Statutes, codes, and regulations
New Hampshire Administrative Code
Title Env - Department of Environmental ServicesSubtitle Env-Wq - Water Quality and Quantity ProgramsChapter Env-Wq 1100 - PUBLIC BATHING PLACES
Part Env-Wq 1102 - DEFINITIONS
Section Env-Wq 1102.33 - Heterotrophic plate count (HPC)

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wq 1102.33

Download
PDF
Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Env-Wq 1102.33 - Heterotrophic plate count (HPC)

Heterotrophic plate count (HPC)" means a laboratory test for culturing and quantifying live bacteria, which are primary indicators of disinfection efficiency. Indicators of health risk include normal skin flora such as Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Pseudomonas that are likely to be shed in oils, saliva, and mucus discharges.

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wq 1102.33

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1100) #8468, eff 11-1-05

Readopted with Amendments byVolume XXXIV Number 19, Filed May 8, 2014, Proposed by #10577, Effective 5/1/2014, Expires5/1/2024 See Revission note.
Amended by Volume XLI Number 19, Filed May 13, 2021, Proposed by #13198, Effective 5/1/2021, Expires 5/1/2031 (formerly Env-Wq 1102.29) (see Revision Note #3 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1100)