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Mark McNealACZ Laboratories2773 Downhill DriveSteamboat Springs, CO 80487

WatR™Supply Study

Open Date: 04/09/12

Close Date: 05/24/12

Report Issued Date: 06/11/12

WS-189 Final Report

June 11, 2012

Mark McNealACZ Laboratories2773 Downhill DriveSteamboat Springs, CO 80487

Enclosed is your final report for ERA's WS-189 WatR™Supply Proficiency Testing (PT) study. Your final report includes an evaluation of all results submitted by your laboratory to ERA. Data Evaluation Protocols: All analytes in ERA's WS-189 WatR™Supply Proficiency Testing (PT) study have been evaluated using the following tiered approach. If the analyte is listed in the current TNI Fields of Proficiency Testing (FoPT) tables, the evaluation was completed by comparing the reported result to the acceptance limits generated using the criteria contained in the TNI FoPT tables. If the analyte is not included in the TNI FoPT tables, the reported result has been evaluated using the procedures outlined in ERA's Standard Operating Procedure for the Generation of Performance Acceptance Limits (SOP 0260).

Corrective Action Help: As part of your accreditation(s), you may be required to identify the root cause of any "Not Acceptable" results, implement the necessary corrective actions, and then satisfy your PT requirements by participating in a Supplemental (QuiK™Response) or future ERA PT study. ERA's technical staff is available to help your laboratory resolve any technical issues that may be impairing your PT performance and possibly affecting your routine data quality. Our laboratory and technical staff have well over three hundred years of collective experience in performing the full range of environmental analyses. As part of our technical support, ERA offers QC samples that can be helpful in helping you work through your technical issues.

Please note the following changes to our final reports:

• At the request of the TNI Accreditation Council, we have included a Laboratory Exception Report that includes a list of all analytes reported with less than qualifiers when the assigned value was greater than “0.” In addition, because we have received many requests from laboratories, this report also includes a list of all analytes with "Not Acceptable" evaluations.

• Some states have elected not to convert to the 2009 TNI Standards at this time. If you have released your results to a state that has retained the 2003 NELAC Evaluation Criteria, your final report will include a section that evaluates the results according to the 2003 Standard in addition to the 2009 TNI Standards.

Thank you for your participation in ERA's WS-189 WatR™Supply Proficiency Testing study. If you have any questions, please contact our Proficiency Testing Department at 1-800-372-0122.

Sincerely,

Jay R. McBurneyQuality Program Manager

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16341 Table Mountain Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80403 800-372-0122 fax (303) 421-0159 www.eraqc.com

Report Recipient Contact/Phone Number Reporting Type Evaluation Type

Arizona Ali Mayfield / (602) 364-0728 All Analytes 2009 TNI

Colorado Ben Chouaf / 303-692-3045 All Analytes 2009 TNI

EPA Region 8 Marcie Tidd / (303) 312-7764 All Analytes 2009 TNI

Utah Kristin Brown / 801-965-2540 All Analytes 2009 TNI

WS-189 Definitions & Study DiscussionStudy Dates: 04/09/12 - 05/24/12 Report Issued: 06/11/12

WS Study Definitions WS Study Discussion

The Performance Evaluation:

Acceptable

Not Acceptable

No Evaluation

Reported Value falls within the Acceptance Limits.

Reported Value falls outside the Acceptance Limits.

Reported Value cannot be evaluated.

ERA's WS-189 WatR™Supply Proficiency Testing study has been reviewed by ERA senior management and certified compliant with the requirements of the 2009 TNI PT Standards and the criteria contained in the most current TNI Fields of Proficiency Testing (FoPT) tables. ERA's WS-189 WatR™Supply study standards were examined for any anomalies. A full review of all homogeneity, stability and accuracy verification data was completed. All analytical verification data for all analytes in the standards met the acceptance criteria contained in the 2009 TNI PT Standard and the criteria contained in the most current TNI FoPT tables. The data submitted by participating laboratories was also examined for study anomalies. There were no anomalies observed during the statistical review of the data. ERA's WS-189 WatR™Supply study reports shall not be reproduced except in their entirety and not without the permission of the participating laboratories. The report must not be used by the participating laboratories to claim product endorsement by any agency of the U. S. government. The data contained herein are confidential and intended for your use only. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your assessment in ERA's WatR™Supply Proficiency Testing program, please contact our Proficiency Testing Department at 1-800-372-0122.

