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Home My WebLink AboutNC0037508_Parameter Decertification_20040316WAT, DEN R-FR 7_ MAR 1 8 2004 DWQ Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director Division of Water Quality Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director Division of Water Quality March 16, 2004 CERTIFIED MAIL 134 Ms. Stephanie Brixey Moore Co. Water Pollution 1094 Addor Road Aberdeen, NC 28315- SUBJECT: Parameter Decertification AMMONIA NITROGEN Std Method 4500 NH3 F Dear Ms. Brixey: Please be advised that under provisions of Regulations 15A NCAC 2H .0807 (b) (1) and the powers duly delegated to me, a sixty day parameter decertification notice is hereby issued to the Moore Co. Water Pollution laboratory for above parameter(s); effective-March-25,_20: 71? No testing for the above parameter(s) shall be performed at your laboratory for clients or wastewater treatment plants reporting to this Department for purposes of State water, wastewater, or groundwater monitoring required under Article 21 of G.S. 143. Sixty days thereafter you may again apply for parameter recertification as detailed in 15A NCAC 2H .0808 (b) of the regulations. The results your laboratory reported on evaluation samples for the above parameter(s) are shown on our letter dated, March 3, 2004 (copy attached). These results lie outside the acceptable variation limit from the true value set forth as acceptable in the Laboratory Certification Regulation 15A NCAC 2H .0803(4). This decertification may be appealed to the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with Chapter 150E of the General Statutes. Attached is our form LC-22 which requests, as a result of this parameter decertification, that certain information be reported concerning your laboratory and/or clients for whom State required monitoring analysis are performed. The attached form must be completed and returned within thirty days of the decertification effective date. Failure to complete and return this form may result in further enforcement actions. Also enclosed is a revised certified parameter listing for your certificate which removes the decertified parameter(s) from your certification. If you have questions or need additional information concerning this matter, please contact James W. Meyer telephone (919) 733-3908. Sincerely, ir— James W. Meyer Certification Branch Manager Laboratory Section Attachments cc: Tonja Springer Fayetteville Regional Office N. C. Division of Water Quality Laboratory Section 1623 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1623 (919) 733-7015 NCDENR FAX: (919) 733-6241 Attachment North Carolina Wastewater/Groundwater Laboratory Certification Certified Parameters Listing Lab Name: Moore Co. Water Pollution Address: 1094 Addor Road Aberdeen, NC 28315- Certificate Number: Effective Date: Expiration Date: Date of Last Amendment: 134 01 /01 /2004 12/31/2004 03/25/2004 The above named laboratory, having duly met the requirements of 15A NCAC 2H.0800, is hereby certified for the measurement of the parameters listed below. CERTIFIED PARAMETERS INORGANICS BOD Std Method 5210E RESIDUAL CHLORINE Std Method 4500 CI G COLIFORM FECAL Std Method 9222D (MF) CONDUCTIVITY Std Method 2510E DISSOLVED OXYGEN Std Method 4500 0 G pH EPA Method 150.1 RESIDUE SUSPENDED Std Method 2540D TEMPERATURE Std Method 2550E This certification requires maintance of an acceptable quality assurance program, use of approved methodology, and satisfactory performance on evaluation samples. Laboratories are subject to civil penalties and/or decertification for infractions as set forth in 15A NCAC 2H.0807. Decertified Laboratory Report Laboratory Name: Moore Co. Water Pollution Date: 03/16/2004 Decertified Parameter(s): AMMONIA NITROGEN Std Method 4500 NH3 F Cert.#: 134 Laboratory Type - Commercial As a result of the above decertification, you are required to fumish information about this wastewater facility and/or clients for whom state required wastewater monitoring analysis are performed. A decertified commercial laboratory must supply written notification of the decertification to clients with Division of Environmental Management reporting requirements. Within thirty days, the decertified laboratory must supply the State Laboratory with a list of clients involved and copies of the notices sent to each. A decertified commercial laboratory that has received a parameter decertification may make arrangements to supply analysis through another certified laboratory during any decertification periods. The decertified laboratory must supply the State Laboratory with the name of the laboratory to be used. Please complete the following: 1. Client data for the decertified parameter(s) will be furnished through another certified laboratory. ( ) Yes ( ) No. If yes, enter name of the laboratory to be used. 2. Clients have been notified about the decertification. ( ) Yes ( ) No. Note: Copies of the notification must be submitted along with this form. The clients involved are listed below: Client Name Address If necessary, attach additional pages. Within thirty days of the decertification effective date, Return to: DENR/DWQ Laboratory Section 4405 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 Laboratory Supervisor Signature Date LC-22C(Rev. 07/96) Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director Division of Water Quality Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director Division of Water Quality March 3, 2004 134 Ms. Stephanie Brixey Moore Co. Water Pollution 1094 Addor Road Aberdeen, NC 28315- SUBJECT: Sixty -Day Parameter Decertification: Ammonia Dear Ms. Brixey: The rerun result(s) for the above parameter(s) by your laboratory for the N.C. Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources laboratory certification performance evaluation was unsatisfactory and a sixty-day parameter decertification will be recommended. The results reported and the true values as they appear in our records are as follows: Ampule Parameter Units Reported True Value Lower Limit Upper Limit Performance ERA DMRQA-23 Ammonia mg/L 6.39 4.76 3.64 5.85 Unacceptable NSI QCI-028-1 Ammonia mg/L 6.90 5.14 3.94 6.31 Unacceptable This is to notify you that the Laboratory Certification Branch of the Division of Water Quality, Laboratory Section, is considering recommending a parameter(s) decertification to the Laboratory Section Chief. The recommendation concerns the above mentioned violation(s). This is not a decertification, it is a notification of our intent to consider decertification. You will be informed in a separate communication if decertification is issued. Contact us immediately at (919) 733-3908 if your records do not agree with ours of if you have questions. Sincerely, James W. Meyer Laboratory Section cc: Tonja Springer V. C. 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