GUHMNCX FOR PREPARATION OP COMBINED
   fOBX/QUALITY ASSURAICE PROJECT PLN4S
       FOR ENVHOtffNIAL MONITORING

                          I
              (d*S  OA - 1)
OFFICE OP WATER REGULATIONS AND SEAKMROS
   U.S. ENVmXMENTAL FK3TECTION AGENCY
         WASHINGTON,  O.C.  20460
                .•lay, 1984

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     In order  to help ensure that EPA's environnental monitoring
data is of known quality, the Agency has established specific requirements
for development of Quality Assurance Program Plans and Quality Assurance
Project Plans.  These QA plans are required for environnental monitoring
tasks accomplished within EPA, by its contractors and its grantees.  By
regulation, all QA Project Plans oust conform in content with QM4S-
005/80 "Interim Guidelines and Specifications for Preparing Quality Assurance
Project Plans."                                    /

     This OW Worx/OA Project Plan Guidance document was developed in
confonnance with QAMS-005/8Q and has been authorized as an official alter-
native to that document.  The OW document reflects extensive experience in
use of QAMS-005/80 and  is in itself a product of more than two years of
intensive development by a Pederal/Regional/State team.  The culmination
of the development process was a large scale pilot implementation of the
OW document beginning in April 1983.  During the pilot implementation,
the guidance was applied to a wide range of Agency, State and contractor
environmental monitoring tasks involving water programs, solid waste
programs and Superfund programs.  A pilot implementation workshop held
in October 1983 indicated uniform concurrence in the clarity and utility
of the document by EPA, State and contractor participants.  In the
meantime, the OW guidance document was selected as the agency-wide model
for QA project plan development.

     The OW guidance document was prepared to expedite the preparation of
water monitoring plans which will ensure practical, cost-effective data
acquisition and use.  While water monitoring examples are utilized in the
guidance for illustration purposes, the guidance has been utilized for and
is applicable to other media and program applications including those of
RCRA and Superfund. .

     The docunent is designed to eliminate the necessity for preparation of
multiple documents such as standard work plans and quality assurance projects
plans.  The format and approach are designed to ensure practical utility
recognizing that the detail of each plan can vary widely.  Simple
tasks will frequently require brief plans.  Complex tasks may involve
a comprehensive document.

     Effective implementation of the guidance document can have a range of
important payoffs.  Duplication of effort through each State developing
its own QA project plan format and procedures will be eliminated, conserving
valuable State resources.  Economic waste resulting from data acquired
at considerable cost and effort - but of limited and often suspect reli-
ability - will be reduced.  A basis for combining or excluding data from
diverse sources will exist since the quality of each data base will be
defined.  This latter capability is of special importance in such areas as
cooperative monitoring where the data of the regulated community may be
co-mixed with other data sources.

     Additional information on implementation and updates of the .guidance
document can be obtained from Martin W. frossman, QA Officer, EPA  (Wt-553)
Washington, D.C. 20460.

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                            FABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Foreword
I.
II.
III.
 IV.
                                                            Page

       Introduction                                          I-I
       work/DA Project Plan Guidance                        ii-i
 0.    Title Page                                             1
 1,    Project Name                                           1
 2.    Project Requested By                                   1
 3.    Date of Request                                        1
 4.    Date of Project Initiation                             1
 5.    Project Officer                                        1
 6.    Quality Assurance Officer                              1
 7.    Project Description                                    1
 8.    Project Fiscal Information (Optional)                  4
 9.    Schedule of Tasks and Products                         4
10.    Project Organization and Responsibility                5
11.    Data Quality Requirements and Assessments              7
12.    Sampling Procedures                                    9
13.    Sample Custody Procedures                              9
14.    Calibration Procedures and Preventive Maintenance      10
IS.    Documentation, Data Reduction and Reporting            11
16.    Data Validation                                        12
17.    Performance and System Audits                          13
18.    Corrective Action                                      14
19.    Reports                                                15
       Wbrk/QA Project Plan Short Fora                     III-I
       Example Work/W Project Plan                        IV -I
       Appendix

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                               Introduction

 I.   Need  for a QA Guidance Docunent

     Good  professional practice dicates that environmental neasureaent
 tasks be adequately conceived, documented and executed so that the
 resulting  data can be used with some definable degree of confidence.
 Penalization of sound Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)  procedures
 can help ensure control and documentation of data quality.  However,  unless
 such procedures are built into the standard documents and practices
 utilized to develop, administer, and evaluate environmental measurement
 tasks the  procedures can became a marginally useful and burdensome
 requirement.
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     This guidance document has been developed to facilitate the incorporation
 of sound and useful QA/QC practices into environmental measurement tasks
 performed with financial assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency
 and/or mandated under Environmental Regulations, which the Agency is  responsible
 for administering.

     Under the Agency's mandatory Quality Assurance Program all its in-house
 and externally supported efforts must incorporate sound Quality Assurance
 procedures.  A key requirement is the Quality Assurance Project Plan.  In
 order to inftaMnt this requirement the Agency has developed a generalized
Quality Assurance guidance document, Q/MS-005/80, for multimedia use.
 Experience with QM4&-005/BO indicated the need to:  refine the guidance;
 better describe the elements of QA planning; logically combine a work
 plan with QA planning; and provide practical examples to assist in preparation
 of the QA  plans.  It was particularly apparent that effective implementation
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of QA/QC  requirements,  required combining the features of a QA Project
Plan with a work plan.  Thus a single document would eliminate the dual
effort of preparing  two plans and assure the practical incorporation of
QA/QC controls.

Development Process

     The  EPA guidance development task force was constituted in April 1982
consisting of the lead  representative from the Office of Water (OW), a
representative from  the Quality Assurance Management Staff (QMS), and
Quality Assurance Officers  (QAO's) from EPA Regions II, III and VTI.
These Regional QAO's are responsible for all media programs.  Their
                                                                         i
ample experience in water,  air, solid waste and hazardous materials QA  '
applications was especially valuable.

     This initial team met  in July 1982 to formulate a development approach
and schedule (see Exhibit #1).  State representatives were quickly selected
to complement the task  force.  (The task force composition is shown in
Appendix A.)  An initial evalution of QAMS-005/80 "interim Guidelines
and Specifications for Preparing Quality Assurance Project Plans* was
conducted.  Based on a  review of QAMS-005/80 and the team's application
experience with the document, a development package was produced.  The
package consisted of a description of the new approach rationale, a
document outline, specific  assignments and the schedule depicted previously
in Exhibit II.
     In undertaking  this effort a range of technical and practical  issues
were addressed, including:
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                                 Exhibit »i
 Date

 4/22/82


 7/12,13/82


 7/16/82


 7/21/82


 7/23/82


 7/27/82




 7/30/82


 7/30/82


 7/30/82




 8/27/82

9/1,2/82
1V15/82




1/4/83


1/20 - 21/83


4/15/83
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
        APRIL 1982 - APRIL 1983

  Activity

  Establish Task Force of Headquarters and Regional QA
  Officers

  Task Force work session (resolve aproach, document
  outline, assignments, schedule.)

  Complete development package, mail out for Task Force
  review.

  Complete development package review (Task Force call in
  and mail revisions to Martin Broaaman.)

  Incorporate Task Force revisions into development
  package.  Mail cut to Task Force members.

  Present concept and development plan to QA/QC Sub Group
  of Standing Working Group on Water Monitoring and
  wasteload Allocation.

  Regional Task Force members finalize selection of state
  Task Force members.

  i^velopment package sent to-Regions-for-Region/state
  review.

  Task Force begins initial draft of guidance document
  (see individual assignment list - products due as
  available with all inputs due 9/1/82.)

  Region/State comments due on development package.

  Task Force work session to incorporate Region/State
  comments, and revise development package.  Review
  initial draft inputs.  Develop new guidance document
  outline, task force assignments, and revised development
  schedule.

  Draft guidance document/development package out for
  review to Regions/States and Standing Working Group
  on Water Monitoring and Wasteload Allocation.

  Comments on draft guidance document and development
  package due.

  Task Force work session for revision of guidance
  document and planning pilot implementation schedule.

  Guidance document completed and ready for pilot
  implementation by Regions/States.
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      (1)  How can Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) be effectively
 integrated  into current procedures without creating undue burden while
 increasing  the utility of the data?
      (2)  How can flexibility be built  into QA/QC guidance such that simple
 and comprehensive environmental measurement tasks cap all be accommodated
 with  "appropriate" coverage?
      (3)  What constitutes a "project"  or "task?"
      (41  What range of environmental meaffur-saent tasks can be acccnmodated
 under a QA/QC guidance document?
      (5)  How can Federal QA/QC requirements be effectively adapted and
 updated for State use  to ensure requirements are met while variations in
 State procedures and requirements are accaonodated?
The issues  previously  described dominated the development of this guidance
document and led to the following resolutions and characteristics:
      (1)  The QA/QC aspects should be integrated by combining the features
of a QA project plan with a work plan.  Thus, a single document eliminates
 the dual effort and assures practical incorporation of QA/QC controls.
      (2)  Flexibility  in utilization of the guidance for comprehensive tasks
and those of limited scope was to be achieved by retaining the basic elements
 for small and large scale efforts but modifying the detail.  For example,
 in relatively simple or routine tasks or sub-tasks of a larger program the
 information My be covered by a simple  reference to a SOP or the major
program docunnt.  In  the sane way, for cases where a State already has an
 "official*  work plan requirement, the appropriate elements could be included
 in the guidance document by reference.
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      (3)   The decision as to what constitutes a task or  "project" admittedly
 is a somewhat subjective one.   However,  the combination  Wbrk/QA project plan
 oust be comprehensive and detailed enough to cover the task or projects in a
 definitive way.
      (4)   The document was to be  designed to cover all aspects of water
 environmental aeasuranent froe network design to field wnpling through
 laboratory analysis and data reduction and,  where  applicable, computer input.
      (5")   The problem of developing a document meeting both Federal and
 State requirements was addressed  through constitution of a Federal,, Regional,
 State task force  for  development  and implementation.  Furthermore, the develop-
 ment and  implementation effort has been  designed to provide continuing update,
 expansion and improvement of the  guidance.
      The  guidance objectives were carefully addressed throughout the develop-
 ment and  review process.   On-going Federal,  Regional, and State inputs
 were assured  through  the task  force makeup.   The development concept
 plans and draft guidance document were critiqued by each of EPA's Regions
 and  selected  State reviewers from these  Regions.   In addition, the same
materials were reviewed by the QA/QC subgroup of EPA's Standing working Group
on Hater Monitoring and Wasteload Allocation.  This Group was constituted of
 technical  personnel from ASIWPCA,  USGS,  Industry and environmental groups.
      The  final test of the utility of the guidance document was the pilot
 implementation scheduled to begin in April  1983.   Exhibit 12 shows the schedule
developed to  carry out the pilot  implementation  and subsequent planned steps
 in guidance development and implementation.   Pilot implementation was to
consist of introduction of this guidance in the  "normal  course of business*
by Federal, Regional  and State task group members.  The  process was to be
as natural possible to "shake  out" problems and  evaluate the clarity and
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                                 Exhibit #2
 Date
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT DEVELOmEOT SCHEDULE
        APRIL 1983 - OCTOBER 1983

            Activity
04/15/83
04/15/83
06/06-10/33 -
06/27-30/83 -
07/22/83
08/15/83
10/26,27/83
10/28/83


12/31/83
  Guidance Document distributed for pilot implementation.
  (State use in ambient monitoring and intensive surveys.
  State and contractor use in RCRA and Superfund programs)

  Implementston support (ongoing) provided as needed.
  (va. State Mater Control Board, N.J. Dept. of Environmental
  Protection etc.)  Develop, on on-going basis, concepts for
  a nationwide implementation.  Plans include workshop for
  pilot implementation participants and National/Regional
    rkshops for PY 84.
  Ptugiam Plan/Project Plan implementation meetings for six
  States of Region I (Separate meetings with Water Program
  staffs & consolidated lab staffs in each state.)  Original
  plan of briefing on OW guidance document expanded to
  include:  FY 84 QA grant requirements (40CFR Part 30);'QA
  Program Plan requirements; and OW Project Plan guidance
  document. .,.«-,

  Guidance document task force members meet at QA Officer's
  Meeting, San Francisco to develop draft user inquiry
  critique for States & contractor's utilizing document in
  pilot implementation.

  Pilot implementation inquiry packages developed and
  provided to task force members.  (Package consists of memo
  requesting responses to nine questions on pilot implemen-
  tation.)

  Responses to pilot implementation inquiry due.  Initiate
  analysis of responses and planning for Fall workshop
  based upon responses.

  Fall workshop on pilot implementation (Participants to
  include state representatives, contractors, task force
  members and Regional QAO's participating in National/
  Regional project plan workshops in Spring FY 84.)

  Critique of workshop inputs and plans for Guidance
  Document expansion/revision.

  Guidance Document revised with summary of findings and
  recommendations from pilot implementation.
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 effectiveness of  the guidance.
 A description of  planned and already on-going applications of the guidance
 as of April  1983  is  included as Appendix  B.  Pollowup of the pilot
 implementation was conducted through a user  inquiry form shown in Exhibit
 13 and  the October 1983 workshop on the pilot applications.  Application areas
 included ambient  water monitoring, intensive surveys, and permit compliance
 monitoring.   Media applications included water program, RGRA and Superfund
 areas. * In addition  to the use of the guidance in OA plan development,
 sane States - including Pennsylvania - used  the document as a training
 device on monitoring and as a guide in developing specific State-wide
 quality assurance programs.  Brief suaraaries of many of the pilot applications
 are included  in Appendix C.
     The pilot implementation and resulting  workshop indicated that the
 two year Federal/State development and refinement process involved in
 the guidance  document had yielded a highly useful and versatile guide
 for development of QA Project Plans.  Based  upon the pilot implementation,
 the workshop,  and additional responses to the user inquiry form, it was
 included that the guidance document was ready for nationwide implementation.
 It was also apparent that a number of technical developments could further
greatly assist States and contractors to  improve the quality of their plans.
The proposed  nationwide implementation schedule and technical development
areas are depicted in Exhibit 14.  The concept reflected in this schedule
 involved the  production of a "loose-leaf" guidance document which could be
expanded on a periodic basis as new technical development inputs were
available.  Each  new development was to be fully critiqued and pilot
 tested prior  to issuance.  Resource constraints and the impact of other
 priorities have thus far delayed these additional developments.  However the
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                                Exhibit #3


To:    Users of the EPA "Guidance for Preparation of Combined Work Assurance
       Project Plans for Environmental Monitoring"

From:  Martin Brossman, Quality Assurance Officer, EPA (WH-553)

Application Experience

     You have been identified as having utilized the subject Quality
Assurance guidance in a water (or other media) monitoring project.  In
order to help us improve this guidance, we would like some feedback from
you on your application.  We would appreciate a response to the following:

(1)  Title of project and a very brief description.

(2)  Which sections of the guidance, corresponding to nmbers 0 through 19
     trf the Table of Contents, were unclear to you?  Explain.

(3)  Which sections of the guidance were not relevant to your project?  Explain.

(4)  Would it be helpful if we provided you with "text" for some of the sections?
     (This might include standardized statements for sections on data quality
     requirements, corrective action, and data validation.)

(5)  Would "generic" plans be helpful to you in conjunction with the guidance
     document?  (This might include a large scale ambient water monitoring
     network project, and an intensive survey etc.)

(6)  Can you suggest any items not covered in th*:guidance which were critical
     for planning to ensure quality data?

(7)  Do you plan to continue using this type of QA plan approach for future
     monitoring projects?

(8)  If the above answer is no, what alternative approach do you plan to use?

(9)  Additional comments.  (A copy of your QA plan will be helpful).

Users'  Workshop

     A Users' Workshop will be held in the Fall of 1983 in Washington, DC.
This Workshop will be used to discuss your utilization and set priorities
for expansion of our guidance document.  Please provide your name, complete
address and telephone number along with those of other colleagues who may
be interested in attending.

Responses

    Please return your responses by August IS, 1983 tot

               Martin Brossman, Quality Assurance Officer  (WH-553)
               Environmental Protection Agency
               Washington, DC  20460
               Telephone:  (202) 382-7040
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                                Exhibit *4
                  GUIDANCE DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
Date

  1/27/84
  3/26/84
04/16/84-
 05/11/84

 05/01/84
  9/30/84
Activity

Detailed guidance document development schedule completed
based on pilot effort.  Structure for "loose leaf coded
guidance document resolved.  Funding and publication
issues resolved (Contract support established through ow
or ORD.)  Plans for National/Regional workshops.  (Note
the following are tentative schedules.)

Guidance manuals published for distribution and use at
National/Regional QA Project Plan Workshops.

Regional OA Project Plan two day workshops conducted for
Regions 1, II, III, V, VIII, DC, and X.

Guidance document development tasks in confotnance with
schedule developed on 1/27/84.  Extent of task development
dependent on contract support, and/or State support.

(1)     Development of data quality objectives guidance
        including precision, accuracy, comparability,
        completeness, representativeness etc.             ;

(2)     Expansion of sections on; (a) documentation, (b)
        data reduction, data management and reporting,
        and (c) data validation.

(3)     Development of generic project plans.

(4)     Development of SOP references for use with project
        plans.

(5)     Development of implementation guidelines based
        on State experience - interdepartmental
        coordination, organization, assignment of
        responsibilities, resource implications, admin-
        istrative procedures etc.

(6)     Analysis and incorporation of OA bicnonitoring
        approaches.

(7)     Support to other programs on adaptations of OW
        guidance.  (Supported program to provide funding
        or staff augmentation.)

(8)     Participation in Monitoring and wasteload
        Allocation workshops.

(9)     Inputs and descriptions for Monitoring Strategy
        and adaptation of project plan as required  for
        special OW priority tasks.
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wide-spread  implementation of  the current guidance document will provide
useful  information when the  full development plan can be implemented.
In addition  to the applications of  the guidance document already described,
the OW guidance document was recommended as an Agency-wide model in
December 1983.  The guidance's adaptability is also illustrated by its
utilization  to develop the QA  Plan  for EPA's National Dioxin Study in
April 1984.  This study involves multi-media chemical and biological
       »
monitoring.  Other Agencies  including UBGS are considering use of the
guidance.    The docunent has been implemented by individuals and staffs
of environment Canada, the International Joint Commission, EPA contractors,
and an extensive list of corporations.  This broad base of applications
combined with the State applications, should provide a wealth of user
                                         •
experience and basis for further improvements.
Use of Guidance Document
     A variety of options exist to  meet acceptable QA/QC requirements in
environmental measurement projects.  QA/X requirements may be incorporated
into existing regulations or certification programs.  Some States have
developed adequate OA Project  Plans independently or in collaboration with
EPA Regional Offices.  This  guidance document has been prepared by incorporating
the combined experience of the Federal/Regional/State team together with inputs
from contractors and industry  users.  It  is recommended that guidance be used
for developing work/Oft Project Plans for each specific environmental
monitoring project or continuing operation.
     The guidance document has been developed to afford considerable
flexibility  in use.  If work plans  already exist, or are under development
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 to meet, a pre-established  requirement,  the appropriate sections of
 those plans can be simply  included  by reference,   in addition, existing
 Standard Operating Procedures  (SOP's) can  be  referenced.  This procedure
 minimizes preparation  time but ensures  completeness^   Further flexibility
 is afforded by  choice  of a more comprehensive narrative format or "short
 form." Section  II  of the document provides a  structured format and narrative
 description for developing work/QA  Project Plans covering comprehensive
 environmental monitoring projects.  Section III provides a "fill-in" form
 utilizing the structured format of  Section II to facilitate preparation
 of plans  of more limited scope or plans which can  be covered well by
 reference to SOP's, or more ccnprehenisve  project/program descriptions.
 Section  IV provides an example of an  actual Work/QA Project Plan, utilizing
 the format and  narrative guidance described in Section II.  The example
 is not comprehensive since it  represents an adaption of an existing water
monitoring project description into the suggested  Work/QA Project Plan format.
However,  the example is useful as an  application guide.
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SECTION II

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 II.  Work/QA  Project  Plan Guidance

     Title Page   (With Project Officer, QA Officer and Agency/Division Director
                   signatures.)*
 1.   Project  Name
 2.   Project  Requested By
 3.   Date of  Request
 4.   Date of  Project  Initiation
 5.   Project  Officer
 6.   Quality  Assurance Officer
 7.   Project  Description
     The purpose of the project description is to defins the objectives
 (goals) of the project and describe how the project will be designed to
obtain the information needed to accomplish the project goals.  The
                                       •
 project description should consist of the following:

     A.   Objective and Scope Statement
          This section should consist of a comprehensive statanent
          addressing the project's objective (purpose) and an overview of
          the project's scope (activities).  Background information
          pertaining to the project (i.e., reconnaissance information)
          should be Included.

