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Laboratory Section :: Applications and Forms


Applications and Forms  
NC WW/GW LC Program Performance Evaluation Form (8/8/07) *new* WORD      
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Commercial, Municipal, Industrial and Other Laboratories

North Carolina Laboratory Certification (NCLC) Rule
Initial Laboratory Certification Application (11/13/2009)
WORD      PDF
Amendment to Laboratory Certification Application (12/10/2009)
WORD      PDF
Animal Waste Analysis Certification Requirements
Vector Attraction Reduction (VAR) Requirements       15A NCAC 02T .1107  
Link to Land Application Unit spreadsheets for VAR Option 4 - SOUR calculation and Temperature Correction for pH
     
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Field Parameter Laboratories
 
NCLC Rule with Field Parameter Sections Highlighted
Field Parameter Certification Application Form (10/2/2007) WORD      PDF
Guidance for Completing a Field Parameter Certification Application (4/17/2007) WORD      PDF
Amendment to Laboratory Certification Application (12/10/2009) WORD      PDF
Example General Fieldsheet     WORD      PDF
Field Parameter Certification Checklist WORD      PDF
Stormwater Permitting Letter Regarding Field Lab Certification Requirements WORD
     NOTE: Only facilities classified in accordance with Classification of Water Pollution Control Systems Rules found in 15A NCAC 08G      .0300 must be certified; however, any monitoring of discharges under an NPDES permit (including stormwater) must be      conducted in accordance to test procedures approved under federal regulations in 40 CFR §136.
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Certifiable Parameters: Inorganics and Microbiological
Inorganics - Field Labs
  Metals  
  Organics  
 
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Additional Information and Approved Methodology
Director Approval Letters for Additional Certifiable Parameters
        •   Strontium, Titanium, Lithium, Silica, CBOD, DOC, VSS, E. coli and Enterococci
        •   Volatile Solids and Salinity
Chlorophyll a by HPLC is not allowed - Director's letter
EPA Letter of Approval for Additional Metals not included in 40 CFR Part 136.3 Table 1B - Methods 200.7 and 200.8
Link to Update on the January 1998 MADEP Method, effective on February 1, 2006 - the updated version is the May 2004 version
UST Section Request to Certify Commercial Laboratories for EPA SW-846 method 8015B for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Analysis
Metals Determination Required by 15A NCAC 2L
Luminescence Dissolved Oxygen (LDO) EPA approval letters for DO in wastewater and for use in BOD analysis
        •   ASTM D888-05  (January 3, 2006) EPA Region 4 Approval letter  (June 1, 2006)
        •   Hach 10360       (July 26, 2006) EPA Region 4 Approval letter  (July 1, 2007)
LDO Daily Calibration Verification (with Solubility Table)  
For information regarding the use of Discrete Analyzers, click here.
Link to Division of Waste Management / UST Guidelines - *new*
                           Memorandum Regarding Changes in Guidelines (11/25/2008)
                           Guidelines for Site Check, Tank Closure and Initial Response and Abatement for UST Releases (rev. 11/26/2008)
                           Guidelines for Assessment and Corrective Action for UST Releases (rev. 11/26/2008)
                           Guidelines for Sampling (rev. 11/26/2008)
Notice of Availability- Final SW-846 Updates IVA and IVB
SW-846 Test Methods Final Update IV *new* (posted 9/8/2008)
EPA Letter Regarding Allowable Modifications to EPA Method 1664 A for Oil and Grease *new* (posted 1/21/2009)