Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 149.21
The department shall establish fees for laboratories participating in the laboratory accreditation program. These costs include those associated with laboratory evaluations, discretionary acceptance of data, reciprocity, training, and collection of fees. Fees may not be prorated and, except for overpayment, are not refundable.
Note: "Laboratory accreditation program expenses" may not exceed the legislature's approved spending authority for the laboratory accreditation program in a fiscal year. The department of administration approved spending authority is given in s. 20.370(9) (fj), Stats., and may be revised by the department of administration to recover laboratory accreditation program cost.
Note: For example, given the following,
Projected Laboratory Accreditation Program Expenses = $612,121
Application Fees (three-year average) = $31,681
Travel Reimbursement (three-year average) = $17,079
Fee Revenue Required would be $612,121 - ($31,681 + $17,079) = $563,361.
Note: For example, given the following,
Base RV: # Labs Registered (5 RV) = 225; # Labs Certified (10 RV) = 141;
Matrix RV = 341 Aqueous, 71 Solid, and 43 Drinking water.
Technology/Class RV= 2612 Aqueous, 943 Solid, and 575 Drinking water.
Base Fee RV Units = (225 x 5) + (141 x 10) = 2535
Matrix RV Units = (341+ 71+43) = 455 x 5 RV/Matrix = 2275
Technology/Class RV Units = (2612+ 943+575) = 4130 RV
Total # RV Units = 2535 + 2275 + 4130 = 8940 RV Units.
Note: For example, given the following,
Fee Revenue Required = $563,361
Total # RV Units = 8940 RVU
Cost per RV ($/RV) = $563,361 / 8940 RVU = $63.01/RV Units; rounded to the nearest $0.50 = $63.00/RV Units.
Note: For example, given the following for Pinestump Wastewater Treatment Plant Laboratory,
Base RV: 5 (registered)
Matrix RV =5 (aqueous matrix only)
Technology/Class RV= 4 (Oxygen Demand Assays = 3 RV; Gravimetric Assays - Residue = 1 RVU).
Total # RV Units = 5 + 5 + 4 = 14 RV Units
Laboratory fee = 14 RV Units x $63.00/RV Units = $882.00.
Table 1 - Administrative Fees
Item | RV Units |
Discretionary Acceptance (s. NR 149.11) | Actual Cost |
Evaluation Cancellation 1 | Incurred Costs |
Evaluation for Enforcement Follow-Up | Actual Cost |
Evaluation of Out-of-State Laboratories | Travel Cost |
Late Renewal Fee2 | 2 |
1 Out-of-state laboratories may be required to reimburse the laboratory accreditation program for travel costs incurred by the cancellation or postponement of an evaluation, including airfare, hotel, and rental car expenses.
2 Assessed 30 days after payment due date.
Note: Example - The application fee for a laboratory applying to add ammonia by colorimetry under the aqueous matrix is based on only the number of RV units for a revised application since the lab has already paid for the aqueous matrix and colori-metry technology as part of its renewal fees.
Table 2 - Application Fees
Item | RV Units |
Initial Application | 6 |
Revised Application | 3 |
Reciprocity Application | 4 |
Transfer of Ownership Application | 4 |
Table 3 - Annual Fees for Accreditation
Item | RV Units | |
A. | Administrative Fees | |
Outstanding administrative fees | per Table 1 of this subchapter | |
B. | Base Fees | |
Base Fee, Certification | 10 | |
Base Fee, Registration | 5 | |
C. | Matrix Fees | |
Matrix Fee, Aqueous | 5 | |
Matrix Fee, Drinking Water | 5 | |
Matrix Fee, Non-Aqueous | 5 | |
D. | Analytical Technology Fees for Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Matrices | |
General Chemistry | ||
Oxygen Demand Assays (BOD or cBOD) | 3 | |
Colorimetric or Turbidimetric | 2 | |
Electrometric Assays (i.e. ion-selective electrodes) Gravimetric Assays - Residues (solids) Extraction/Gravimetric Assays - Oil & Grease as Hexane Extractable Materials (HEM) | 1 1 2 | |
Titrimetric or Potentiometric Titration Assays | 1 | |
Flow Injection-Gas Diffusion-Amperometry Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) or Microcoulometry | 4 2 | |
Ion Chromatography (IC) | 4 | |
Metals Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (FLAA) Flame Photometry Spectrophotometry (FP) | 2 2 | |
Gaseous Hydride Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (GHAA) | 3 | |
Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (GFAA) Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (CVAA) | 3 3 | |
Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrophotometry (CVAFS) | 3 | |
Thermal Decomposition Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (TDAA) | 3 | |
Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrophotometry (ICP) | 4 | |
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) Organics | 5 | |
Gas Chromatography (GC) | 4 | |
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) | 5 | |
Liquid Chromatography (LC) Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) | 4 5 | |
High Resolution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (HRGC/MS) | 10 | |
Other Hazardous Waste Characteristics | 2 | |
Solid Waste Leaching Procedures | 2 | |
Whole Effluent Toxicity Assays | 5 | |
E. | Other Analytical Class Fees for Drinking Water Matrix | Not to exceed 101 |
Disinfection By-products | 5 | |
Primary Inorganic Contaminants (Non-Metals) | 3 | |
Primary Inorganic Contaminants (Metals) | 6 | |
Secondary Contaminants (Non-Metals) Secondary Contaminants (Metals) | 2 3 | |
Synthetic Organic Contaminants (SOC) - Dioxin Synthetic Organic Contaminants (SOC) - Organochlorine Pesticides | 8 3 | |
Synthetic Organic Contaminants (SOC) - Nitrogen-Phosphorus Pesticides | 3 | |
Synthetic Organic Contaminants (SOC) - Herbicides Synthetic Organic Contaminants (SOC) - Miscellaneous | 3 4 | |
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) | 4 | |
Other | Not to exceed 101 |
1 Actual cost will be determined by the department considering the complexity of the technology.
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 149.21