(a)  No laboratory, other than a laboratory operated by the department, shall perform tests required pursuant to this chapter for any public water system without first obtaining a certificate issued by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101.

(b)  No person or public entity of the state shall contract with a laboratory for environmental analyses for which the state department requires certification pursuant to this section, unless the laboratory holds a valid certificate.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 116390

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the state board. See California Health and Safety Code 116275
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution, including the United States to the extent authorized by federal law. See California Health and Safety Code 116275
  • Public water system: means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. See California Health and Safety Code 116275
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 734, Sec. 8. Effective October 7, 1997.)

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