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Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water (DDW) issued a press release regarding new Response Levels (RL) for PFOA and PFOS.
The RL for Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is now set at 10 parts per trillion (ppt)
The RL for Perfluorooctanoic sulfonate (PFOS) is now set at 40 ppt.
Previously California RL’s were set at the federal level of 70 ppt for PFOA and PFOS combined.
While today’s political climate is arguably the most divisive in history, we believe those in the water industry agree on the importance of providing consumers with safe, clean drinking water. This month the Trump administration announced regulations that considerably weaken clean water protections. As the LA Times reports:
“Defying environmentalists and public health advocates, the Trump administration on Thursday announced the replacement of Obama-era water protections with a significantly weaker set of regulations that lifts limits on how much pollution can be dumped into small streams and wetlands.
Babcock Laboratories, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its new service center in the Imperial Valley. The satellite facility will serve as a drop-off location for all analyses in Imperial County. Samples will be conveyed to the main laboratory in Riverside for analysis and reporting.
In order to meet all method regulatory holding times the new service center will operate on a limited basis, accepting bacteriological, nitrate-nitrite, and General Physical (COT) samples on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays before noon and, for analyses with longer holding times, Monday through Thursday. The service center is located at 104 S. 8th St., Brawley, CA 92227 and the hours are M-Thurs. 8am-2pm. Babcock Field Department services are also be available on a limited basis and must be pre-arranged.
On December 2, 2019, Babcock Laboratories, Inc. joined an elite group of laboratories in California accredited to analyze all PFAs by Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual (DoD QSM - version 5.1 or newer). On January 9th the CA Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (CA ELAP) added PFAS to Babcock Labs’ accreditation for analysis of Semi-volatile Organic Constituents in non-potable water—Field of Testing (FOT) 111. Babcock became one of a handful of laboratories in the State with the proper CA ELAP accreditation for PFAS required for all State regulatory work.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new validated method for testing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. Babcock Laboratories played a valuable role in the EPA’s validation study for Method 533 and is well-equipped to offer additional PFAS analyses to water agencies interested in a more comprehensive look into their source waters.
Babcock Laboratories, Inc. is honored to announce that it has been named a Top Workplace in the Inland Empire for a third year in a row!
On Sunday December 7th, the Press Enterprise announced the 2019 Top Workplaces in the Inland Empire and Babcock Labs was ranked as a Top Workplace in the small business category. We believe this award serves as well-deserved praise of our employee owners who have made and continue to make Babcock Labs a great place to work.
This year the Inland News Group and its survey partner Energage invited 807 organizations in the Inland Empire to participate in the 6th annual Top Workplaces program. More than 30,000 employees were surveyed and 35 companies and organizations were honored as a Top Workplace. Companies were divided into large, mid and small size businesses. The Top Workplace Award is awarded to companies whose employees ranked their company high in areas such as benefits, leadership, training, compensation and workplace culture.
This is the 4th time Babcock Laboratories has received this award. It is a privilege to be a 2019 Top Workplace. We are grateful for our team’s continued confidence in and dedication to our organization, and we could not be more proud of our team!