The Method Description is the method the laboratory reported to ERA.

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The Reported Value is the value that the laboratory reported to ERA. The ERA Assigned Values are compliant with the current TNI Fields of Proficiency Testing (FoPT) tables. A parameter not added to the standard is given an Assigned Value of "< PTRL" per the guidelines contained in the 2009 TNI Standards. The assigned values are directly traceable to the commercially prepared starting materials used to manufacture the PT standards. The Acceptance Limits are established per the criteria contained in the most current TNI FoPT tables, or ERA's SOP for the Generation of Performance Acceptance Limits™ as applicable.

Not Reported No Value reported.=

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2009 TNI Evaluation Check: There are no values reported with < where the assigned value was greater than 0.

2009 TNI Not Acceptable Evaluations: There were no Not Acceptable evaluations for this study.

Mark McNeal QA/QC Coordinator ACZ Laboratories 2773 Downhill Drive Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 970-879-6590

EPA ID: ERA Customer Number: Report Issued: Study Dates:

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Final Report Results For Laboratory ACZ Laboratories

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Inorganic Results

2009 TNI Evaluation Report

All analytes are included in ERA's A2LA accreditation. Lab Code: 1539-01 Page 3 of 8

1125 Potassium mg/L 27.6 23.5 - 31.7 Not Reported 26.6 1.63

1810 Nitrate as N mg/L 7.63 7.89 7.10 - 8.68 Acceptable EPA 353.2 2 1993 4/12/2012 0.136 7.59 0.314

1955 Total Dissolved Solids at 180°C mg/L 538 560 448 - 672 Acceptable SM2540C 20th ED 1998 4/16/2012 -0.168 542 21.4

2000 Sulfate mg/L 125 124 105 - 143 Acceptable EPA 300.0 2.1 1993 4/25/2012 0.990 120 5.21

1820 Nitrate + Nitrite as N mg/L 7.63 7.89 6.71 - 9.07 Acceptable EPA 353.2 2 1993 4/12/2012 0.130 7.59 0.290

1575 Chloride mg/L 75.8 75.6 64.3 - 86.9 Acceptable EPA 300.0 2.1 1993 4/24/2012 0.936 73.6 2.38

1505 Alkalinity as CaCO3 mg/L 88.0 91.5 82.4 - 101 Acceptable SM2320B 20th ED 1998 4/12/2012 -0.888 90.7 3.07

1730 Fluoride mg/L 2.73 2.72 2.45 - 2.99 Acceptable EPA 300.0 2.1 1993 4/24/2012 0.766 2.63 0.134

1610 Conductivity at 25°C µmhos/cm 807 745 671 - 820 Acceptable SM2510B 20th ED 1998 4/13/2012 2.82 762 15.9

WS Inorganics (cat# 591)

1550 Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 mg/L 97.8 83.1 - 112 Not Reported 98.8 5.56

1755 Total Hardness as CaCO3 mg/L 156 153 130 - 176 Acceptable SM2340B 20th ED 1998 5/23/2012 0.407 153 7.02

1155 Sodium mg/L 44.8 44.5 37.8 - 51.2 Acceptable EPA 200.7 4.4 1994 4/19/2012 0.302 44.1 2.35

1035 Calcium mg/L 40.1 39.2 33.3 - 45.1 Acceptable EPA 200.7 4.4 1994 4/19/2012 0.241 39.6 2.05

1085 Magnesium mg/L 13.7 13.4 11.4 - 15.4 Acceptable EPA 200.7 4.4 1994 4/19/2012 0.505 13.3 0.849

WS Hardness (cat# 555)



