EPA New England Regional Laboratory (Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation)
Regional Staff involved in developing and/or applying models through contracts and grants
Currently being displayed is an abridged version of the EPA New England QMP customized for Regional Staff involved in developing, and/or applying models. The following QMP Sections describe the roles, responsibilities, mandatory training and procedures associated with ensuring QA requirements are met for all environmental modeling activities conducted by or for the Agency.
- QA Policy: 1.2
- Responsibilities: 1.3.9.1
- Training: 3.5; Council for Regulatory Environmental Modeling
- Contracts: 4.1
- Grants and Cooperative QA Requirements and Procedures: 4.2; 4.2.1
- Interagency Agreements: 4.2.2
- Quality Management Plan Requirements: 7.3
- QAPP Requirements: 7.4 - 7.8
- Project Oversight: 5.2; 8.6
- Technical Assessments: 9.2.1.2; 9.4 - 9.5
Key QA Responsibilities and Activities for projects involving environmental data:
- Plan Regional environmental modeling project in accordance with Guidance on the Development, Evaluation and Application of Environmental Models (CREM) (PDF) (99pp, 1.6 MB, about PDF)
- Develop modeling QAPPs using Regional Modeling Tools: QA in Modeling
- Confirm that contractors and grantees use appropriate Modeling Tools when planning environmental modeling projects for the Agency
- Review project results to ensure transparency and objectivity