Iowa Admin. Code r. 567-83.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 567-83.3 - Application for laboratory certification

(1)Application forms. Application for laboratory certification, other than for temporary certification, shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by the nonrefundable fee specified in 83.3(2). The application for renewal of certification shall be made at least 60 days prior to the certification expiration date. The department may require submission of additional information necessary to evaluate the application. All required documentation must be supplied to the department prior to the on-site visit. Failure to submit a complete application may result in denial of the renewal.

(2)Fees and expenses.

a. A nonrefundable fee for the administration, completion of on-site laboratory surveys and assessments, and enforcement of laboratory certification requirements shall be paid with the certification application.

(1) The on-site visit will not be conducted and certification will not be issued until the fees and expenses are paid and all other certification requirements are met. The fee for certification will not be refunded if an on-site visit is not performed.

(2) Out-of-state laboratories will be responsible for paying the expenses of an on-site visit, in addition to the standard certification fee if required, and the department or its agent will bill the out-of-state laboratory directly for the expenses.

(3) When a laboratory's certification is changed to "provisional" or "suspended" and the period for correcting deficiencies extends beyond the certification period, the laboratory must continue to pay the required fees in order to maintain its certification status.

(4) Additional fees. Additional fees will be assessed for the following, and the department or its agent will bill the laboratory directly.

1. The laboratory is responsible for paying for any additional on-site visits, at a fee of $300 per visit. An example of this is when an additional on-site visit is required when a laboratory seeks certification for an entirely new set of parameters for which it had previously not been certified.

2. When an on-site visit is required to inspect for deficiencies that the laboratory has been required to correct, the fee is $500 per visit.

b. Certification in multiple environmental program areas. Where a laboratory is certified for the same analyte in more than one environmental program area, the laboratory must meet all the applicable certification requirements in addition to the payment of the fees.

c. The applicable fees shall be based on the type of analytical service provided as follows:

ANALYTICAL GROUP	REGULATORY PROGRAM & PARAMETERS1	FEE
Asbestos	SDWA	$400
Basic Drinking Water	SDWA (includes total coliform bacteria, E. coli, heterotrophic plate count, nitrate, nitrite, and fluoride)	$800
Basic Wastewater	CWA (includes BOD5, cBOD5, total suspended solids, and ammonia)	$400
Bacteria	CWA (includes total coliform, fecal coliform, and E. coli)	$800
	SDWA (includes total coliform, E. coli, and heterotrophic plate count)	$800
	SDWA & CWA combined	$1,300
Dioxin	SDWA	$800
Effluent Toxicity Testing	CWA	$800
Inorganics, including metals	CWA metals, inorganic compounds, and physical characteristics ($400 per analyte up to a maximum of $1,600)	$400 to 1,600
	SDWA (includes metals, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, cyanide, fluoride, bromate, bromide, chlorite, and total organic carbon)	$1,600
	sw/cs	$1,600
	CWA & SDWA combined	$2,400
	CWA & SW/CS combined	$2,400
	CWA, SDWA, and SW/CS combined	$2,800
Radionuclides	CWA	$400
	SDWA (includes gross alpha, gross beta, photon emitters, radium, strontium, tritium, and uranium)	$400
	SDWA & CWA combined	$650
Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOC)	CWA	$1,600
	SDWA	$1,600
	SW/CS	$1,600
	CWA & SDWA combined	$2,400
	CWA & SW/CS combined	$2,400
	CWA, SDWA, and SW/CS combined	$2,800
Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC)	CWA	$1,600
	SDWA	$1,600
	SW/CS	$1,600
	CWA & SDWA combined	$2,400
	CWA & SW/CS combined	$2,400
	CWA, SDWA, and SW/CS combined	$2,800
Underground Storage Tank Program Methods (UST)	OA1 and OA2 for UST, CWA, & SW/CS programs	$1,600
	OA1, OA2, PAH, and Air Gas for UST, CWA, & SW/CS programs	$2,000
Other analyte2	SDWA, CWA, UST, or SW/CS	$400 per analyte

¹CWA: Analysis of wastewater samples for the federal Clean Water Act.

SDWA: Analysis of drinking water samples for the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

SW/CS: Analysis of water, soil, or solid samples for the solid waste or contaminated sites programs.

UST: Analysis of water and soil samples for the underground storage tank program.²The fee for an additional analyte may be charged at the discretion of the appraisal authority.

d. Payment of fees. Fees shall be paid by bank draft, check, money order, credit card, electronic payment, or other means acceptable to the department, made payable to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Credit card or electronic payment may incur an additional fee. Purchase orders are not an acceptable form of payment.

(3)Reciprocity. Reciprocal certification of out-of-state laboratories by Iowa, and of Iowa laboratories by other states or accreditation providers, is allowed. A laboratory must meet all Iowa certification criteria and pay all applicable fees as listed in this chapter. Any laboratory which is granted reciprocal certification in Iowa using primary certification from another state or provider is required to report any change in certification status from the accrediting state or provider to the department within 15 days of notification. A laboratory that loses primary certification, either in its resident state program or third-party accreditation program, will also immediately lose certification for the same program area and parameters in Iowa, pursuant to 83.7(5)"a" (9).

a. Out-of-state laboratories. Where an out-of-state laboratory has received an on-site visit within its own state, the fee for certification shall not be reduced if an on-site visit is not performed by Iowa.

b. Third-party accreditation. The department may accept third-party accreditation from national accreditation providers on an individual basis.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 567-83.3

Amended by IAB April 11, 2018/Volume XL, Number 21, effective 5/16/2018