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WS-189 2009 TNI Evaluation Final Complete Report

TNI Analyte

CodeAnalyte Units Reported

ValueAssigned

ValueAcceptance

LimitsPerformance Evaluation Method Description Analysis

Date Z Score Study Mean

Study Standard Deviation

Analyst Name


1900 pH S.U. 7.70 7.70 7.50 - 7.90 Acceptable SM4500H+ B 20th ED 1998

4/13/2012 1.15 7.64 0.0482

WS pH (cat# 552)

1125 Potassium mg/L 27.6 23.5 - 31.7 Not Reported 26.6 1.63

1810 Nitrate as N mg/L 7.89 7.10 - 8.68 Not Reported 7.59 0.314

1955 Total Dissolved Solids at 180°C mg/L 560 448 - 672 Not Reported 542 21.4

2000 Sulfate mg/L 124 105 - 143 Not Reported 120 5.21

1820 Nitrate + Nitrite as N mg/L 7.89 6.71 - 9.07 Not Reported 7.59 0.290

1575 Chloride mg/L 75.6 64.3 - 86.9 Not Reported 73.6 2.38

1505 Alkalinity as CaCO3 mg/L 91.5 82.4 - 101 Not Reported 90.7 3.07

1730 Fluoride mg/L 2.63 2.72 2.45 - 2.99 Acceptable SM4500F- C 20th ED 1998

4/20/2012 0.0199 2.63 0.134

1610 Conductivity at 25°C µmhos/cm 745 671 - 820 Not Reported 762 15.9

WS Inorganics (cat# 591)



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1100 Molybdenum µg/L 63.7 54.1 - 73.2 Not Reported 62.7 4.07

1105 Nickel µg/L 61.5 61.3 52.1 - 70.5 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.259 60.8 2.81

1075 Lead µg/L 83.6 84.2 58.9 - 109 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 -0.0277 83.7 3.50

1090 Manganese µg/L 83.0 81.1 68.9 - 93.3 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.0354 82.9 3.66

1140 Selenium µg/L 81.4 82.6 66.1 - 99.1 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 -0.193 82.4 5.00

1185 Vanadium µg/L 843 716 - 969 Not Reported 829 32.6

1190 Zinc µg/L 544 539 458 - 620 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.0736 542 22.0

1150 Silver µg/L 105 102 71.4 - 133 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 5/4/2012 0.749 101 4.90

1165 Thallium µg/L 6.16 6.11 4.28 - 7.94 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.264 6.06 0.368

1070 Iron µg/L 1180 1000 - 1360 Not Reported 1180 60.4

1010 Arsenic µg/L 40.8 41.4 29.0 - 53.8 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 -0.113 41.0 2.17

1015 Barium µg/L 902 883 750 - 1020 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.879 872 33.8

1000 Aluminum µg/L 648 645 548 - 742 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.214 641 30.9

1005 Antimony µg/L 30.4 28.7 20.1 - 37.3 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 5/4/2012 0.739 28.8 2.09

1020 Beryllium µg/L 4.46 3.79 - 5.13 Not Reported 4.41 0.287

1040 Chromium µg/L 145 152 129 - 175 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 -1.31 153 6.18

1055 Copper µg/L 366 368 331 - 405 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.0838 364 16.9

1025 Boron µg/L 1430 1220 - 1640 Not Reported 1410 60.3

1030 Cadmium µg/L 40.6 42.5 34.0 - 51.0 Acceptable EPA 200.8 5.4 1994 4/26/2012 -0.56 41.6 1.75

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1100 Molybdenum µg/L 63.7 54.1 - 73.2 Not Reported 62.7 4.07