*  As illustrated by the Title Pages in Sections II and III, the exact
   format^of this page will vary according to specific State organizations
   and their designated responsible individuals.

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B.   Data Usage

     This section should consist of a comprehensive statement
     outlining the intended data usage.  It is important to clearly
     indicate this usage so that suitable sampling, analytical and
     QA/QC protocols are selected.  When applicable, secondary uses
     of the data should be identified.  The following are examples of
     data uses:
                -  verify self-monitoring data;
                •  verify compliance with NPOES permit;
                -  support permit reissuance and /or revision;
                -  support other program elements such as Mater quality
                   standards; and
                •  possible usage In an enforcement action.
                                  *
C.   Monitoring Network Design and Ratlona'c-
     This section should address the design of the overall monitoring
     system, the specific locations of the sampling sites, and the
     justification for the overall monitoring network design.  As
     discussed in Section II, data representativeness, comparability,
     and completeness should be considered an integral part of the
     monitoring design.  Other relevant factors which Influence the
     design of the monitoring network should also be considered
     «nd reflected in the plan (e.g., homogeneity of the system
     under Investigation, accessibility of the sampling area, stream
     flow conditions, tidal fluctuation, weather conditions).
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Monitoring Parameters and Frequency of Collection
This section should discuss the types of parameters to be
collected at the various sa-oling sites.  This may be done
In tabular form provided the following Information is listed:
     • sampling site location (e.g.. latitude/longitude. River Mile
       Index. Depth);                 f
     • type of sample (e.g.. grab sample, cross-sectional
       stream composite sample);
     • sample matrix (e.g., stream surface water, river bottom
       sediment);
     - parameters to be analyzed (e.g.,  copper, lead); and
     - sampling frequency.
"Type of sample" should be only a brief description.   A
detailed description of the «ample collection method  will be
addressed 1n Item 12.
Parameter Table
This table should provide the following information for each
parameter analyzed:
     - sample matrix;
     - analytical method reference; and
     - sample holding time.
The analytical method reference must correspond to that specific
procedure which is followed in the laboratory for the analysis
of that parameter in that matrix.  If an EPA-approved method is
used, a citation of the method's reference is sufficient.  If
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          no EPA-approved method is available or if the method to be used
          is a modification of an EPA-approved method, the method must be
          validated and documented in detail.  The documented method should
          be made part of the project plan by either incorporation into
          the laboratory's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) or by
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          becoming an attachment to the project plan.

8.   Project Fiscal Information (Optional)*
     *
To aid in the planning, control, and the allocation of existing resources
and to assist in the documentation and justification for future resources,
the financial requirements/expenditures for travel, per diem, mileage,
salaries and benefits, clerical services, expendable supplies, laboratory
services and any outside contractual arrangements should be delineated.
In addition, major equipment items such as automobiles, trucks, boats,
helicopters, drilling equipment, special safety equipment, etc., required
to implement the study plan for the project, should be specified and the
source and cost of each item identified.  A factor for administrative
overhead cost may also be computed to complete the fiscal picture.

9.   Schedule of Tasks and Products

The progress of the project from conception to Implementation should be
followed,  ft 1s necessary to plot each phase of the project contained
in the prtxfict schedule, from initial request to final project report.

*  This section Is optional depending on existing State procedures.
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 This  includes:
      -  the  date  of the  request which  initiates the project;
      -  the  date  by which the  project  plan will be submitted to all
        interested parties;
      •  the  date  by which comments on  the plan are to be received by the
        project officer;
      -  the  date(s) of the field reconnaissance;
      -  the  date(s) of the field sampling activities;
      -  the  date(s) the  samples will be submitted to the laboratory for analysis;
      -  the  date(s) by which all analyses are to be completed and the data
        submitted to the project officer;
      -  the  date(s) the  data will be entered into STORE! or other computerized
        systems;
      -  the  date of the completion of  the draft interim/final project report;
      -  the  date by which the reviewers' comments on the report(s) must be receives;
      -  the  date for completion of the peer review process; and
      -  the  date for the issuance of the final project report.
Each  step in this process should be scheduled in an objective and realistic
time  frame  to assure that adequate attention is devoted to the minimization
of effort and the maximization of information.
10.   Projfct Organization and Responsibility

In order for a monitoring study to proceed smoothly and yield valid and
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of their responsibilities.  The Project Organization and Responsibility
Section of the Work/QA Project Plan should, at a minimum, identify key
individuals responsible for:
     - sampling operations
     • sampling QC.
     - laboratory analyses
     - laboratory QC.
     • data processing activities
   *
     • data processing QC.
     - data quality review
     - performance auditing
     - systems auditing (on-site evaluations)
     - overall QA
     - overall project coordination

It is often useful on a project to indicate how these Individuals relate
in the organization(s).  An organizational chart is a convenient way of
illustrating this.

For each key individual named, a brief sentence or two explaining
that individual's responsibility should suffice.  Telephone numbers should
be listed with the key Individuals 1n order to facilitate communications.

Where tlwre are several different monitoring institutions or subcontractors
Involvtd, complete addresses should be provided.
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 11.   Data  Quality  Requirements  and Assessments

      It  1s Important  In  project planning that a cooperative effort be
 undertaken by the  project officer, sampling, and analytical personnel to
 define what levels  of quality shall be required for the data.  These data
 quality  requirements  shall be based on a common understanding of the
 Intended use of the data, the measurement process, and availability of
 resources.  Once data quality requirements are clearly established, QC
 protocols  shall be  defined for  measuring whether these requirements are
 being met  during the  study.

 As a minimum, requirements should be specified for detect1on/quantitat ion
 limits,  precision,  and accuracy for all types of measurements, where
 these are  appropriate.   A procedure for determining method detection
 limits 1s  covered 1n  "Methods for Organic-Chemical Analysis for Municipal
 and Industrial Wastewater," EPA 600/4-82-057.

 Customarily, laboratory  personnel provide the project officer with method
 options  covering a  given parameter and type of sample.  These options are
 accompanied  by respective detection/quantitation limits and statements of
 precision  and accuracy.  Once the method options are selected, the detection/
quantitation limit, precision,  and accuracy requirements should be
 Incorporated Into the Work/QA Project Plan.  Along with each requirement,
there shield be a protocol for  monitoring whether these requirements Mere
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met.  For  example,  intralaboratory precision can be monitored by using
 replicate  samples.  Accuracy can be monitored with the use of field and
method blanks, spikes, surrogate spikes, National Bureau of Standards'
 Standard Reference  Materials (SRM's), EPA QC reference samples, etc.
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Wherever possible criteria should be set for the "total  measurement."
This could be accomplished, for example, with the use of field replicate
samples.

Frequency of QC sample analysis and statistical  reporting units  shall  be
defined in the Work/QA Project Plan.

When discussing data quality requirements, consideration should  also
be given to data representativeness, comparability,  and  completeness.
     - Representativeness is a quality characteristic.   For most water
       monitoring studies, it should be considered a goal to be
       achieved rather than a characteristic which can be described  in
       quantitative terms.  An example of the need for representativeness
       is 'in the planning for the collection of  surface  water samples
    — from a stream and the subsequent us£ of the data  for determining
       wasteload allocations.  The question to be addressed is ho* the
       sample will  be collected to ensure its relationship to the  stream
       characteristics (i.e., the taking of grab samples in a restricted
       zone of the  stream compared to a complete transect sampling).

     • Comparability is also a quality characteristic which must be
       considered in study planning.  Depending  on the end use of  data,
       comparability must be assured in the project in terms of sampling
       plans, analytical methodology, quality control, data reporting,
       etc.  For example, a comparability question would be whether
       analysis based on different portions of fish are  comparable (i.e.,,
       whole versus edible portions).
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      - Completeness  Is a measure of all Information necessary for a valid
       scientific study.  A useful way to evaluate completeness is to
       carefully compare project objectives with the proposed data
       acquisition and resulting potential "short falls" in needed
       information.  Generally, it is not useful to try and measure this
       in quantitative terms for most water monitoring projects.
12.   Sampling Procedures
For each environmental parameter or parameter group to be measured, a
complete description of the sampling procedure must be documented.
Included as vital elements in the sampling documentation should be:
inclusion of specific sampling procedures (by reference to Standard
Operating Procedures or by detailed descriptions of state-of-the-art
methods, where used); flow diagrams or tricking mechanisms to chart
sampling operations; and descriptions of sampling devices, sampling
containers, preservation techniques, sample holding times and sample
identification forms.

