Important Dates for DMR-QA Study 40

At the beginning of each year, the US EPA notifies NPDES permit holders of their requirement to participate in the annual Discharge Monitoring Report - Quality Assurance (DMR-QA) study under Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 308. If you received a notification letter and Alloway is performing analyses in support of your permit, please email your completed analyte check lists to rhonda.morris@alloway.com for Alloway Marion analyzed data, or lana.jackson@alloway.com for Alloway Lima analyzed data.

The following are important dates for the DMR-QA Study:

  • March 20th - DMR-QA Study 40 opens
  • Prior to May 29th – Permittees to return verification form to the state coordinator indicating receipt of Study 40 announcement
  • September 18th – DMR-QA Study 40 closes
  • Prior to October 16th – PT provider must provide laboratory with graded report
  • Prior to October 30th – Alloway must email graded report to permittees
  • November 20th – Permittees must send their completed data package to the EPA state coordinator
  • January 15th, 2021 – Permittees must submit corrective action reports to the state coordinator