CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION TOOLBOX
Regulations
- 1VAC30-41 Table of Contents
- 1VAC30-41
- 1VAC30-45 Table of Contents
- 1VAC30-45
- 1VAC30-46 Table of Contents
- 1VAC30-46
Technical Assistance Documents
- Procedures for Ensuring Traceability of Measurements (Updated 10/28/2016)
- Effective Corrective Action (Updated 7/28/2016)
- Repeat Findings: Potential Impact on Certification or Accreditation Status (Updated 7/28/2016)
- Standard Methods Naming Format Technical Assistance Document (4/15/13)
- Distillation Variance Application Procedure (3/24/2014)
- Distillation Variance Application Form [pdf] (3/24/2014)
- Distillation Variance Application Form [word] (3/24/2014)
- Citations for common findings - Chapter 45
- Citations for common findings - Chapter 46
- Procedures for Ensuring Defensibility of Manual Integrations (11/30/2016)
Frequently Asked Questions
- Program and Application Process: Frequently Asked Questions (Updated 11/29/16)
- Proficiency Testing
- Information and Fees for Adding Fields of Certification (Updated 7/28/16)
- Frequently Asked Questions: Performance-Based and Fixed Limits for Laboratory Quality Control (6/22/2015)
Notices
- Virginia Implementation Timeline Notice for 2017 Methods Update Rule (MUR)
- Use of Most Current Edition of Analytical Test Methods for Drinking Water Analyses (11/6/17)
- Information Notice Concerning Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule (MUR) 2017 (09/07/17)
- Information Notice Concerning Drinking Water Certification and 1VAC30-46 (Revised 7/28/16)
- Information Notice Concerning Certification of Laboratories Testing for Laboratories Performing Cryptosporidium under 1VAC30-41 (Revised 6/24/14)
- Immediate Analysis Testing for VPDES and VPA Compliance (04/12/12)
- Drinking Water Proficiency Test Requirements Under 1VAC30-46 (Revised 7/28/16)
Guidance Documents
- Field Testing Interpretation
- POTWs and Industrial Users, Applicability
- Chapter 46 Quality Control Requirements for Testing Done By Standard Methods (03/13/13)
- On-Site Assessment Admittance Policy
- Reapplication for Certification or Accreditation (7/28/2016)
- Certification of Laboratories Testing for Cryptosporidium under 1VAC30-41 (6/24/2014)
- Onsite Assessment Closure
- Performance-Based and Fixed Limits for Laboratory Quality Control (6/22/2015)
- Initial Demonstration of Capability under 1VAC30-46
- Applicability of Materials Specification Testing for Air Quality Compliance
- 1VAC30-45 and 1VAC30-46 Applicability of Geotechnical and Engineering Testing
MDL - Method Detection Limit
- EPA Document: Definition and Procedure for the Determination of the Method Detection Limit (MDL), Revision 2
- EPA Document: MDL Frequent Questions
- The NELAC Institute (TNI) Training Webinar on The New
MDL Procedure - MDL Procedure Checklist
- MDL Data Collection Template Example (7 samples)
- Student’s t table with calculator for values >100 [xlsx]
MUR - Method Update Rule
- Virginia Implementation Timeline Notice for 2017 Methods Update Rule (MUR)
- EPA Methods Update Rule (MUR) 2017
Corrective Action
- Effective Corrective Action Technical Assistance Document
- Repeat Findings: Potential Impact on Certification or Accreditation Status
- Corrective Action Form [pdf]
- Corrective Action Form [word]
- On-Site Assessment Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Form #6984 [pdf]
- On-Site Assessment Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Form #6984 [word]
- SAMPLE On-Site Assessment Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Form #6984
Change in Scope
- Information and Fees for Adding Fields of Certification
- Change In Scope Form #6972 [pdf]
- Change In Scope Form #6972 [word]
Information from Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
COVID-19 Response
- Notice of COVID-19-Related Remote Assessments
- Frequently Asked Questions: General Information Regarding COVID-19-Related Remote Assessments
Contact
Laboratory Certification Feedback Form 6970
DCLS Laboratory Certification Office
600 N. 5th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 648-4480
Fax: (804) 692-0416
Email: Lab_Cert@dgs.virginia.gov