MSD maintains laboratory facilities at each of its regional water quality treatment centers. These are staffed as needed by treatment plant operators for process control analyses. Two of these laboratories are staffed will full time degreed Chemists and Laboratory Technicians-Derek R. Guthrie Water Quality Treatment Center (DRGWQTC) and Morris Forman Water Quality Treatment Center (MFWQTC). The DRGWQTC laboratory performs process control analyses for DRGWQTC and permit compliances analyses for our small treatment plants (STPs) as well as DRGWQTC. The Morris Forman laboratory provides permit compliance analyses for all the other regional plants as well as provides analytical services for the entire District.
The Laboratory Services Department has a permanent budgeted staff of thirteen and two part-time positions. The laboratory is responsible for the following:
- Process control and permit compliance analyses for MFWQTC
- Daily monitoring of Louisville Green®
- Specialized testing (e.g., trace metals and organic chemicals) for treatment plants
- Industrial compliance monitoring
- Quality Charge Testing for the Industrial Waste Pretreatment Program
- Pollutant load monitoring
- Storm water Permit Compliance monitoring
- Consent Decree analytical support
On the average, the laboratory performs approximately 175,000 analyses each year.
The laboratory staff has the opportunity to provide additional technical resources within the District. The staff is involved in training operational staff as well as training in the region.
