Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 445A.428. Commission to provide standards for certification of laboratories for analysis of water; certified laboratory required to perform certain analyses; evaluation

1. The Commission shall provide by regulation standards for the certification of laboratories for the analysis of water pursuant to NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive. An analysis required pursuant to any provision of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, must be performed by a certified laboratory.

2. The certifying officer shall conduct an evaluation at the site of each laboratory to determine whether the laboratory is using the methods of analysis required by this section in an acceptable manner, applying procedures required by regulation for the control of quality and making results available in a timely manner.

3. For analyses required pursuant to NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, the methods of analysis must comply with 40 C.F.R. Part 136.

4. A laboratory may be certified to perform analyses for the presence of one or more specified contaminants, or to perform all analyses required pursuant to NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive.