Event Phone: 360-490-2426

Registration Deadline: 5 pm May 22nd, 2026

Register early to avoid workshop cancellation

Whether you are operating a public drinking water system or a wastewater treatment facility, regulations require you to perform water quality monitoring. Some utilities utilize contract laboratories while others have internal laboratories that perform this work for them. In either case, you, the utility, is responsible for the data reported to the regulatory agencies – NOT the laboratory.

Our 3 hour LIVE ONLINE “How to choose a contract laboratory” workshop will summarize what you should look for when selecting your contract laboratory.

We will discuss:

• Approved analytical methods for your permit requirement
• Lab accreditation
  • analytical method
  • matrix
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control protocols
• SOPs
• Analytical turnaround times
• Communication & notifications
• Lab business hours & how they can accommodate your emergency needs
• Report
  • format
  • delivery time
• Lab audit results
• Laboratory visit / inspection
• References
• Pricing

In addition, we will discuss, how the lab can assist you in resolving regulatory compliance issues. 

You will also learn what type of information laboratory clients commonly ask for to be included in their reports or during an investigation.

Dates: 05/29/2026

Time:  8:00am to 11:15am PT

Where: Live Online

Instructor: Lori Zboralski

Fee: $120

Contact: erika@pro-train.org or (360) 490-2426

Registration: online: www.pro-train.org; phone: (360) 490-2426; email: erika@pro-train.org

Meets professional growth criteria for water & wastewater.

Professional Training Association is actively seeking approval from other states. This class meets professional growth criteria and continuing education requirements for water & wastewater. For those classes that are currently undergoing review by the individual states and have not received official approval yet, please contact us for more information.

For wastewater in the following states:

For water in the following states:

For more information on training approval in your state please call: (360)490-2426

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