(a) No laboratory shall perform the test and analyses required by the Guam EPA Administrator pursuant to this Chapter for any public water system without first obtaining a certificate issued by the Guam EPA Administrator that such laboratory is competent and equipped to conduct such tests.

(1) Certificates shall be renewed every three (3) years after the date of issuance.

(2) The Guam EPA Administrator may revoke any certificate upon determination that the laboratory is no longer competent or equipped to conduct such tests or analyses.

(b) The Guam EPA may promulgate regulations to certify laboratories through reciprocity on the basis of certification by other states.

(c) Certification of Samplers. The GEPA may promulgate regulations establishing minimum qualifications, training, certification requirements, fees, and rules of conduct for persons authorized by GEPA to collect water samples for the purpose of determining compliance with this Chapter.

(1) Sampler certificates shall be renewed annually after the date of issuance.

(2) The Guam EPA Administrator, in addition to any
other remedy authorized under this Chapter, may revoke any sampler certification upon a finding that a sampler has falsified any sample or other information submitted to GEPA, has violated any rules of conduct established under Subsection (c) of this Section, or has demonstrated a lack of competence as determined by the Guam EPA Administrator.

(3) A sampler who has had their sampler certification revoked under Subsection (c)(2) of this Section may only reapply and be certified again by Guam EPA as follows:

(A) If the certification was revoked for reason of incompetence, a person must wait at least one (1) year after the effective date of revocation to reapply.

(B) If the certification was revoked for reason of violation of a rule of conduct established under Subsection (c) of this Section, a person must wait at least five (5) years after the effective date of revocation to reapply.

(C) If the certification was revoked for reason of submittal of a falsified sample or other falsified information, a person shall not be eligible to reapply for a sampler certification.

(D) A person who has had their sampler certification revoked more than once for any reason shall not be eligible to reapply for a sampler certification.