Laboratory Analysis and Reporting

(A) Laboratory Analysis. Laboratory analysis of bathing water as required by 105 CMR 445.000 shall be conducted in accordance with the most recent edition of the Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Waste Water of the American Public Health Association or as approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (B) Reporting. (1) Routine Reporting by Operators. Any operator or authorized agent of a public bathing beach, except public bathing beaches operated by the Commonwealth, and any operator or authorized agent of a semi-public bathing beach shall report the certified results of all testing, monitoring and analysis of bathing water to the Board of Health within five days of receipt of the results from the laboratory. (2) Reporting by Operators of Levels Exceeding the Established Standards. Any operator or authorized agent of a public or semi-public bathing beach shall immediately, and in no event later than 12 hours of the results being validated, report to the Board of Health the results of all testing, monitoring and analysis of bathing water found to exceed the standards established in 105 CMR 445.030. (3) Reporting by the Board of Health. The Board of Health or its authorized agent shall report the results of all testing, monitoring and analysis of bathing water to the Department no later than October 31st of each year.