (b) will be deemed to be accredited under this chapter to perform testing or analysis not mandated by the Department and those tests identified in subsection (f).

(f) Other testing and analysis. With the exception of environmental laboratories testing or analyzing environmental samples to comply with the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1-721.17), an environmental laboratory in compliance with subsections (a) and (b) will be deemed accredited under this chapter for the following tests or analyses:

(g) Exclusion from requirements. An environmental laboratory deemed to be accredited under this section is not required to meet any other requirements in this chapter.