WAC 173-50-060. Responsibilities of environmental laboratories

(1) When applying for initial accreditation (see WAC 173-50-130 for maintaining an existing accreditation), managers of environmental laboratories must: (a) Submit an environmental laboratory accreditation application (WAC 173-50-063 ) and required fees (WAC 173-50-190 ) to the department; (b) Submit a copy of the laboratory's quality assurance manual (WAC 173-50-067 ); (c) For laboratories seeking direct accreditation from the department, SOP's for all methods for which the laboratory is seeking accreditation must be submitted; (d) Submit an initial set of satisfactory PT sample results (WAC 173-50-070 ); and (e) Undergo an audit (WAC 173-50-080 ). (2) For laboratories to be accredited for drinking water parameters, the laboratory must follow requirements designated in the drinking water certification manual.