Water Testing Information for Madera County Residents
Discover crucial details about water testing in Madera County, including the background, types of testing, locations, and resources for more information. Learn about the changes in regulations, available testing options, and where to access certified labs for water testing services.
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What Madera County Residents Should Know About Water Testing Presenter: Sinoon Hong, Public Health Microbiologist
Background/History Water testing at the Madera County Department of Public Health Laboratory Goal Type of testing Locations & hours Water testing at other ELAP/TNI certified commercial labs Links to more information regarding water testing Questions Agenda
California Waterboards Agency governing the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) for water testing inspects and certifies water testing labs for quality standards Changes in regulations: In 2019, new waterboard regulations no longer exempted public health labs from ELAP fees Additionally, ELAP adopted very costly NELAC institute (TNI) standards These new regulatory changes resulted in significant increase in costs to the public health laboratory Increase in costs are unsustainable Dropped ELAP/TNI certification in 2020 ELAP/TNI certification required for public water systems Background/ History
Water testing at the Madera County Department of Public Health Laboratory Goal: To provide a means for Madera County residents who own private wells and just want to know if there is bacterial contamination in their water PH Lab Not ELAP/TNI certified Private wells are not regulated Public water systems are regulated and require ELAP/TNI certification Type of water test: Colilert Presence or Absence test for Coliforms and E. coli Group of bacteria that Indicate environmental and or fecal contamination Fee= $15/test 2 Locations: Madera County Department of Public Health (Madera, CA) 1604 Sunrise Ave Madera, CA 93638 Hours: Monday-Wednesday 8:00am-4:30pm & Thursday 8:00am-11:30am Madera County Department of Public Health (Oakhurst, CA) 40325 Hwy41, Oakhurst, CA 93644 Hours: The first & third Monday of every month (unless otherwise posted) from 9:30am- 12:30pm Water testing at the Public Health Laboratory (Not ELAP/TNI Certified) (Not ELAP/TNI Certified)
Water testing at ELAP/TNI certified commercial labs ELAP/TNI certified commercial labs (many locations in Fresno) A.P.P.L INC: 908 Temperance Ave Clovis, CA 93611 ph: 559-275-2175 BSK Associates: 1414 Stanislaus St Fresno, CA 93721 ph: 559-497-2888 (BSK offers pickup service for the mountain area. Please call them for details) Moore Twining Associates: 2527 Fresno St Fresno, CA 93721 ph: 559-268-7021 (Moore Twining offers pickup service for the mountain area. Please call them for details) Dellavalle Laboratory: 1910 W Mckinley Ave Fresno, CA 93728 ph: 559-233-6129 Performs a variety of bacteria tests and chemicals For a full list, please visit the waterboards website at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/labs/ Clink on the Map of Accredited labs: https://waterboards.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=bd0 bd8b42b1944058244337bd2a4ebfa
For More Information For more information on water testing, please visit our Madera County website at https://www.maderacounty.com/government/public- health/laboratory For more information on water testing regulations in Madera County, please contact the Environmental Health Department at 559-675-7823 For more information on waterboards, please visit the waterboards website at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/labs/index.html For more information on nelac-institute (TNI), please visit the waterboards website at https://nelac-institute.org/index.php
