Related Links
The websites listed below may contain useful information related to environmental monitoring. You will exit the NC DWQ Laboratory Section website when you click on any of the following.
| Link | Description |
| US EPA | The United States Environmental Protection Agency national website - this site contains information about EPA programs, environmental issues and current events, laws and regulations and links to other government agencies. |
| EPA Region 4 | EPA Region 4 serves AL, FL, GA, SC, NC, TN, KY, MS and 6 Tribes - this site contains Clean Water Act analytical methods, SESD field measurement and sampling procedures, quality system procedures, guidance documents and information about conferences and workshops. |
| Code of Federal Regulations | A searchable listing of the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. |
| The Federal Register | A searchable listing of the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). |
| DMR Parameter Codes | A list of Parameter Codes for Discharge Monitoring Reports can be found on this NC Division of Water Quality NPDES Permitting site along with DMR forms and instructions for completing the forms and calculating data. |
| NEMI | The National Environmental Methods Index - a US government-sponsored database and expert system to help compare the performance and relative cost of analytical, test, and sampling methods. |
| The NELAC Instititute (TNI) | The National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference Institute website - contains information about this non-profit organization whose mission is to foster the generation of environmental data of known and documented quality through an open, inclusive, and transparent process that is responsive to the needs of the community, membership information, the TNI standards, policies, procedures, publications and presentations. |
| A2LA | The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation website - a non-profit, non-governmental, public service, membership society which offers programs for accreditation of testing laboratories and proficiency testing providers. A list of approved proficiency testing providers can be found here. |
| NC AWWA/WEA | The North Carolina American Water Works Association/Water Environment Association website - a volunteer association dedicated to providing water and wastewater education, training, and service in an effort to protect public health and the environment. |
| NCRWA | The North Carolina Rural Water Association website - a non-profit organization dedicated to providing services related to operation of rural water and wastewater systems. |
| SW-846 Online | EPA Waste's official compendium of analytical and sampling methods that have been evaluated and approved for use in complying with RCRA regulations.All of the documents found in the Third Edition of SW-846, as updated by Updates I, II, IIA, IIB, III, IIIA, IIIB, IVA and IVB are located at this site. |
| Control of Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage Sludge | EPA/625/R-92/013 - Environmental Regulations and Technology document describing the federal requirements concerning pathogens in sewage sludge and septage destined for land application or surface disposal (referred to as the White House Book). |
| USEPA Substance Registry Services (SRS) | Substance Registry Services (SRS) is the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) central system for information about substances that are tracked or regulated by EPA or other sources. |
| MICE | The Methods Information Communication Exchange website - provides timely answers to method-related questions and takes comments on technical issues regarding the ORCR methods manual known as Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste: Physical/Chemical Methods. |