Analyte analyses conducted to determine
compliance with Chapters 3745-81, 3745-82, and 3745-83 of the Administrative
Code shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the director pursuant to
Chapter 3745-89 of the Administrative Code unless otherwise specified and shall
be made in accordance with methods listed in the 40 Code of Federal Regulations
(C.F.R.) parts 141, including Appendix A (Alternative Testing Methods Approved
for Analyses under the Safe Drinking Water Act) to Subpart C (Monitoring and
Analytical Requirements) of part 141, and 143 for the analytes referenced in
this rule.
(A)
Methods which have been determined to be equivalent to
an approved method, by "USEPA Alternative Test Procedure (ATP) program at the
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water's Technical Support Center
(OGWDW/TSC)," may be used for compliance monitoring. Equivalent methods will be
referenced in the C.F.R. part 141 Appendix A (Alternative Testing Methods
Approved for Analyses under the Safe Drinking Water Act) to Subpart C
(Monitoring and Analytical Requirements) The letter of equivalence issued by
USEPA's ATP program at OGWDW/TSC must be maintained by the certified laboratory
and be available for verification.
(B)
Inorganic
chemical analyses for analytes identified in rules 3745- 81-11, 3745-81-23,
3745-81-80 to 3745-81-86, 3745-81-88, and 3745-83-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(C)
Organic chemical analyses for analytes identified in
rules
3745-81-12
and
3745-81-24
of the Administrative Code.
(D)
Residual
disinfection analyses for analytes identified in rules
3745-81-10,
3745-81-43,
3745-81-70
to
3745-81-74
and
3745-83-01
of the Administrative Code. Residual disinfectant concentrations for free
chlorine, total chlorine, combined chlorine and chlorine dioxide shall be
measured by persons acceptable to the director.
(E)
Treatment
techniques analyses and operational requirements (or plant control tests)
analyses for analytes identified in rules
3745-81-77
and
3745-83-01
of the Administrative Code, respectively. Turbidity shall be measured by a
person designated on a valid certificate of approval as required under rule
3745-89-03
of the Administrative Code.
(F)
Microbiological
analyses for analytes identified in rules
3745-81-14,
3745-81-21,
3745-81-42,
3745-81-43,
and
3745-81-50
to
3745-81-55
of the Administrative Code.
(G)
Radioactivity
analyses for analytes identified in rules
3745-81-15
and
3745-81-26
of the Administrative Code.
(H)
Source water
monitoring analyses for analytes identified in rules
3745-81-64
to
3745-81-69
of the Administrative Code. Analyses for analytes conducted to determine
compliance with rules
3745-81-64
to
3745-81-69
of the Administrative Code shall be performed by a laboratory certified by the
director pursuant to Chapter 3745-89 of the Administrative Code unless
otherwise specified, and shall be made in accordance with methods listed in the
40 C.F.R. part 136 and 141 for the analytes referenced in these
rules.
(I)
Ground water assessment analyses for analytes
identified in rule
3745-81-42
of the Administrative Code.
(J)
Control of lead
and copper analyses for analytes identified in rule
3745-81-89 of
the Administrative Code.
(K)
Harmful Algal Blooms analyses for analytes identified
in rule
3745-90-04
of the Administrative Code.
(L)
Well Development
and Pumping Test analyses for analytes identified in rule
3745-9-09
of the Administrative Code.
(M)
Water quality
parameter analyses for analytes identified in rule
3745-81-87
of the Administrative Code -shall be analyzed in accordance with methods
referenced in this rule but are exempt from being analyzed at laboratories
meeting requirements of rule
3745-89-02
of the Administrative Code.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 3745-81-27
Effective:
10/26/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
10/26/2025
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 6109.03,
6109.04
Rule
Amplifies: 6109.03,
6109.04
