Drinking Water Treatment

Water testing lab in PA to pay fine, surrender accreditations

May 10, 2012

Northeastern Environmental Laboratory (NEEL) of Scranton will pay a $20,000 fine and voluntarily surrender the majority of its accreditations for drinking water and wastewater management and testing after Pennsylvania DEP inspectors found several violations...

WILKES-BARRE, PA, May 10, 2012 -- Northeastern Environmental Laboratory (NEEL) of Scranton will pay a $20,000 fine and voluntarily surrender the majority of its accreditations for drinking water and wastewater management and testing after Pennsylvania DEP inspectors found several violations.

Discovered during non-routine visits in September 2011, violations included failure to properly train staff; failure to oversee and supervise testing of water samples; failure to maintain records; and failure to adhere to proper collection, receipt and handling of samples.

The lab's certificate of accreditation expired on April 1, and the business subsequently notified DEP that it will not seek re-accreditation.

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