EPA New England Regional Laboratory (Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation)
Quality Systems Documents
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EPA New England Documents
Quality Management Plan (e-QMP)
The QMP describes policies, procedures and management systems within EPA NE that govern quality assurance and quality control activities supporting the transparency and scientific defensibility of environmental data collected, used and disseminated by the Region.
In addition to the QMP, different "views" have been created for individual groups using the QMP. To view the information relevant to your group, navigate to "QMP Views" on the QMP web page.
Planning
General
Quality Assurance - Project Plan Program Guidance (QAPP) (PDF) (18 pp, 353 K) | MS Word Version (18 pp, 632 K)
This implementation document
describes the EPA NE program for ensuring the collection
and use of quality data.
EPA New England Example
- Streamlined QAPP Tables/Template
Examples of tables that may be included in a QAPP to summarize information, supplement
and simplify the text, or to create a useful list of important information for
the user.
Examples of Approved Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs)
Brownfields
Planning and Documenting Brownfields Projects Generic Quality Assurance Project Plans (PDF) (19 pp, 2.4 MB)
Models
Generic Modeling Quality Assurance Project Plan and Quality Assurance Checklist
The QAPP guidance document and its companion checklist are designed to assist QAPP writers and reviewers involved in modeling projects, including the Total Maximum Daily Load Program (TMDL).
Example of Approved State Generic Quality Assurance Project Plan for Models (PDF) (52 pp, 5.8 MB)
Modeling Journal: Checklist and Template (16 pp, 386 K, MS Word)
This modeling journal is a desktop tool which uses a checklist and journal template for documenting model development and model life-cycle evaluation.
Water
Quality Assurance Project Plan Development Tool
This tool is designed to assist in developing a Quality Assurance (QA) Project Plan for projects that involve surface or groundwater monitoring and/or the collection and analysis of water samples. All information is also available on CD ROM including SOPs noted in Module 5. For a CD copy contact Pat Svetaka (svetaka.pat@epa.gov or 617-918-8396).
Drinking Water
New England States' Sample Collection & Preservation Guidance Manual for Drinking Water (PDF) (60 pp, 1.1 MB)
Projects Using Only Existing (Secondary) Data
Quality Assurance Project Plan Guidance For Environmental Projects Using Only Existing (Secondary) Data (PDF) (10 pp, 67 K)
This QAPP guidance is designed to assist QAPP writers and reviewers involved in environmental projects based solely on previously existing (secondary) data. It describes a streamlined approach for planning and documenting projects that do not include sampling, testing or measurement determinations.
Field Implementation
QA Bulletin - Calibration of Dissolved Oxygen Meters (PDF) (3 pp, 14K)
Low Stress (low flow) Purging and Sampling Procedure for the Collection of Groundwater Samples from Monitoring Wells (PDF) (30 pp, 1.8 MB)
Assessment and Data Review
Environmental Data Review Program
QA guidance that documents the implementation of the updated regional environmental data review program.
Guidance for Annual Reporting of Quality System Progress (PDF) (6 pp, 242 K)
Guidance and template designed to assist EPA-funded organizations in reporting on the status/progress of their quality systems.