For What Testing Is Certification Required?
Laboratories (both in-state and out-of-state) performing chemical and toxicological testing for compliance monitoring under many of the Department's covered programs are required to be certified or registered under ch. NR 149, Wis. Adm. Code.
This requirement applies to any laboratory that performs testing in the general areas listed to the right. The table below lists the specific administrative codes that require DNR certification or registration. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) certifies laboratories for microbiological testing in both water and milk. Contact Laura Traas at (414) 760-1364 for more information about the micro testing program.
Contact the Wisconsin DNR if you have questions about whether or not your laboratory needs to be certified or registered.
Programs Requiring Certification (NR 149.02):
- Wastewater permits
- NR 206 – Land Disposal of Municipal and Domestic Wastewaters
- NR 210 – Sewage Treatment Works
- NR 211 – General Pretreatment Requirements
- NR 212 – Wasteload Allocated Effluent Limits
- NR 214 – Land Treatment of Industrial Liquid Wastes
- NR 219 – Analytical Test Methods and Procedures
- Municipal drinking water NR 809 – Safe Drinking Water, NR 811 – Design of Community Water Supplies, NR 845 – County Administration of NR 812 (Private Wells), and HFS 46 – Group Day Care Centers for Children.
- Solid/hazardous waste NR 150 – Environmental Analysis and Review Procedures, NR 157 – Management of PCBs, NR 158 – Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification, NR 507 – Environmental Monitoring for Landfills, NR 661 – Hazardous Waste Identification and Listing, NR 662 – Hazardous Waste Generator Standards, NR 664 – Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility Standards, NR 665 – Interim License Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility Standards,
- Spills NR 700 – General Requirements for Investigation and Remediation of Environmental Contamination, NR 712 – Environmental Response Actions, NR 716 – Site Investigations,
- Well compensation NR 123 – Well Compensation Program
- Dredging permits NR 347 – Sediment Sampling and Analysis,
- Mining permits NR 131 – Metallic Mineral Prospecting, NR 132 – Metallic Mineral Mining, NR 182 – Metallic Mining Waste,
- Groundwater monitoring *NR 140 – Groundwater Quality, NR 145 – Private Wells,
- Stormwater permits NR 216 – Stormwater Management,
Administrative Codes and Programs
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|---|---|---|---|
| NR 110 | Sewerage Systems | NR 123 | Well Compensation Program |
| NR 131 | Metallic Mineral Prospecting | NR 132 | Metallic Mineral Mining |
| NR 140 | Groundwater Quality-3.1 | NR 150 | Env. Analysis and Review Procedures |
| NR 157 | Management of PCBs and Products Containing PCBs | NR 158 | Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification |
| NR 182 | Metallic Mining Waste | NR 206 | Municipal Land Spreading |
| NR 210 | Sewage Treatment Works | NR 211¹ | General Pretreatment Requirements |
| NR 212 | Wasteload Allocated Effluent Limits | NR 219 | Analytical Test Methods for Wastewater |
| NR 347 | Sediment Sampling and Analysis | NR 507 | Environmental Monitoring for Landfills |
| NR 508 | Responses When a Groundwater Standard is Attained or Exceeded | NR 605 | Identification and Listing of Hazardous Wastes |
| NR 630 | Storage, Treatment & Disposal Facility General Standards | NR 635 | Groundwater and Leachate Monitoring |
| NR 716 | Site Investigation | NR 809 | Safe Drinking Water |
| NR 845 | Private Wells | ||
| ¹ If data is reported directly to the Department or a pretreatment ordinance mandates it. | |||
The programs above are established under
- the Clean Water Act (CWA),
- the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and
- the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
WI DNR certification or registration encompasses most matrices and applies to most WI DNR programs; including, but not exclusively, Safe Drinking Water, Wastewater, Groundwater and Soils and Sediment.
The Program also certifies and registers laboratories for chemical and acute/chronic whole effluent toxicity (WET)analysis. A list of available tests (parameters) and how they fit into the program's category structure can be found here.
The Laboratory Certification Program does not certify laboratories for testing under the Clean Air Act or other required air monitoring, radiological or microbiological testing.
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