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Sufficiently Sensitive Testing Methods Rule—The Definitions

By Clare Condon Dec 30, 2014 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Sufficiently Sensitive Testing Methods Rule—The Definitions One of the most subjective aspects of testing methods is the term “sufficiently sensitive.” To establish what is meant by the term, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has defined it in two sections of the regulations: 40 CFR 122.21(e), which covers application completeness, and in 40 CFR 122.44(i)(I)(iv), which […]

Sufficiently Sensitive Testing Methods Rule—The Rationale

By Clare Condon Dec 29, 2014 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Sufficiently Sensitive Testing Methods Rule—The Rationale   Under the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) NPDES program, the EPA established and required “sufficiently sensitive” analytical methods be used by permit applicants and for “analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters under an NPDES permit.” These “generally approved” methods under 40 CFR Part 136 and 40 CFR Chapter I, […]