13.  Sample Custody Procedures
Sample custody is a vital aspect of any monitoring program generating
data which may be used as evidence in a court of law.  In this regard,  proper
procedures for the acquisition, possession, and analysis of samples for
documenting vW at Ions of State and/or Federal regulations and/or statutes
are vital to th* acceptance of such data 1n court.  This area 1s generally
referred to as the "cha1n-of-custody of samples".
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If the intended use of the data generated from this monitoring project
is enforcement related (see Item 7B), then a detailed description of the
sample handling procedures utilized in the field, as well as the laboratory,
must be documented.  This procedure may be made part of the project plan
or, if documented in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual
(both sampling and laboratory SOP's), 1t may be Incorporated by reference.
When documenting the sample chain-of-custody procedures, the following
information should be included:
     1.  Since chain-of-custody begins with the cleaning of the sample
         containers to be used, a written record of the laboratory's
         source and manner of preparation of all sample containers should
         be referenced.  This should include the laboratory's quality
         control procedures for assuring that the "cleaned" containers
         are truly decontaminated.
     2.  A detailed description of how sample containers are handled (in
         both the field and laboratory) to prevent either inadvertent
         contamination or potential opportunities for tampering.
     3.  An example of the chain-of-custody form should be included with
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         an explanation of the signing procedure.

14.  Calibration Procedures and Preventive Maintenance
The purpose of this section is to document, by describing in detail or
referencing the appropriate SOP, methods which are utilized to assure
that field and laboratory equipment are functioning optimally.  The
frequency of application of these methods should also be appropriately
recorded.
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Exhibits 14.1 and 14.2 are examples of check lists for Held and
laboratory equipment.
An equipment log book is to be maintained in addition to the check list.
The equipment log book should remain with the piece of equipment except
                                                     /
when the equipment is sent out for repairs.  The log book should contain
records of usage maintenance, calibration, and repairs.
                               Exhibit 14.1
                    Field Equipment Check List Example
Automatic Sample
Battery
Pump Tubing
Discharge Tube
Splash Shield
Bottles
Intake Nozzle
            Task                     Frequency
       Clean and charge              After  each  sampling
       Soak, scrub,  rinse            After  each  sampling
       Soak, scrub,  rinse            After  each  sampling
       Scrub, rinse                   After  each  sampling
       Clean, rinsev dry             After  each  sampling
       Disassemble,  clean, rinse     After  each  sampling

              Exhibit 14.2
Laboratory Equipment Check List Example
Absorption
Spectrophotoxttr
Calibrate against
  standard
              Frequency
              Each nth
              determination
Identify Each Sample
Number and Date
Standard number 5.
11/10/82
 15.  Documentation, Data Reduction and Reporting

 The  purpose  of  this section is to describe documentation, data
reduction, and reporting:
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A.  Documentation - There must be adequate documentation available wi;n
all data.  This is necessary to help In fully Interpreting the data as
well as to protect it against legal and scientific challenges.  Records
must be legible, complete and properly organized.  In some cases, they
must be protected, using a document control system.

In the Work/QA Project Plan, SOP's should be referenced or included
which define the type of record to be maintained as well as Indicating
where and how records will be stored.
8.  Data Reduction and Reporting - "Paper work" errors are commonly found
in the calculations, reductions and transfer of data to various forms and
reports and transmittal of data into data storage systems.  Quality
control procedures should be carefully designed to eliminate errors, during
these steps.  Calculation procedures should be 'described, to the-extent
                                   •
possible, in an;-Vtical SOP's.  SOP's should be referenced 1n the Work/QA
Project Plan which describe review and cross-check procedures for
calculations.  Also, the SOP's should completely cover the step-wise
procedures for entering data onto various forms and Into computer systems.
In addition to handling data, procedures should cover routine data transfer
and entry validation checks.  Where data forms are used, they should
be included in the SOP's.

16.  Data Validation
Each program must establish technically sound and documented data validation
criteria which will serve to accept/reject data in a uniform and consistent
manner.
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 Data  validation  can  be  envisioned  as  a  systematic  procedure of reviewing
 a  body  of  data against  a  set  of established criteria to provide a specified
 level of assurance of its validity prior  to its  intended use.

 Data  validation  is,  of  necessity,  conducted "after the fact."  It requires
 that  the techniques  utilized  are applied  to the  body of the data in a
 systematic and uniform  manner.  The process of data validation must be
 close to the origin  of  the data, Independent of  the data production
 process, and objective  in approach.
      *
 Criteria for data validation  must  Include checks for Internal
 consistency, checks  for transmlttal errors, checks for verification of
 laboratory capability, etc.   These criteria Involve utilization of
 techniques such as interpretation  of the  results of:  external perfonnanca
 evaluation audits; split  sample analyses; duplicate sample analysis (field
 and laboratory); spiked addition recoveries'; inytrumenfcallfcrations;  •
 detection  limits; intra-laboratory comparisons;  inter-laboratory com-
 parisons; tests for  normality; tests for  outliers; and data base entry
 checks.

 17.  Performance and System Audits

Performance and systems audits are an essential  part of every quality
control  program.  A  performance audit Independently collects measurement
data usin^ performance evaluation  samples.  A systems audit consists of a
review of th« total'data  production process which Includes on-site reviews
of a field and laboratory's operational systems  and physical facilities
 for sampling, calibration and measurement protocols.
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To the extent possible, these audits should be conducted by individuals
who are not directly involved in the measurement process.  Audits serve
three purposes:

     (1)  to determine if a particular group has the capability to conduct
          the monitoring before the project is initiated;
     (2)  to verify that the QA Project Plan and associated SOP's are being
          implemented; and
     (3)  to detect and define problems so that Immediate corrective action
          can begin.
A Hork/QA Project Plan should specify who will conduct the audit, what
protocol will be used, what the acceptance criteria will be and to whom
the audit reports will go.  Generally, the dates for conducting the
audits should be listed unless it is decide'd to conduct these unannounced.
Performance evaluation samples produced by fPA can be used as a type
of performance audit.  These samples can also be obtained from the
National Bureau of Standards, United States Geological Survey  commercial
sources or in-house sources.  Generally, it should not be necessary to
conduct these audits if the group being tested has successfully performed
within the last 6 months for the particular parameters in question.

18.  Corrective Action

A corrective «ct1on program, which must have the capability to discern
errors or effects at any point in the project implementation process, is
an essential management tool for both project coordination and Quality
Assurance/Quality Control activities.
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A plausible corrective action  scheme must be designed to identify defects,
tally defects, trace defects to their source, plan and implement measures
to correct identified defects, maintain documentation of the results of
the corrective process, and continue the process until each defect is
eliminated.

Each organization must develop a corrective action protocol which is
technically effective as well as administratively compatible.

19.  Reports

Formal reports must be issued to inform appropriate management personnel
of progress in the execution of the worlc plan.  The reports should Include
an assessment of the status of the project in relation to the proposed
time table.  The reports should also address any results of ongoing
performance and systems audits, data quality assessments and significant
quality assurance^problems with proposed corrective action procedures.

The final report shall be issued, consistent with the rationale for
executing the Work/QA Project Plan.  The report shall also include appropriate
data quality assessment.
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III.  Worfc/QA Plan Short Form
          Title Page
                                      (Project Name)
                                   (Responsible Agency)
(Project Officer's Signature)
(Project Officer's Name)
(Project Quality Assurance Officer's Signature)_
(Project Quality Assurance Officer's Name)	
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1.    Project Name:
2.    Project Requested By:
3.    Date of Request:	
4.    Date of Project Initiation^
5.    Project Officer: __	
o.    Quality Assurance Officer:	
7.    Project Description
      A.  Objective and Scope Statement:
      b.  Data Usage:
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          C.  Monitoring  Network  Design  and  Rationale:
          D.  Monitoring Parameters and their  Frequency  of  Collection
          £.  Parameter Table


                                                   Analytical
               Number of                             Method         Sample          Holaing
Parameter       Samples         Sample Matrix      Keference	Preservation   	Tiine
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      8.  Project Fiscal  Information  (Optional)
          A.  Survey Costs
              Salaries               	
              Supplies               	
              Equipment              	
              Mileage                	
         • B.  Laboratory  Services
          C.  Administrative Overhead
          0.  Consultant  Services
                        Total Project Cost

       9. Schedule of Tasks and Products
Activity/Date|
             I
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TO. Project Urbanization ana Responsibility


    The following is a list of fcey project personnel and tneir corresponding


    responsibilities:
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    	- sampling operations
                                        - sampling QC
                                        - laboratory analysis
                                        _^ laboratory QC
                                        - data processing activities
                                        _^ data processing QC
                                        - data quality review
                                        _- performance auditing
                                        - systems auditing
                                        - overall QA
                                        - overall project coordination
(Note:  an organizational chart should be supplied with this plan)
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                11. Data Quality Requirements  and  Assessments

             SampleDetectionguantitationtstimatedAccuracyEstimated?recis
Parameter    natrlx     Limit	Limit	Accuracy     Protocol     Precision
1.
Z.
3.
4.
5.
o.
7.
a.
9.
               Data Representativeness:
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    Data Comparaoility:
    Data Completeness:
12. Sampling Procedures:
 3. Sample Custody Procedures:
14. Calibration Procedures and Preventive Maintenance:
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15. Documentation, Data Reduction,  and Reporting
    A.  Documentation:
    8.  Data Reduction and Reporting:
16. Data Validation:
17. Performance and Systems Audits:
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18. Corrective Action:
19. Reports:
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                                Work/QA  Project  Plan
                        Site  Specific  Study on Little  River
                                 at  Citiesburg, USA
Project Officer
                                    T. Arivtwater
Quality Assurance Officer
                                    J. R. Qatar
Agency Director
                                    C. T. Barfern

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 1.   Project Name:   Site Specific Study on Little  River  at  C1t1esburg, USA

 2.   Project Requested By:   U.S.  EPA

 3.   Date of Request:   1/82

 4.   Date of Project Initiation:   9/1/82

 5.   Project Officer:   T. A. Atwater

 6.   Quality Assurance Officer:   J.  R.  Oatar

 7.   Project Description (Technical)

     A.   Objective  and Scope Statement

         The site  specific criteria modification  study  at CHIesburg,  USA  is
         designed  to  Investigate the  Impact of  the  Jandar Company discharge
         to  Little  River as related  to cyanide. The effluent from Jandar Comoany
         flows  through an outlet  Into Puddle  Creek.  The Creek  confluence with
         Little River  is approximately  one-half nrile  from the Jandar  discharge.
         Map 1  outlines the study area.
      ,-^
- "   "   A preliminary site survey was  conducted  1n 1981 to determine site  ap-
         plicability.   Little River 1s  bordered  by a levee system.  There  are
         gates  at  the  confluence with   the  Tuscon River to prevent  the Tuscon
         River  from causing backwater flooding.

