New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Office of Quality Assurance 401 East State Street P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 401-02D Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 609/292-3950
Accreditation/Certification Program Type NELAP STATE SDWA 17025 Other: 0   Recognizes accreditation from NELAP ABs: Yes Accredtation required: Yes, no laboratory other than an NJDEP certified laboratory shall analyze samples for the purpose of establishing compliance with any NJDEP regulatory program. Labs required to obtain accreditation: Accreditation is required for all testing performed for compliance with NJDEP programs. Reciprocity agreements: Yes, however, reciprocity can only be granted if the laboratory is NELAP accredited by a State recognized as a NELAP Accreditation Body. Reciprocity is only offered within the NJ-NELAP program, and reciprocity is not an option in the NJ State certificati

 

Accreditation Program Contact:		Laboratory Contact:
Michele Potter [email protected] 609/633-3840		Rachel Ellis [email protected] 609/777-1749

 

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Initial application fee = $4400 + certification category fees, renewal application fee =$4100 + certification category fees; category fees range from $235-$1676 per category. Additional costs for auditing out-of-state laboratories, and in-house method reviews may apply.

 

NJDEP Fee schedule: https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/oqa/docs/fee_schedule.pdf; NJDEP out-of-state lab policy: https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/oqa/docs/policy20110523.pdf; NJ Administrative Code: https://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/rules/njac7_18.pdf

 

There are two ways to become accredited within NJ. NELAP accreditation; or New Jersey State Certification through the NJ Environmental Laboratory Certification Program (NJ-ELCP). Reciprocity is only an option within the NJ-NELAP program and only through a NELAP recognized State program. There is no discount of fees for secondary NELAP accreditation. A laboratory shall not apply for or maintain simultaneous certification in the NJ-NELAP and NJ-ELCP.