LAC 48:V.8005. Purpose of the Regulations

A. This Chapter is promulgated for the following purposes: 1. to establish a certification program for laboratories performing analyses of drinking water samples; 2. to establish the administrative procedures to be followed by laboratories seeking certification and by laboratories maintaining certification; 3. to establish the categories and parameters for which laboratories may be certified; 4. to require that the certification status of a laboratory be contingent upon that laboratory's continued compliance with the standards set forth herein; and 5. to establish the enforcement procedures the department shall follow to ensure that all certified laboratories or laboratories seeking certification are in compliance with this Chapter.