     8.   Data Usage

         The data collected 1n the study will be utilized  to determine the impact
         of  the cyanide contamination on the  biota of the receiving stream.   The
         data will  be  used  to  determine if a specific  criteria  could  be set  for
         cyanide in; Little  River. .

     C.   Monitoring Network Design and  Rationale

         Each section  contains general  Information and a detailed description of
         the work effort.

         1.   Bloassay  Toxldty Testing  - General  Information

             Fish - Little  River  1s  best described as a "typical little stream".
                    During   the  preliminary  site  Inspection  during  1981,  the
                    river  near  the   confluence  with  Puddle Creek contained  a
                    riffle  area.   The  remainder  of the creek  appeared to  con-
                    sist of  a  mud  bottom.    Conservation  Commission personnel
                    Indicate the  fisheries  expected  of  a  river  such as Little
                    River  would  likely  .support primarily  minnows,  suckers  and
                    chubs.   During high water it Is likely  that Little River may
                    be Inhabited  "by  any fish species  found  1n  the Tuscon River.

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                                                       Map  1
                                                                          Little River
Notes:

    1.


    2.
Distance from Jandir to
Little River approximately 1/2 mile

Distance fro* Puddle Creek-Little River
confluence to Tuscan River approximately
1 mile
    Description

Point A  - dilution meeting standards  at 7Q}g
      B  - effluent discharge
      Bl - just downstreaa of B In Puddle Creek
      C  - upstream control zone
      D  - recovery zone
      El - backwater mixing area
      E2 - Jandar discharge coming out of culvert
      F  - upstream of Jandar
      G  - mixing zone
                                                   Tuscon River

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           Fish  available  at the hatcheries for bloassay testing ars:
           channel  catfish,  blueglll  (juvenile)  and fathead minnows!
           Toxicity data 1s  available  for blueglll and  fathead minnows
           1n  EPA's  Section  304 criteria guideline  document; however,
           toxldty  Information Is not available for channel catfish!
           Reported  LCso  values for  juvenile  blueglll  ranges from 74
           to  180  ug/1  cyanide.   Juvenile  fathead minnow 1050 values
           range from 81.5 to 230  ug/1.

    Macro invertebrates - In  response to the types of  macro Invertebrates
           that  may  be  present  In   Little  River,   the  Conservation
           Commission provided  the following candidates:

           mayflies, dragonflles,  damsel flies,  caddis flies, mosquito
           midge  and  flies, snails,  mo Husks,  scuds, water  fleas,
           worms,  water  strlders,  etc.    Reviewing the Section  304
           toxldty  Information of the Invertebrates mentioned above,
           only  scud appears to have a comparable LC§Q to the fathead
           minnow  and blueglll.  Sufficient quantities of scud may be
           available either  1n  Little  River or  1n the Tuscon River.

    Recommendation - Use  both   fathead minnows  and  channel  catfish as
           fish  bloassay   species  and  scud as  the   macro invertebrate
           organism.

Conditions Applicable to all 81o.assay  Testing

    Control Site Water - Control  site  water   shall  consist  of  river
           water obtained  upstream from where any effect of  the efflu-
           ent could occur.   The reference to  control  site water used
           in  any  bloassay  study shall  not  consist  of  control  site
           water Influenced  by  runoff conditions.   Control   site *ater
           influenced  by   runoff  used  in  any   aspect  of  the bioassay
           tests may be high 1n turbidity,  suspended solids,  nutrients
           and other nonpolnt  related pollutants.   A baclc-up system
           for  storing  the  control  site  water  needed  during  the
           bloassay  tests  should  be  made  available  for water storage
  N        prior to the occurrence of  a runoff  event.

           If  no capabilities  are  available  for storing  water,  the
           bloassay  test  should be  terminated  and  resumed when back-
           ground water quality persists.

    Bloassay Testing - All   references  to   bloassay   testing  shall  be
           describing  96-hour  toxldty  testing  using  a flow-through
           dlluter  unit.    Standard  flow-through  tests will  be con-
           ducted  following  ASTM and  APHA  standard  methods, as modi-
           fled  by  the  protocol used during the winter.  This modifi-
           cation  essentially  Involves the spiking  of  testing aquaria
           to  approximately  one-half of nominal concentrations at the
           onset of the test.   .

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     Cyanide Toxicant  -  The  reagent,  MaCN,  shall  be  used  to  increase
           the  cyanide  concentration  1n  test  solutions.    Duplicate
           tanks  of  each  studied  toxicant  concentration  and  control
           will be  run.

           The  spiking  solution for all bloassay  tests  should  be  pre-
           pared  In distilled or  delonlzed Mater.

     Acclimation - All organisms used In the bioassay testing shall  be
           acclimated at least  24 hours prior to  the beginning of  the
           bloassay test.    The  acclimation  will  be  1n control   site
           water  unless  otherwise  specified.

     Organisms - Ten representatives of each organism used  1n the  bio-
           assay  tests  will be  contained 1n each tank.

     Chemical Testing  -  Free cyanide will  be  measured  on-s1te with  a
           cyanide  specific electrode  at  least three  times daily  in
           each tank.

           Blank  samples and standardized solutions will be  run  prior
           to each  analysis for calibration.   Time,  temperature and pri
           measurements  will  be recorded concurrently with each  cyan-
           ide ana-lysis.  Dissolved oxygen measurements will be  checked
           at least twice dally 1n all  tanks  for diurnal  variations.

           Once during  each blo'assay  test,  quality assurance  samples
           of the  stock toxicant-cyanide splice-so"hrth>n  and  all  cali-
           bration  curve solutions will be analyzed 1n  the laboratory
           for  free cyanide and pH.  Calibration  curve  sample  col lee
           tion should  coincide with an on-s1te  determination.

     Note:  The  stability  of  the  stock  cyanide  solution  should  be
           checked  to  ensure   that  no decomposition,  degradation  or
           volatility 1s occurring.

Summary of Bloassay Testing

Bloassay testing will consist of:

     Reconstituted  laboratory water spiked with  NaCN.
     Screening test using control  site  water  spiked  with NaCN.
     Definitive test  using  control  site water spiked with NaCM.
     Screening test using effluent.
     Definitive test  using  effluent.

2.   Stream Biology  Sampling

     a.  Benthos
     b.  Perlphyton  (Diatoms)
     c.  F1sh
     d.  MacroInvertebrates

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    Purpose - The  purpose  of  the  stream  biological  sampling  is  to
           Identify the biological Integrity of the stream reach under
           study  and  to  determine to what  extent the wastewater dis-
           charge  Impacts  the  stream's biology  through  population
           comparisons.

    Study Area - The  stream reach being studied 1s along Little River
           in the vicinity  where Puddle Creek enters  the Little River.
           The Creek  to which Jandar discharges, as a surface water of
           the state. 1s  protected by  the  general  water quality cri-
           teria.  The concern of the water quality In the Creek 1s to
           protect against  the  tox1 city to  aquatic life and wildlife.
           However, since   the  Creek  1s probably  Intermittent  and is
           probably not suitable  for  the maintenance of aquatic life,
           the only concern should be  that  toxics in acute toxic con-
           centrations are  not being found  1n the Creek.

           Little River,  however, has « sustained  flow  and does sup-
           port aquatic life.  Benthos, macro Invertebrates, perlphyton
           and  fish   distributions  should  assist  in  determining  any
           Impact  from the  Jandar discharge  to  the  biological  com-
           munity.   Four  zones  will  be  defined  and will  be  used to
           describe stream  areas  in  which   the  biological  evaluation
           will  occur.

           The four  zones  or stream  study   areas  are described below
           and are depicted 1n Map 1.

    Control  Zone - Stream area upstream from any-Impact from the wastewater
           discharge  (pt.  Con Map 1).

    Impact Zone - Stream area highly influenced by  the effluent.  Pre-
           ferably the area where the  effluent  has been diluted with
           stream  flow expected  under  worst  case 7Q/10 conditions.
           (Dependent  upon  plant  discharge and  current Little River
           flows.)

    Mixing Zone - Between the Impact zone and recovery zone.

    Recovery Zone - Stream  area 1n which the  effluent has >nixed com-
           pletely with stream  flow  and water quality has returned to
           control zone conditions.

    tote:  Approaching the  mouth  of  Little  River a habitat change can
           be expected.   Therefore if  the  recovery zone 1s deemed to
           b_e far enough  from the other zones  where a  habitat  change
           could  be  expected,  an additional site  1n the mixing zone
           rather than the  recovery zone should be  considered.

Identification of the  Study Zones

    The boundary  limits of each  of the biological study zones  should
    be characterized.  Changes  1n  flow,  temperature and  biological

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    activity may  cause the boundaries  of each zone  to  greatly fluc-
    tuate.  Therefore,  weekly  sampling during the biological sampling
    1s recommended to Identify and characterize each zone.

    Specific conductance, pH, temperature, free cyanide, D.O. and flow
    measurements can be used to help Identify the zones.

3.  Chemical Sampling

       -  Preliminary Chemical  Testing
       -  Chemical Characterization of the Impact of the Effluent
       -  Sediment Sampling

    a.  Preliminary Chemical Testing

        The purpose  of performing preliminary  chemical  testing 1s  to
        answer the following questions:

        1)  Is  the  Creek  above  the discharge  being affected  by  any
            upstream dischargers?

        2)  What are  the  constituents  of the Jandar  discharge  and at
            what concentrations are these being  discharged?   Is cyanide
            the only toxic of concern?

        3)  What degradation occurs to  the discharge between the point
            of entry into  the  drainage  ditch  and where it enters Little
            River?