1105 Nickel µg/L 61.3 52.1 - 70.5 Not Reported 60.8 2.81

1075 Lead µg/L 84.2 58.9 - 109 Not Reported 83.7 3.50

1090 Manganese µg/L 83.3 81.1 68.9 - 93.3 Acceptable EPA 200.7 4.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.117 82.9 3.66

1140 Selenium µg/L 82.6 66.1 - 99.1 Not Reported 82.4 5.00

1185 Vanadium µg/L 843 716 - 969 Not Reported 829 32.6

1190 Zinc µg/L 544 539 458 - 620 Acceptable EPA 200.7 4.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.0736 542 22.0

1150 Silver µg/L 102 71.4 - 133 Not Reported 101 4.90

1165 Thallium µg/L 6.11 4.28 - 7.94 Not Reported 6.06 0.368

1070 Iron µg/L 1220 1180 1000 - 1360 Acceptable EPA 200.7 4.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.581 1180 60.4

1010 Arsenic µg/L 41.4 29.0 - 53.8 Not Reported 41.0 2.17

1015 Barium µg/L 883 750 - 1020 Not Reported 872 33.8

1000 Aluminum µg/L 652 645 548 - 742 Acceptable EPA 200.7 4.4 1994 4/26/2012 0.344 641 30.9

1005 Antimony µg/L 28.7 20.1 - 37.3 Not Reported 28.8 2.09

1020 Beryllium µg/L 4.46 3.79 - 5.13 Not Reported 4.41 0.287

1040 Chromium µg/L 152 129 - 175 Not Reported 153 6.18

1055 Copper µg/L 368 331 - 405 Not Reported 364 16.9

1025 Boron µg/L 1430 1220 - 1640 Not Reported 1410 60.3

1030 Cadmium µg/L 42.5 34.0 - 51.0 Not Reported 41.6 1.75

WS Metals (cat# 590)



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WS Silica (cat# 902)

1990 Silica as SiO2 mg/L 33.9 34.5 29.3 - 39.7 Acceptable EPA 200.7 4.4 1994 4/19/2012 -0.11 34.1 1.96

2040 Total Organic Carbon (TOC) mg/L 13.2 11.5 9.20 - 13.8 Acceptable SM5310B 20th ED 1998 4/19/2012 2.86 11.6 0.572

1710 Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) mg/L 11.5 10.2 - 12.6 Not Reported 11.4 0.799

WS Organic Carbon (cat# 557)

WS Cyanide (cat# 556)

1645 Cyanide, total mg/L .357 0.336 0.252 - 0.420 Acceptable ASTM-D6888-04 4/23/2012 0.918 0.332 0.0276

1645 Cyanide, total mg/L .339 0.336 0.252 - 0.420 Acceptable EPA 335.4 1993 4/23/2012 0.266 0.332 0.0276

WS Cyanide (cat# 556)

1870 ortho-Phosphate as P mg/L 2.4 2.25 1.91 - 2.59 Acceptable EPA 365.1 2 1993 4/12/2012 1.50 2.26 0.0928

WS o-Phosphate Nutrients (cat# 558)

1840 Nitrite as N mg/L 1.20 1.15 0.978 - 1.32 Acceptable EPA 353.2 2 1993 4/13/2012 1.10 1.14 0.0507

WS Nitrite (cat# 594)

1540 Bromide µg/L 121 125 106 - 144 Acceptable EPA 300.0 2.1 1993 4/25/2012 -0.575 125 7.43

1535 Bromate µg/L 42.7 29.9 - 55.5 Not Reported 42.5 2.39

WS Inorganic Disinfection #2 (cat# 5260)

1095 Mercury µg/L 5.10 4.98 3.49 - 6.47 Acceptable EPA 245.1 3 1994 4/23/2012 0.224 4.99 0.477

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2055 Turbidity NTU 3.77 4.17 3.52 - 4.73 Acceptable EPA 180.1 2 1993 4/11/2012 -1.05 4.04 0.263

WS Turbidity (cat# 592)



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