Sampling and analytical techniques and quality assurance plans must conform with the following references unless otherwise specified by the secretary:
S.D. Admin. R. 74:54:01:06
General Authority: SDCL 34A-2-93.
Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-2-10, 34A-2-11.
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition, 1998, ISBN: 0-87553-235 -7, 1220 pages, is prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Environment Federation. Copies may be obtained from the American Public Health Association, Publications Sales, P.O. Box 753, Waldorf, Maryland, 20604-0753. The cost is $200. Methods and Guidance for the Analysis of Water, Version 2, June 1999, Item No. PB99-500209. Copies are available on CD-ROM from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. 703-605-6000. The cost is $85. Techniques of Water Resource Investigation of the U.S. Geological Survey, (1982), Book 5, Chapter A3. Copies are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9325. The cost is $3.75. U.S. Geological Survey, National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality data: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 9, chaps. A1-A9, Chapter A1 (September 1998), Chapter A2 Version 2.0 (March 2003), Chapter A3 Version 1.2 (March 2003), Chapter A4 (September 1999), Chapter A5 (March 2004), Chapter A6.0 Version 1.1 (July 2003), Chapter A6.1 Version 1.2 (April 2004), Chapter A6.2 & A6.3 (April 1998), Chapter A6.4 (July 2003), Chapter A6.5 Version 1.1 (April 1998), Chapter A6.6 2nd Edition (September 2001), Chapter A6.7 (April 1998), Chapter A7 3rd Edition (November 2003), Chapter A8 & A9 (October 1997). Copies of the document are available online at: http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/twri9A.