        4)  Is the control zone  in Little River being affected by any
            dischargers?

        The answers to the above questions should be obtained prior to
        the start of any further studies.  The results  of these analyses
       will direct  chemical  analyses   Identified  during  the bloassay
        testing.
    b.   Chemical  Characterization of the Impact of the Effluent

        In order to chemically characterize each of the zones selected
        for biological  sampling,  grab  samples  will  be  collected in
        triplicate from each zone.   In  addition, a grab sample of the
        "fr«sh" effluent will  be collected for  analysis.  The full  scan
        should be  performed  Initially,  subsequent chemlca'i character-
        ization may be performed with a reduced parameter 11st.
    c.   Sediment Sampling

        Sediment samples will be  collected at the four zones selected
        for biological  sampling and at points F, Bl and El on Map 1.

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0.  Monitoring Parameters and Their Frequency of Collection

    1.  Bloassay Toxldty Testing 1n Detail

        a.  Reconstituted Laboratory Water Spiked with NaCN.

            1)  Description

                The  purpose  of  this  test Is to  compare  toxlclty results
                using reconstituted laboratory water with reported litera-
                ture
            2)  Additional Chemical Testing

                Laboratory  measurements for  free  cyanide and  pH  will be
                conducted  for quality  assurance.   Three  samples  will be
                collected  from  each cyanide concentration and the control
                used  in  the toxlclty  testing at day  two  and day  four of
                the  bloassay.   The  tank  of each  concentration  with  a
                replicate analysis  will be alternated.

                Other  parameters  could be measured during day two and  day
                four not as quality assurance analyses but to characterize
                the composition  of .the reconstituted water.   Only samples
                from  the control  tanks would  be  needed  for analysis of
                these  other  parameters since  the  only difference tx:^een
                the tanks 1s the cyanide concentration.

        b.  Bloassay  Toxlclty  Test Using  Control  Site  Water Spiked  with
            NaCN.

            1)  Description

                Screening  Test -  A wide  range  of cyanide concentrations
                       will  be  utilized 1n  the  screening test to provide
                       a  gross  96-hour LCso estimate.   In   selecting  the
                       range of cyanide concentrations to  be  used, litera-
                       ture  reported  values for the  tested  organisms as
                       well  as  the results  from the reconstituted labora-
                       tory water  bloassay should be considered.
                Definitive  -  Based on  the  results  of the screening  test,
                       the  appropriate  range  of  cyanide concentrations
                       will be  used.

            2)  Additional  Chemical  Testing  During  the Screening  and
                Definitive  Tests Laboratory measurements  of free  cyanide
                and  pH will  be  conducted  for quality  assurance.    Three
                samples will  be collected from each cyanide  concentration
                and the control  used  1n the  toxlclty  testing  during day

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    two and  day  four of the bioassay.   The tank, of each con-
    centration with  a replicate  analysis  will  be alternated.
    The collection  of the  quality assurance  samples  will  be
    taken concurrently with the on-s1te cyanide analysis.

    Laboratory analyses  from  samples  collected during day two
    and day  four of  the bioassay  testing will also  be con-
    ducted based  on  the  results of  the  preliminary chemical
    testing — described  In Section 3.  Samples  only  need to
    be  analyzed  from  the  control  tanks  since the  only dif-
    ference  among  the  tanks  will  be  the cyanide  toxicant
    concentration.

Bioassay Toxldty Test Using Control Site Water - Effluent and
NaCN Spike (1f necessary)

1)  Description

    The purpose  of  this bioassay test  Is to  determine  the
    toxlclty of cyanide 1n the  effluent.  Synerglstic or antag-
    onistic effects  to the tox1 city of  cyanide may  be caused
    by other pollutants contained In the effluent.  In addition,
    other pollutants 1n the  effluent may  exert  tox1dty greater
    than that of cyanide..

    Toxic   concentrations  of  pollutants  other than  cyanide
    should be  tested  for prior to  the start of this bioassay
    test.   This testing has been  Identified 1n  the preliminary
    chemical  testing 1n Section 3 of this  report.

    The percent mixture of control  site water and effluent needs
    to  be  evaluated.   Discharge  permit  effluent limitations
    assume no dilution in the  Creek and  no degradation of the
    cyanide.    Thus,  the  assumption 1s that under worst case
    conditions,  the characteristics  of  the  effluent  at  the
    point of discharge to the  Creek 1s the same as that which
    enters Little River.  The effluent Is  discharged in pulses
    from the treatment system which Is operated during  two work
    shifts.  Thus, a 24-hour continuous discharge  1s not to be
    expected.  The study using the effluent should be designed
    to utilize "fresh" effluent being discharged to  the drainage
    ditch  during the two work shifts.  During the  plant's off-
    hours, stored effluent should be used  In the bioassay test.


    The estimated 7Qio flow  at Little River 1s 2 cfs.  According
    to Water Quality  Standards,  only  25% of the volume of the
    receiving stream  my  be used  for  the  mixing zone.  Thus,
    .5 cfs of Little River 1s used for dilution.  Design flow at
    Jandar 1s .570 mgd-(.88 cfs).  Average monthly plant flows

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            from  Discharge   Monitoring  Reports  show  approximately
            one-half of the design flow 1s being discharged   (.44 cfs).

            The  suggested worst  case  percentage  mixture  of control
            site  water to effluent  to be  used 1n  the  bloassay test
            Is  1:1.76.   However,  1t  Is  also  suggested  that further
            Information  from  files  be  Investigated  to  substantiate
            this.    In addition,  the  cyanide  concentration 1n  the
            effluent  way  dictate  the  percentage  mixture  of control
            site  water-effluent.   However,  that  cannot  be determined
            until Initial  testing results are available.

            Screening Test - The  screening  test  will  use  a varying
                  range of  cyanide  concentrations,   the  results  may
                  Influence the percent mixture of effluent -- control
                  site water to be used.

            Definitive Test - The definitive test will be based on the
                  results of the screening test.

        2)  Additional  Chemical  Testing  During  Bloassay  Test  Using
            Control Site  Water - Effluent -  Cyanide Spike (if  neces-
            sary)
                               *                             . . —
            Laboratory  measurements  of  free cyanide  and  pH  will   be
            conducted  for quality  assurance.   Three  samples will   be
            collected  from each  cyanide concentration and  the control
            used  in  the tox1 city testing during day two  and clay four
            of  the  bloassay.   The  tank of  each  concentration  with  a
            replicate  analysis' will  be alternated.   The collection  of
            the  quality assurance  samples will  be   taken concurrently
            with an on-s1te cyanide  analysis.

            Since  there  may  be  possible  interference   from  ether
            pollutants in the effluent, the  composition of  these other
            pollutants during the bloassay test should be well charac-
            terized.   Dally  triplicate samples should  be  taken from
            the  control tank  and highest cyanide concentrations tanks
            and  analyzed  for  total   cyanide,  cyanide  amenable   to
            chlorlnation, free  cyanide, and other constituents  deter-
            mined from the preliminary  chemical testing - Section 3.

Z.  Biological Sampling in Detail

    a.  Benthic MacroInvertebrates

        The  mud  bottom of  Little   River  makes benthic  sampling   for
        macroInvertebrates  Feasible.    Zones  determination mdy   5e
        assisted  by  preliminary Investigation  of  the benthos used  in
        conjunction  with  the chemical  characterization  of the  -ones-
        Benthic  samples should be collected  from each  zone.

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b.  Perlphyton  (Diatoms)

    During   the   macro Invertebrate   sampling,   four   perl phy ton
    samplers  will  be placed  In  each zone for  a  two to four  week
    period.  Perlphyton Includes zoogleal and filamentous bacteria,
    attached protozoa, rotifers,  and  algae, and also the  free-living
    microorganisms  found swimming,  creeping or  lodged among the
    attached forms.  These communities of microorganisms are greatly
    Influenced by water quality and are very useful 1n assessing the
    effects of pollutants on  lakes and streams.

    The numbers  and kinds of common non-diatom species  (cells/m?)
    will be reported.  Samples will  be  cleared of all  non-diatoms
    and permanent  slides of diatoms will be made.  Diatom  species,
    numbers and diversity will be determined.

c.  F1sh Sampling

    Electroflshlng  and seining will be conducted  for  1n  each zone.
    Three trips will be made through each zone.  F1sh will  be Iden-
    tified to  species and  reported  as  catch per unit  effort and
    relative abundance.  Ideally  low flow conditions should  prevail.
    The Conservation  Commission  will perform the fish  biological
    sampling.

    Due to  the  size of  the  stream,  small   frame  nets and other
    techniques may  be employed for obtaining  fish sampling data.

d.  Macrolnvertebrates
                                     •
    For the  macro Invertebrate  sampling, the use of Hester-Oendy
    samplers will  provide  satisfactory  substrate   for colonization
    of known sensitive species which can be   Identified  in a cost-
    effective manner.  Five samplers will be  placed 1n each zone  to
    determine field variability  and allow for  statistical compar-
    isons between zones.   The  samplers will remain 1n situ for six
    weeks.  The need for Hester-Dendy samplers  1n all zones should
    be evaluated.   The  riffle area  1n  the  control  zone may  be  a
    naturally suitable substrate for colonization as well as the
    bridge approximately  400 yards downstream  from  the  confluence
    with the Creek.
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3.  Chemical  Sampling

    a.  Preliminary Chemical Testing

        The following sites will be sampled —  Points  C,  El,  B,  61,  F
         (See Hap 1).

