San Antonio Water System

The San Antonio Water System is soliciting bids for biomonitoring services from an accredited laboratory under National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) to provide quality Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) analysis required for effluent monitoring by TCEQ and EPA. Specific methodology relating to Biomonitoring Testing can be found at the EPA website. The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is a municipally owned utility that provides water, wastewater, and recycled water service. The treatment plants operated by SAWS are required by the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality regulatory agency to monitor for Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) or Biomonitoring adhering to a set schedule. The SAWS ELS does not perform these tests in-house and is therefore seeking a contract lab.