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Orange County Water District’s Philip L. Anthony Water Quality Laboratory is the first public agency laboratory in California to achieve state certification to analyze for per- and polyfluoralkly substances (PFAS) in drinking water by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 533. Certification was granted by the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) administered by the State Water Resources Control Board.
The lab previously became the first public agency lab to receive ELAP certification for PFAS analysis via EPA Method 537. Together, these certifications enable the lab to analyze 29 PFAS targets in drinking water.
“This EPA certification is a testament to OCWD’s ongoing commitment to exceptional water quality,” said OCWD President Steve Sheldon. “We’ve made significant investments to address PFAS and our technical staff have done an excellent job leading this effort. From monitoring and testing, to implementing the nation’s largest PFAS pilot project, to building treatment plants throughout the county—we’re doing everything we can.”
In addition to state certification to analyze both PFAS methods, the lab has received acceptance into the EPA Laboratory Approval Program to perform PFAS analyses under both EPA Method 533 and 537.1 for the UCMR 5 program, with monitoring set to begin in 2023.