        Each  sample will  be analyzed for

           BOD, COO. TOO

                           C°ndUCtanCe  Field «asurement
                                  ]
        chroml urn
        total  cyanide,  cyanide  amenable  to  chlorl nation,  free
           cyanide
        NH3
        flow

b.  Chemical Characterization of the Impact of the Effluent

    The zones selected for biological monitoring will be sampled.  The
    samples will be analyzed for

        BOD, COO, TOC

                       C°ndUCtanCe] Field measurement
        chromium
        total  cyanide,  cyanide  amenable  to  chlorlnation,  free
           cyanide
        NH3
        flow

c.  Sediment Sampling

    The   zones   selected   for   biological   monitoring   will   be
    sampled   and   analyzed  for  chromium,   total  cyanide,  free
    cyanide and cyanide amenable to chlorlnation.
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    E.  Parameter Table
Parameter
Free cyanide
Total cyanide
Amenable cyanide
BOO
COO
TOC
NHi-N
Chroml urn
Free cyanide
Total cyanide
Amenable cyanide
Chromi urn
Free cyanide
Total cyanide
Amenable cyanide
Chroml urn
Number of
Samples
300
300
300
50
50
50
50
50
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Sample
Matrix
water
water
water
water
water
water
water
water
sediment
sediment
sediment
sediment
sediment
1 eachate
sediment
1 eachate
sediment
1 eachate
sediment
1 eachate
Analytical
Method ^ Sample Holding
Reference* Preservation Time
335.2 ** **
335.2 ** **
335.1 ** **
405.1 ** **
410.4 ** **
415.1 ** **
350.1 ** **
#218 ** **
335.2 ** **
335.2 ** **
335.1 ** **
#218 ** '** .,
335.2 ** **
335.2 **
335.1 ** **
#218 ** **
 * -  Sediment and 1eachate sample preparation documented In Laboratory Methods Manual



** -  As specified in procedure EPA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes.
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 Project Fiscal Information (Optional)*
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 B'  Suppl1es                                       0000
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 E.   Man.hours                                       ^
         1)  Field
         2)  Laboratory
         3)  Clerk/Secretary
                                                  $ 3TO
            General  and Administrative              0000
                                         Total     $

*Note:   Fiscal  information  included  in  related  grant/contract,
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9.  Schedule of Tasks and Products

1 . Project request
2. Project plan review
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3. Project plan finalized
4. Field reconnaissance
5. Sample collection
6. All lab. analysis completed
and submitted to project
officer
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10. Project Organization and Responsibility
                             AGENCY DIRECTOR
                               C.T. Barfern
                                                         Quality Assurance
                                                          Officer   J.R, Datar
                             project officer
                              T.A. Atwater
 Tabo ralo'rylCfiaTy ses
    J.T. Spectra
                  FTeicTOperations
                    N.D.  Sampla
                                                                          I
Contacts
    U.S. E.P.A.
    Jandar Company
    State
E.H. Here
J.K. fickle
B.G. Getter
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11. Data Quality Requirements and Assessments


              Detection Limits and Quality  Assurance Objectives

                           Detection
Parameter
Free cyanide
Total cyanide
Amenable cyan 1de

Chromium

BOO
TCC


COO

NH -M

Sample
all
all
all

all

all
all


all

all

Limit
0.02 mg/L
0.02 mg/L
0.02 mg/L

0.01 mg/L

5 mg/L
5 mg/L


5 mg/L

0.01 mg/L
-
Accuracy
85-90%
recovery
85-90%
recovery
85-90%
recovery
Bias % + 3C

•^^^M^V
Bias % * 15

.
1% relative
error

1% relative
error
Precision
* 0.005
* 0.005
^ 0.005

^0.008

^20%
+ 5 mg/L


* 5 mg/L

+ 0.005 mg/L

QA Protocol
1 duplicate/10 samples
1 standard addition/10 samp1
1 standard/day


1 duplicate, 1 standard,
1 splice/20 samples
1 duplicate/10 samples
1 duplicate/10 sample?
1 standard addition/15 sane
1 standard/10 samples
1 duplicate/10 samples 4
1 standard addition/15 sam:|
1 standard/10 samples
1 duplicate, 1 standar-i,
1 splice/20 samples
 Note:   The example shown  here Is  Incomplete as  specified  1n Section  III  - 111.
        It does  not contain  all  the data  qualifiers  desired Including a discussion
        of representativeness  etc.

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    Careful  sample  site selection was  a primary consideration  to  attempt to
    assure  the  maximum possible  representativeness of  the  collected samples.
    The stream sample sites (see Map 1) were selected to best represent points
    of suspected drainage Impact.

    The  biological   zones  were  selected  to  compare  normal  blotlc  stream
    background to stream biota In the potentially Impacted area.


12. Sampling Procedures

    Reference - Field Operations Section
                Procedure Manual
               (Revised and Approved 9/10/81)


13. Sample Custody Procedures

    Not Applicable


14. Calibration Procedures and Preventive Maintenance

    Field Equipment

    Reference - Field Equipment Logs
                  -  pH Meter
                  -  0.0. Meter
                  -  Price AA Meter

    Laboratory Equipment

    Reference - Procedure Manuals
                  -  Nutrient Analysis Section
                  -  Metals Analysis Section
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15.  Documentation, Data Reduction and Reporting

     A.  Documentation

         Reference - Laboratory Notebook

                -  Nutrient Analysis Section
                -  Metals Analysis Section

     B.  Data Reduction and Reporting

         Reference - Procedure Manual

                -  Nutrient Analysis Section
                -  Metals Analysis Section

16.  Data Validation

     The validation of data is the prime responsibility of J.T. Spectra
     utilizing methods documented in the Procedure Manuals referenced in
     Section is.

     Final validation is the responsibility of the Q.A. Officer.

17.  Performance and Systems Audits

     The laboratory has participated in several EPA WS and WP performance
     evaluation studies.  Records are available on all series supplied to date.

18.  Corrective Action

     The corrective action mechanism is defined in the Procedure Manuals
     cited in Sections 12 and 15.

19.  Reports

     Interim reports will be issued twice during the course of the study.
     Final report is the responsibility of the Project Officer (See
     Section 9).
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APPENDICES

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                                Appendix A
                      QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN
                            TASK FORCE MEMBERS
 EPA Headquarters

 Mr. Martin Brosaman
 Quality Assurance officer (W9-553)
 Environmental Protection Agnecy
 Washington, D.C.  20460
 FTS:  382-7040  CCML:  (202)382-7040

 Mr. Thomas W. Stanley
 Quality Assurance Management Staff
  (RD-680)
 Environnental Protection Agency
 Washington, D.C.  20460
 FTS:  382-5784  CCML:  (202)382-5784
Region II

Mr. Gerard P. McRenna
Quality Assurance Officer
Environmental Services Division
Edison Environmental Laboratory
Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
Edison, KJ  08817
FTS:  340-6645  GCML:  (609)321-6645

Mr. Stephen W. Jenniss
Quality Assurance Coordinator
New Jersey Dept. of Environmental
  Protection
P.O. Box OMB
Trenton, HJ M625
CCML:  (60*J»2-3950
Region III

Mr. Charles Jones, Jr.
Quality Assurance Officer
Environmental Services Division
Environmental Protection Agency
Curtis Building
6th and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA  19106
FTS:  597-8173  CCML:  (215)597-8173

Mr. Paul E. Baker
Quality Assurance Officer
Bureau of Laboratories
PA Dept. Of Environmental Resources
P.O. Box 1467
3rd and Reily streets
Harrisburg, PA  17120
CCML:  (717)787-4669
Region VII

Dr. Harold G. Brown
Quality Assurance Program staff
Environmenal Services Division
Environmental Protection Agency
Region VII
25 Funston Road
Kansas City, KS  66115
PIS:  926-3881  CCML:  (816)236-3881

Dr. Roger C. Splinter
Associate Director
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Iowa City, Iowa  52242
CCML:  (319)353-5990

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                                 Appendix B
  Current Implementation of the OW Ccmbined Wbrk/QA Project Plan Guidance
                       Summary as of April 29, 1983
General

    Planned and on-going applications of the guidance include uses to meet
FY83 and PY84 State grants as well as independent State monitoring efforts
and State/Federal contractor activities.  Program area applications include
Water Programs, Superfund, and RCRA.

Specific

Region I

    Applications survey to be conducted June 6-10 by Martin Brosanan, QA
Officer, OWRS and Warren Oldaker, QA Officer, Region I in each State.
Briefings of and meetings with State Water Division Directors and State
Laboratory Division Directors will be conducted to resolve applications.
                                        •
Region II

    Series of applications planned in New Jersey with the efforts lead by
an EPA Regional and State member of the guidance task force development
team - Jerry McKenna, QA officer, Region II and Stephen Jenniss, N.J.,
State water Quality Assurance Coordinator.

   , (1)  New York Bight monitoring surveys to be conducted by EPA Region II
  •       staff between June and September 1983.  These are a series of
         water monitoring surveys.  Sampling will be conducted using
         EPA helicopter.  OW QA guidance will be tested in a typical
         intramural study of water quality.

    (2)  New York Bight monitoring survey to be conducted by EPA-OWRS
         contractor in August 1983.  This will be a comprehensive study
         abend EPA vessel "Antelope" *nd will be carried out with
         EHk contractor sampling personnel and laboratories.  OW QA guidance
         will b* tested in a typical contractor study of water quality.

    (3)  Several hazardous waste site investigations to be conducted this
         sunner by the NUS Corp. Field Investigation Team (FIT).  This
         contractor is under national contract and has personnel assigned
         to Region II.  Analytical support for studies will probably be
         provided by an EPA contract analytical laboratory.  OW QA guidance
         will be tested in a non-water monitoring program area.

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                           Appendix B (Continued)


     (4)   New Jersey use  in State operated water monitoring projects.  The New
          Jersey Department of Environmental Protection  (NJDEP) will apply the
          guidance  to a number of specific intensive water monitoring surveys
          and to an ambient,  fixed monitoring network survey.  These surveys
          will  be conducted during the summer of 1983.  Also planned is use of
          the guidance for  potable water monitoring (surveillance monitoring) of
          water supplies  conducted directly by KJDEP for typical state programs.
          Analytical support will be provided by the New Jersey Department of
          Health.

Region III

    Applications in Region III are  lead by an EPA Regional and a State member
of the guidance task force development team - Charles Jones, QA Officer, Region
III, and  Paul  Baker, Pa. Quality Assurance Officer.

