Exhibit (23)p.
                                                               (Item 601(23))


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                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-39675), Form S-8 (No. 333-39019), Form S-8 
(No. 33-90584), and Form S-8 (No. 33-64793) of Hach Company and Subsidiaries 
of our report dated June 4, 1998, appearing on page 18 of the Annual Report 
to Shareholders which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We 
also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial 
Statement Schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
July 28, 1998