Water Testing:
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TEST
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METHOD
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ACCEPTABLE RESULTS
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FREQUENCY
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Drinking Water
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Colilert
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No Coliforms found
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At least once every three years, or whenever well or system repairs are made
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Bay Water
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A-1 modified method
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<14/100 mL
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As needed upon request by Public Health Sanitarians
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Dairy Water
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Multiple tube fermentation
Colilert
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<1.1/100 mL
<1.0/100 mL
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As needed upon request by Public Health Sanitarians
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Milk Testing: ^ Top
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TEST
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METHOD
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ACCEPTABLE RESULTS
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FREQUENCY
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Standard Plate count
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PAC - pasteurized
PAC - producer
PAC - commingled
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20,000/mL
100,000/mL
300,000/mL
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At least four times during any consecutive six month period.
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Coliform Count
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PCC/HSCC
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<10/mL
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As requested by Public Health Sanitarians only
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Growth Inhibitors
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Charm SL-3
Delvotest
Charm SLBL Charm Tetra-SL Charm Sulfa-SL
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Not Found
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As requested by Public Health Sanitarians only
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Somatic Cell Counts
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OSCC
DMSCC
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Cow: 750,000/mL
Goat: 1,5000,000/mL
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As requested by Public Health Sanitarians only
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Alkaline Phosphatase
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Advanced Fluorometer
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Not Found
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As requested by Public Health Sanitarians only
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Freezing Point
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Cryoscope
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<-0.525º Horvet
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As requested by Public Health Sanitarians only
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Pathogens
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BAX system
BAM
VIDAS
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Not Found
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As requested by Public Health Sanitarians only
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Aflatoxins
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Charm SL-Aflatoxin
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<500 ppt
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As requested by Public Health Sanitarians only
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Food Testing: ^ Top
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Food is tested only upon request from DSHS, local city county health departments, and hospitals. All food testing is done by standard methods following the Bacteriological Analytical Manual, FDA, 8th Edition.
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TESTS
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METHODS
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Campylobacter spp. Cronobacter spp. Escherichia coli O157:H7 Non-0157 STEC Organisms (026, 045, 0103, 0111, 0121, and 0145)
Listeria monocytogenes Salmonella spp. Shigella spp. Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus
Yersinia enterocolitica
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