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Meeting Notice
Spring meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Accredited
Environmental Laboratories, Inc. to be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Meeting Date:
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Meeting Location:
Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey, 604 Station Road,
Grantville, PA 17028 Phone: (717) 469-0661
Directions:
From I-81: Follow I-81 north of Harrisburg. Take the
Grantville/Hershey Exit (Exit 80) Turn left. The hotel is
within view.
Registration Fee:
Member registrations are $60. All 2015 dues must be paid
in full to register as a member. Cost for non-members is
$70, pre-paid or at the door. Lunch is included.
Return Notices:
You must let us know by Wednesday, February 25th if you
plan to attend. Reservations may be phoned, faxed, or prepaid to the association office at the above address or online
at our website, www.paael.org. Pre-paid registrants, who
fail to attend and do not cancel by Wednesday, February 25th,
do not receive a refund. You may send a substitute. We
accept Visa , MasterCard, Discover, or American
Express.
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Lodging:
Agenda on back.
Overnight accommodations are the responsibility of the
registrant. The Holiday Inn has extended PaAAEL meeting
attendees a corporate rate of $91.00 until Feb. 17th. You may
make reservations by calling (717) 469-0661. When you call,
please tell them you are with PaAAEL.
Agenda
9:00 a.m.
Registration: coffee and danish
9:30 a.m.
Presentation on Current Information for Pennsylvania State Laboratories
10:30 a.m. Mike Ebitson, from Horizon Technology, will present “Oil and Grease
Measurement Improvement for Better Auditability.” Oil and Grease analysis is a simple
measurement that can give an indication of water quality indicating a variety of possible
pollutants. The determinative step is often gravimetric, also simple to use & balances are
easily obtainable. This method is used in various forms around the world & is written into
a variety of regulatory & consensus standards. For example, oil & grease is a method
defined parameter & used quantitatively to asses compliance of a waste stream, but for
evaluation of a waste site or landfill it may be used as a screening method and further
analyses initiated to more specifically determine the amount and type of contamination.
In the US, oil & grease measurement is typically used as a permit parameter for NPDES.
The intent of this paper is to address some of the more common audit findings or
individual concerns using statements taken directly from the method itself or from
official releases made by EPA. In addition, a special focus will be made with regards to
addressing both user and auditor concerns regarding the use of automated Solid Phase
Extraction (SPE) for this analysis. Implementation of method requirements, also
consistent with client needs will be discussed.
11:15 a.m. Bill McNamara, PA DEP, BSDW, will present “The Revised Total Coliform Rule.”
Under the Revised Total Coliform Rule, all public water systems must submit a sample
siting plan to DEP no later than March 31, 2016. Many labs conduct sampling for small
systems that have not been required to submit a plan in the past. This presentation will
outline the sampling siting plan requirements and introduce DEP’s plan templates. 12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Bill McNamara, PA DEP, BSDW, will present “Certification Update: Laboratory
Supervisor Subclass 15.” The State Board for Certification of Water & Wastewater
Systems Operators approved the recently developed Subclass 15 Lab Supervisor exam
for individuals responsible for the supervision of testing or analysis of environmental
samples and reporting of analytical data for water systems in a PA-accredited environmental labs. DEP announced the availability of the exam starting July 1, 2014. This
update will cover laboratory supervisory qualifications, a brief overview of the
application process, exam results statistics, and the associated DEP training module.
1:25 p.m.
Aaron Alger, PA DEP Laboratory Accreditation Program, will give a progress report
on happenings within the DEP and NELAC.
Presented by PerkinElmer
Don’t forget PaAAEL’s March 16th seminar!!
“Improving Oil & Grease Measurements”
Presented by Horizon Technologies