Pennsylvania DEP Fines Ohio Lab for Water Testing Violations
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) collected a $220,000 penalty from Summit Labs in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, for violations related to testing drinking water samples and failure to notify DEP and public water suppliers in cases of MCL exceedances, among others.
“We rely on accredited, third-party labs for testing to ensure the safety and validity of drinking water treatment, and those labs must meet our standards and provide the proper notification,” said Pennsylvania DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell.
Among the violations Summit Labs was cited for include:
• Failure to properly notify public water supplier and the Department of an MCL exceedance
• Failure to control laboratory conditions, to identify and correct contamination
• Failure to generate accurate and valid data
• Failure of the laboratory supervisor to properly certify results
• Failure to have proper staffing, management structure, quality assurance/quality control to ensure Summit generated accurate, valid data
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