(a) (1) The analysis of any material required by this division shall be performed by a laboratory that has accreditation or certification pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) This requirement does not apply to field tests, such as tests for color, odor, turbidity, pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and disinfectant residual.

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Terms Used In California Water Code 13176

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes any city, county, district, the state, and the United States, to the extent authorized by federal law. See California Water Code 13050
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18

(b) A person or public entity of the state shall not contract with a laboratory for environmental analyses required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) unless the laboratory has valid accreditation or certification.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 673, Sec. 20. (AB 1531) Effective January 1, 2016.)

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