Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
Federal Requirements (U.S. EPA, et.al.)
The Minn. Rules, Chapter 4740 and the standard for accreditation require laboratories to ensure conformance with client requirements. The list of primary clients for environmental data is available under the Ask the Experts link on the home page for MN-ELAP. In addition, MN-ELAP maintains a summary of known federal requirements through links on this page.
EPA Documents and Approval Letters
Methods
- National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI)
- SW 846 Methods (RCRA)
- Microbiological Methods (EPA)
- Clean Water Act Analytical Test Methods (CWA)
EPA Regulations and Guidance
- 40CFR 141 Primary Drinking Water Regulations (SDWA)
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40CFR 136 Guidelines for Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants (CWA)
** includes approvals for Method Flexibility - EPA Laboratory Accreditation Page
- EPA Regulations and Guidance for Drinking Water Laboratories from the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (SDWA)
- EPA Methods Update Rule Final Rule(CWA and SDWA)
- EPA Radionuclides in Drinking Water Compliance Help(SDWA)
MN-ELAP also maintains links to known state-specific requirements via a separate webpage.
State-specific Requirements (Minnesota)
Updated Tuesday, 11-Sep-2012 08:23:44 CDT
