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[Hach Company Letterhead]
September 9, 1997
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Kathleen Haller
Re: Hach Company, File No. 1-13297
Form 8-A Registration Statement Filed
August 22, 1997 ("Registration Statement")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Hach Company (the "Company") hereby requests that the above-referenced
Registration Statement be withdrawn effective immediately. The Registration
Statement erroneously identified the filing as being made under Section 12(b)
of the Securities and Exchange Act, as amended. Following withdrawal, a new
registration statement will be filed identifying the filing as being made
under Section 12(g) of the Act.
Very truly yours,
HACH COMPANY
By: /s/ Bruce J. Hach
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Bruce J. Hach, President