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ELAP proposes $1M database upgrade and an optional full TNI accreditation pathway
Summary
ELAP staff proposed a $1 million one-time contract to replace an outdated ELAP database and described a voluntary two-track accreditation model that would let laboratories opt into full TNI accreditation while retaining the current TNI-minus-2 pathway; staff said fund reserves should cover the database cost and no fee increase is anticipated at this time.
Staff for the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) outlined major cost drivers and a proposed accreditation pathway during the State Water Resources Control Board’s virtual stakeholder meeting.
Tracy Lots said the FY 25/26 ELAP fee-setting budget was approximately $4.66 million and the Governor’s January proposed FY 26/27 total is about $5.8 million, an increase of roughly $1.2 million (25.5%). She said the largest single cost-driver shown was a proposed one-time $1 million BCP for a new secure ELAP database — described as the California Environmental Regulatory…
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