SCOTTSDALE WATER LAB FIRST IN STATE TO ACHIEVE EPA CERTIFICATION
SCOTTSDALE WATER LAB FIRST IN STATE TO ACHIEVE EPA CERTIFICATION
Scottsdale's water quality laboratory in the first in Arizona to be certified by the EPA. New EPA surface water quality regulations require water utilities throughout the country to perform additional sampling for microorganisms that can be present in lakes and canals. Since the
city's lab opened in 1999, the city has been monitoring and treating for these organisms. To comply with this new rule, however, the EPA must certify labs before results are accepted. After a two-year process, including on site evaluation by EPA staff, Scottsdale's laboratory was certified for these analyses. The city's laboratory is the first, public or private, in Arizona to achieve this certification, and is one of only 26 nationally.
Scottsdale's water quality laboratory in the first in Arizona to be certified by the EPA. New EPA surface water quality regulations require water utilities throughout the country to perform additional sampling for microorganisms that can be present in lakes and canals. Since the
city's lab opened in 1999, the city has been monitoring and treating for these organisms. To comply with this new rule, however, the EPA must certify labs before results are accepted. After a two-year process, including on site evaluation by EPA staff, Scottsdale's laboratory was certified for these analyses. The city's laboratory is the first, public or private, in Arizona to achieve this certification, and is one of only 26 nationally.
