TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 186 ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. View Entire Part Section 186.105 Purpose Section 186.110 Scope and Applicability Section 186.115 Incorporation by Reference Section 186.120 Definitions Section 186.125 Accreditation Section 186.130 Application Process Section 186.135 TNI Standard Section 186.140 Personnel Requirements (Repealed) Section 186.145 Laboratory Equipment and Materials (Repealed) Section 186.150 Laboratory Facilities (Repealed) Section 186.155 Calibration (Repealed) Section 186.160 Quality Assurance/Quality Control (Repealed) Section 186.165 Quality Assurance Plan (Repealed) Section 186.170 Performance Evaluation Sample Testing (Repealed) Section 186.175 Performance Evaluation Testing Programs (Repealed) Section 186.180 Scope of Accreditation Section 186.185 Sample Acceptance and Receipt (Repealed) Section 186.190 Record Keeping, Sample Tracking and Reporting (Repealed) Section 186.195 Subcontracting (Repealed) Section 186.200 Reciprocity (Repealed) Section 186.205 Acceptance of Out-of-State Accreditation (Repealed) Section 186.210 Suspension, Revocation and Denial of Accreditation (Repealed) Section 186.215 Hearing, Decision and Appeal Section 186.220 Confidential Documents Section 186.225 Severability Section 186.230 On-site Assessment and Proficiency Testing Laboratory Expenses Section 186.APPENDIX A Required Method Detection Limits (MDL) or Pattern Recognition Levels (PRL) for Drinking Water Laboratory Accreditation (Repealed)

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Section 1401(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f(1)(D)), Subpart C of the National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR 141.21 through 141.30), the Clean Water Act (32 U.S.C. 1251), the Illinois Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5], and authorized by Section 4(n) and (o) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5].

SOURCE: Adopted at 22 Ill. Reg. 5546, effective March 4, 1998; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 12167, effective July 29, 2002; amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 2507, effective February 10, 2006; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 9064, effective June 24, 2010; amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 18627, effective September 1, 2014; amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 6175, effective July 1, 2019; amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 3152, effective February 8, 2022; amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 5271, effective March 19, 2024.