WAC 173-50-190
Fee structure. (1) Fees in this chapter
are in U.S. dollars and are established to cover costs of
administering the WA ELAP. Fees shall be assessed for each
parameter or method within each matrix, except as noted in
subsection (3) of this section. The fee per parameter or
method for each category, and the maximum fee per category
where applicable, are identified in Table 1.
(2) Examples of parameters or methods for each category
are published in the procedural manual. Accreditation may be
requested for parameters in addition to those listed in the
procedural manual.
(3) When a fee is assessed for a specific drinking water
parameter or method, the laboratory may be accredited for the
same parameter or method in nonpotable water without paying an
additional fee.
TABLE 1 - FEE SCHEDULE
| CATEGORY |
FEE PER
PARAMETER |
FEE PER
METHOD |
MAX FEE PER
CATEGORY |
| General Chemistry |
$80 |
|
|
-- |
|
$1,600 |
|
| Trace Metals |
|
-- |
|
$400 |
|
|
-- |
|
|
| Organics I |
|
-- |
|
$200 |
|
|
-- |
|
|
| Organics II |
|
-- |
|
$500 |
|
|
-- |
|
|
| Microbiology |
$200 |
|
|
-- |
|
|
-- |
|
|
| Radiochemistry |
$250 |
|
|
-- |
|
|
-- |
|
|
| Bioassay |
$300 |
|
|
-- |
|
$3,000 |
|
| Immunoassay |
$80 |
|
|
-- |
|
|
-- |
|
|
| Physical |
$80 |
|
|
-- |
|
|
-- |
|
|
(4) The minimum fee for accreditation, either direct or
through recognition of a third-party accreditation, is three
hundred dollars.
(5) In addition to paying the fee indicated in Table 1,
out-of-state laboratories must pay for the actual cost of
travel associated with on-site audits. The department
invoices the laboratory for such costs after completion of the
on-site audit.
(6) The laboratory must pay applicable fees before:
• Its quality assurance manual is reviewed by the
department;
• The on-site audit is conducted if applicable; and
• Interim, provisional, or full accreditation is granted.
(7) The fee for recognition of a third party
accreditation (WAC 173-50-170) is three-fourths (75%) of the
fee indicated in Table 1.
(8) If a laboratory withdraws from the accreditation
process after the application has been processed, but before
accreditation is granted, the fee is refundable, less an
amount up to three hundred dollars as reimbursement for costs
of processing the application. If a laboratory withdraws from
the accreditation process after the on-site audit has been
completed, the department may retain the entire fee including
reimbursement of travel costs if applicable.
(9) Dollar amounts listed in Table 1 and subsections (4)
and (8) of this section may be decreased at any time the
department determines they are higher than needed to meet
accreditation program requirements. The department notifies
affected parties of any fee adjustment at least thirty days
prior to the effective date of the adjusted fee.
(10) Accreditation fees are waived for laboratories
operated by the Washington state departments of ecology and
health. Accreditation fees are also waived for drinking water
parameters certified by EPA Region 10 at designated principal
laboratories.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230, 43.20.050 and 2009 c
564 § 301. 10-17-032 (Order 09-09), § 173-50-190, filed
8/9/10, effective 9/9/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230. 02-20-090 (Order 01-12), § 173-50-190, filed
10/1/02, effective 11/1/02; 93-20-011 (Order 92-53), §
173-50-190, filed 9/22/93, effective 10/23/93; 90-21-090
(Order 90-21), § 173-50-190, filed 10/19/90, effective
11/19/90; 89-10-001 and 90-07-017 (Order 89-1 and 89-1A), § 173-50-190,
filed 4/20/89 and 3/13/90, effective 4/13/90.]