EPA New England Regional Laboratory (Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation)
Regional QA Manager (RQAM), QA Staff and Program-specific QA Officers (QAOs)
Currently being displayed is an abridged version of the EPA New England QMP customized for the Regional QA Manager, QA Staff and Program-specific QA Officers including Biology and Chemistry Laboratory QAOs. The following QMP Sections describe the roles, responsibilities, mandatory training and procedures associated with ensuring QA requirements are met for all environmental data activities conducted by or for the Agency.
- QA Policy: 1.2
- Responsibilities: 1.3.2; 1.3.7; 1.3.8; 1.4.2.1
- QA Tools: Section 2
- Training: Section 3
- Contracts, Grants, Cooperative and Interagency Agreements: Section 4
- Documents and Records: Section 5
- Information Technology Support: Section 6
- Annual Quality Reporting Requirements: 7.1 - 7.2; 10.1
- Quality Management Plan Requirements: 7.3
- QAPP Requirements: 7.4 - 7.8
- Quality Assessments and Continuing Improvement: Section 9-10
Key QA Responsibilities and Activities for projects involving environmental data:
- Oversee implementation of Regional environmental data quality management system
- Develop Regional policies, procedures and guidance to ensure conformance with Agency QA requirements
- Review and approve QA planning documents
- Review and evaluate data for Agency use in environmental decisions and actions
- Conduct internal and external quality assessments and technical audits
- Provide technical support and quality-related training