R9-14-602. Exemptions from Applicability

This Article does not apply to: 1. The laboratories exempted by A.R.S. § 36-495.02(A); 2. Compliance testing performed under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 136-136y; 3. An out-of-state laboratory at which only microbiology testing of bottled water is performed and for which the owner holds a current and valid environmental laboratory license or certificate, issued by another state of the United States, that specifically authorizes drinking water testing; 4. A person that: a. Employs methods approved by either ADEQ or the Department; and b. Tests compliance samples either: i. For turbidity or conductivity at the time of sampling, or ii. With a maximum holding time of 15 minutes after sampling; or 5. A laboratory that only performs compliance testing on daily chlorine dioxide or chlorite drinking water samples or ultra-low-range total residual chlorine wastewater samples as long as that laboratory is: a. Employing methods approved by either ADEQ or the Department; and b. Testing compliance samples immediately at the time of sampling, from which results may be obtained more than 15 minutes after sampling.