Section 465.120 Definitions

Section 465

TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

SUBCHAPTER e: LABORATORIES AND BLOOD BANKS

PART 465 CERTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES

SECTION 465.120 DEFINITIONS

Section 465.120  Definitions

For purposes of this Part,

unless otherwise specifically defined or the context clearly requires a

different meaning:

"Act"

means Section 4(o) and (p) of the Environmental Protection Act.

"Analyst"

means any person who performs analyses for certain or all parameters on samples

submitted to the environmental laboratory and who meets the qualifications set

forth in Section 465.310(c).

"Annual"

means a twelve-month interval.

"ASTM

International" or "ASTM" means a not-for-profit, voluntary

standards development organization (American Society for Testing and Materials)

located at 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA.

"Certification"

means a status of approval granted to an environmental laboratory that meets

the criteria established by this Part or in accordance with a reciprocity

agreement entered into pursuant to Section 465.240. Certification is not a guarantee

of the validity of the data generated.

"Certification

Officer" means any person who is designated by the Department to inspect

and evaluate environmental laboratories for compliance in meeting the criteria

set forth in this Part and who meets the educational and experience

qualifications set forth in Section 465.310(j).

"Day" means calendar

day.

"Department"

means the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"Deficiency" means a

failure of an environmental laboratory to meet any requirement of this Part.

"Director" means the

Director or the designee of the Director of the Department of Public Health.

"Environmental

Laboratory" means any facility that performs analyses on environmental

samples to determine the quality of food, milk, public water supplies, surface

water, ground water, recreational waters, wastewater, air or land

f an environmental laboratory to meet any requirement of this Part.

"Director" means the

Director or the designee of the Director of the Department of Public Health.

"Environmental

Laboratory" means any facility that performs analyses on environmental

samples to determine the quality of food, milk, public water supplies, surface

water, ground water, recreational waters, wastewater, air or land.

"Laboratory

Pure Water" means water meeting the standards set forth in Section 465.380.

"Laboratory

Supervisor" means a person who supervises the performance of the

analytical procedures within an environmental laboratory and who meets the

qualifications set forth in Section 465.310(a).

"Major

Remodeling" means any remodeling of the laboratory facility that requires

the acquisition of a local building permit.

"Principal State

Laboratory" means the designated State facility that performs analyses on

environmental samples to determine the quality of public water supplies in

compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and National Primary Drinking Water

Regulations (40 CFR 141). Principal State Laboratory is exempt from this Part

and is certified by the regional USEPA administrator.

"Proficiency Testing Samples"

or "PTs" means samples provided to a laboratory for the purpose of

demonstrating that the laboratory can successfully analyze the sample within

acceptance limits specified in National Standards for Water Proficiency Testing

Studies Criteria Document, US EPA, January 31, 2001.  The composition of the

reference material is unknown to the laboratory at the time of the analysis.

"Program Certification

Manager" means a person responsible for managing the drinking water

laboratory certification activities within the Department. The Manager

establishes one or more teams of Certification Officers to audit drinking water

laboratories

ria Document, US EPA, January 31, 2001.  The composition of the

reference material is unknown to the laboratory at the time of the analysis.

"Program Certification

Manager" means a person responsible for managing the drinking water

laboratory certification activities within the Department. The Manager

establishes one or more teams of Certification Officers to audit drinking water

laboratories.  A Program Certification Manager shall meet the educational and

experience qualifications set forth in Section 465.310(k) or must have served

or be serving as a program certification manager prior to November 1, 2022.

"Provisional

Certification" means a certification status granted to an environmental

laboratory to allow time for the correction of serious deficiencies.  Failure

to correct a deficiency during the provisional certification period allows the

Department to revoke certification as specified in Section 465.180.  While on

provisional certification, an environmental laboratory remains approved for the

analyses covered by its certification.

"Public

Water Supply" means all mains, pipes and structures through which water is

obtained and distributed to the public, including wells and well structures,

intakes and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, reservoirs, storage

tanks and appurtenances, collectively or severally, actually used or intended

for use for the purpose of furnishing water for drinking or general domestic

use and that serve at least 15 service connections or that regularly serve at

least 25 persons at least 60 days per year.

"Quality Assurance"

means an integrated system of management activities involving planning, quality

control, quality assessment, reporting and quality improvement to ensure that a

product or service meets defined standards of quality with a stated level of

confidence.

"Quality Assurance Plan"

means a comprehensive plan detailing the aspects of quality assurance needed to

adequately fulfill the data needs of a program

an integrated system of management activities involving planning, quality

control, quality assessment, reporting and quality improvement to ensure that a

product or service meets defined standards of quality with a stated level of

confidence.

"Quality Assurance Plan"

means a comprehensive plan detailing the aspects of quality assurance needed to

adequately fulfill the data needs of a program.  This document is required

before the laboratory is certified.

"Quality Control" means

the overall system of technical activities whose purpose is to measure and

control the quality of a product or service so that it meets the needs of the

users; operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfill

requirements for quality.

"Quarterly" means a

three-month interval.

"Readily Accessible"

means that the referenced item is located upon the premises.

"Semi-annual" means a

six-month interval.

"Standard Operating

Procedure" means a written document that details the method of an operation,

analysis or action, the techniques and procedures of which are thoroughly

prescribed and that is officially approved as the method for performing certain

routine or repetitive tasks.

"The NELAC Institute" or

"TNI" is an organization (National Environmental Laboratory

Accreditation Program) that recognizes associations that offer accreditation of

microbiology drinking water proficiency testing providers, located at P.O. Box

2439, Weatherford TX 76086, 817-598-1624.

"Too Numerous to Count" or

"TNTC" means greater than 200 colonies on the membrane filter in the

absence of detectable coliforms when analyzing drinking water for total

coliforms.