For the purpose of determining compliance with Chapters
3745-81, 3745-82 and 3745-90, and rules
3745-91-06 and
3745-9-09 of the Administrative
Code, and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule
3745-83-01 of the Administrative
Code, including plant control tests but excluding water quality parameter
determinations, or for other analyses required by the director, only those
analyses may be acceptable to the director that are performed in one of the
following facilities:
(A) A laboratory
located in the state of Ohio and holding a valid and unexpired laboratory
certification under this chapter, and by an individual conducting analyses as
designated on the laboratory certificate.
(B) "The State Principal
Laboratory."
(C) With the exception
of those analytes required in Chapter 3745-90 of the Administrative Code, a
laboratory certified by the United States environmental protection agency
(USEPA), the national environmental laboratory accreditation program (NELAP),
or by another environmental laboratory accreditation program for the field of
accreditation of drinking water may be acceptable to the director to perform
required analyses for drinking water analytes.
(D) With the exception of analytes required
in Chapter 3745-90 of the Administrative Code, an out of state laboratory may
be accepted to analyze drinking water samples by meeting the analytical and
reporting requirements of this chapter in order for those analyses to be
acceptable to the director but only if any of the following conditions
apply
.
:
(1) For those analytes and during those times
for which no Ohio laboratory is certified under this chapter of the
Administrative Code for the analyses.
(2) During those times when the director
determines there is insufficient laboratory capacity.
(3) For analytes which Ohio has determined
not to certify laboratories.
(4)
For samples collected from a public water system located outside the state of
Ohio which provides water to a consecutive water system located in the state of
Ohio.
(E) Laboratories
identified in paragraphs (C) and (D) of this rule requesting
initial acceptance of certification shall
follow the requirements set forth in rule
3745-89-12 of the Administrative
Code.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3745-89-02
Effective:
7/7/2025
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
4/2/2025 and
04/02/2030
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 6109.04,
6109.12
Rule
Amplifies: 3745.50,
6109.03,
6109.04,
6109.12
Prior
Effective Dates: 11/26/1980, 04/09/1990, 09/13/1993, 04/01/1999, 06/18/2004,
05/04/2015, 06/01/2016, 10/26/2020
