EWQA Services

Program Services

• Leadership for water testing laboratories
• Applications and submission review
• On-site inspections
• Recommendations to British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer
• Educational and update bulletins
• Audits of microbiological water quality
• Quality Assurance and a Quality Management System approach to waterborne infectious diseases
• Collaborations at a national level

Steps Towards Laboratory Approval

• Enroll in and provide evidence of satisfactory performance in an approved proficiency testing program (Clinical Microbiology Proficiency Testing is an approved provider).
• Complete and submit an application questionnaire.
• Pass an on-site inspection
• Receive a certificate of approval (valid for three years) from the BC Provincial Health Officer.