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Their notification should highlight the areas that did not meet established standards.
Requirements | Additional details |
|---|---|
| Experience in relevant fields | A qualified professional must work in an environmental, industrial hygiene, or engineering consulting firm with at least two years of experience |
| Specific experience in on-site testing of drinking water, including Legionella | The professional must have experience specifically in testing drinking water on-site, including methods for detecting Legionella bacteria |
| Preferential certifications | We prefer professionals with certifications in ASSE 12080 or those who are certified industrial hygienists, or supervised by them |
| Certification not mandatory, but preferred | Although not mandatory, it’s preferred for the professional to have ASSE 12080 certification, be a certified industrial hygienist, or be supervised by someone with these certifications |
Areas | Additional details | Required or not |
|---|---|---|
| Outlets primarily designed for human consumption | These are places where people typically drink water, such as kitchen sinks, bottled water filling stations, and drinking fountains | Yes |
| Bathroom sinks or water lines to tenant-owned equipment, such as refrigerators | None | No |
| Gyms, child care centers, and health units not part of the GSA-leased space | If they are not within the GSA-leased space, you do not need to include them | No |
Contaminant | Limit | Actions required |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | Greater than or equal to 15 ug/L | Notification and remediation |
| Copper | Greater than or equal to 1300 ug/L | Notification and remediation |
| Total Coliform/ E. Coli | Presence detected or positive | Notification and remediation |
| Legionella | Greater than or equal to 1 CFU/mL | Notification and remediation |
Submit the written report with the required components from the qualified professional to waterquality@gsa.gov within five business days of receiving it.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2022 and 09/30/2025.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
U.S. General Services Administration