     The  State of Pennsylvania is currently utilizing the guidance document
in its development of its  State-wide multimedia Quality Assurance Program and
plans to  apply the guidance to some stream surveys in its new PY84 program.
(Pa. State begins  its Fiscal Year in July).  The guidance document is serving a
new purpose  in Pa.  Paul Baker leads a State Quality Assurance Task Force
involving all  environmental programs with representation from the laboratory
and the separate Bureaus.  This task  force is developing a State QA Program
Document  for the State Department of Natural Resources.  The State document
will conver  all media.  The ON QA guidance doucment is being utilized as a
reference in developing  the State QA program.

    The State  of Maryland  will be utilizing the OW QA guidance document to meet
its FY83  grant program requirements.   This effort is guided by the Region III
QA Officer,  Charles Jones, working  with the State Representatives.

    The State  of Virginia  is currently utilizing the OVJQA guidance document to
meet its  FY83  grant program requirements.  (Al Willett, Director, Surveillance
Division, VA State Water Control Board met with Martin Brossman, QA Officer,
OWRS and  Charles Jones, QA Officer, Region III at EPA Headquarters on April 19,
to work out  Implementation plans).  As Virginia progresses with its water
program implementation applications we also expect applications to RCRA and
Superfund.

Region V  and VI

    A series of applications are anticipated in these two regions.  Status will
be reported  in the next  update.

Region VIII

    An intensive water monitoring survey is being planned by the States of Iowa
and South Dakota and the U.S. EPA with guidance from task force development team
member Dr. Roger Splinter.  This monitoring program involves agencies with mon-
itoring and  analytical responsibility  in the two States and, because of the States
geographical location, two EPA Regions (VII and VIII).  The monitoring program
is being  planned for the Big Sioux  River in Northwest Iowa and will include
biological monitoring.   Preliminary planning will be completed  in mid May
and the OW QA  guidance document will  be utilized to develop the worx/QA plan.

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                                APPENDIX C
              OW Wbrk/QA Project Plan Guidance Document Applications


     The development of the OH Wbrk/QA Project Plan Guidance Docunent
involved a series of critiques and applications to evaluate the viability
of the guidance.  In addition, in April 1983, a formal pilot implementation
program was initiated by the development task force.  The plan here was
to seek as diverse a set of applications as feasible to be followed up by
a formal critique questionsire in August of 1983 and a workshop in October
1983.  Inputs from these activities provided the basis for the current
form of the guidance document and the development plans for FY84.
       *
     The following listing of applications of the guidance document in the
pilot jj&lementation period is provided to an* 1st future users of the guidance.
Direct inquiries can be made to the responsible contact in regard to the
application.  Effective dialogue between users can both facilitate technical
development of new plans and provide guidance in handling related
administrative/management issues.

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              Survey of Pilot Application of Office of Waiter
                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
 1.  Title of Project or Document

 Department of Conservation and Cultural Affairs (U.^. Virgin Islands)
 Territorial Pollution Control Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) QA
 Project Plan
Area of Application
       *

"Generic" Plan for DCCA's Compliance Sampling inspections of Permitted
Facilities
Date of Application

Fall 1983


                                        *
Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Austin L. Noorehead
Quality Assurance Officer
Dept. of Conservation and Cultural Affairs
Building III, Apartment 114
Water Gut Hones
Christiansted, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands  00820



Smeary of Document

Plan covers all sampling and analytical activities to be undertaken by DCCA
in support of TFDES program.  Plan is "Generic" because it covers repeated
sampling suxveya, not just one event.  All parameters, required on TPDES
permits are) covered.

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              Survey of Pilot Application of Office of Water
                   Ojjality Assurance Guidance Document
2.  Title of Project or Document

Dioxin Survey of 80 Lister Avenue Site in Newark, N. J.
Area of Application

Used by NUS Corp. Field Investigation Team (FIT) and Region II
Surveillance and Monitoring Branch for Dioxin Survey
Date of Application

Spring 83



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Mark Raulenteek
Environmental Scientist
Environmental Protection Agency
Edison, N. J.  08837
FTS 340-6776
Suntnary of Document

QA Project Plan done for Dioxin Site Investigation of Streets, Soil and Fish
from Area of 80 Lister Ave. work Was Done by EPA Region II, FIT and CLP
(Superfund) Lab Contractor

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              Survey of Pilot Application of Office of Water
                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document

 3.

 Title of Project or Document

 Hudson River PCB Study of Hotspots



 Area of Application

 Sampling and Analysis of Upper Hudson River Sediments to Determine Change
 over 5 Year Period in PCB Concentrations


 Date of Application

 Sumer 1983
Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Rollie Honnett
Physical Scientist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
Edison, New Jersey   08837
FTS  340-6687
Svmnary of Document

Study and QA Project Plan prepared and used jointly by EPA Region II, NUS
Corp. PIT and MM Teams.  Samples were analyzed under special CLP (Super-fund)
Contract.

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              Survey of Pilot Application of office of Mater
                   Quality Assurance Guidance Oocunent

4.

Title of Project or Document

Sunner 1983 New York Bight Survey



Area of Application

Marine Monitoring Study - NOAA/EPA Region II/RDQTOS (OURS)  Contractor



Date of Application

Suraner 1983



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Robert Shakes
Marine Oceanographer
JRB Associates
La Jolla, California
619 456-6632
Summary of Document

Study & QA project Plan for study done in support of Region II's Ocean
Dumping Program. 12 mile, 15 mile Mud Dump and NOAA Sites were studied.

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              Survey of Pilot Application of Office of Water
                   Quality Assurance Guidance Docunent
5.  Title of Project or Document

Quality Assurance/Work Plan Biological Survey of the  Big Sioux River
        Application
Intensive Stream Survey to Determine Point Source Impacts on Biological
Community.


rate of Application

June 1983



Contact  (Name,  title,  address,  telephone}

Project  Coordinator
Mr. Morris Preston
Iowa  Dept.  of Water,  Air and Waste Management
H.s.  waller aldg.
900  East Grand
Des Moines, Iowa  50319
 (515)  281-8877
         of Document
              addresses an intensive stream survey carried out by several
              JTa^deral).  Addresses it«t» in the format of the Guidance
            The unique feature of this document is the fact that several
 different agencies had responsibilities.

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              Survey of Pilot Application of Office of Water
                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
6.  Title of Project or Docuaent

Quality Assurance/Work Plan
Analytical Services:  Remedial Investigation at the New Brighton/Arden
Hills Multi-Point Source Site

Area of Application

Hazardous Waste site Cleanup
Describes QA/Wbrk pian for all Analytical Services and Sampling
Date of Application

Projected 12/83 - 5/84



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

R.C. Splinter, Assoc. Director
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Oakdale Campus
Iowa City, Iowa  52242
(319) 353-5940
Sunmary of Document

The document is in confoznance with the Guidance Document.  All items are
addressed.  Both field and laboratory activities an covered.  Where
appropriate, lengthy analytical procedures are referenced to laboratory
procedures •mual.

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               Survey of Pilot Application of Office of Water
                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
 7.   Title of Project or Docunent

                                                    /

 Quality Assurance/Work  Plan Rock Creek Environmental Study


 Area of Application

 Intensive Stream Survey



 Date of Application

 November 15,  1983



 Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

 Project Coordinator
 Ms.  Cynthia Caneron
 Iowa Dept. of Water,  Air and Waste Management
 900  East Grand
 Des  Moines, Iowa  50319
Sutmary of Docunent
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Docunent is written  in the Guidance Document format.  Joint planning for
Work/Plan QA Plan done between laboratory, field and program planning personnel,
Docunent J.MIMSB i a chemical and biological study of a stream segment to
determine multiple source impact on stream quality.

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                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
8.  Title of Project or Document

QA/Vtork Plan:  Industrial Waste Survey for the New Jersey statewide
Pretreatnent Monitoring Program (Draft)
Area of Application

Industrial Waste Survey



Date of Application

Begin approx. 1/84



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Robert Hirst, DWR QAO
MJ DEP, DWR, OQA
CN-029
1474 Prospect St.
Trenton, N. J.  08625
609-292-3950 •
Simnary of Document

Determination of impacts of toxic industrial wastes on biological treatment
processes at POTMs.  Includes sampling of industrial discharges to municipal
systons, POIW influents, effluents, and sludges

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                    Quality Assurance Guidance Document
 9.  Title of Project or Docunent

 OA/Wbrk plan for Compliance Monitoring (Draft)  MJ  DSP, DNR, Bnergency
 Response/Cxnpliance Monitoring (ERQCM) unit


 Area of Application

 NJ Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Ccnpliance Monitoring



 Date of Application

 10/1 - 9/31 every fiscal year
 Contact (Name, title,  address,  telephone)

 Christopher Schiller,  Project Officer
 N7 DEP, DWR, ERCCM
 CN-029, 25 Artie Pkwy.
 Trenton, N. J.  08625        609-292-0427

 Robert Hirst, DWR QAO
,,NJ DEP, DWR, COA
 CN-029, 1474 Prospect  St.
 Trenton, N. J. 08625  609-292-3950

 Sonnary of Docunent

 24-hour composite sampling plan for compliance with NJPDGS  (permits)

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Compliance and investigative Monitoring for the New Jersey ttoter Pollution
Control Act and the New Jersey Safe Drinking Miter Act. (Draft)


Area of Application

Water pollution Compliance Monitoring
Date of Application

Continuous



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Eugene Roche, Project Officer
NJ DEP, DWR, Enforcement Element
CN029, 1474 Prospect St.
Trenton, N. J.  08625   609-984-5720

Robert Hirst, DW? QAO
MJ DEP, DWR, OQA
CN029, 1474 Prospect St.
Trenton, N. J.  08625     609-292-3950

Sunnary of Document

(1) Grab and 4-hour composite sampling for compliance with NJPDES
    permit and conditions

(2) Complaint investigation sampling

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               Survey of Pilot Application of Office of Water
                   Quality Assurance Guidance  Document


 11.   Title of Project or Document

 QA Plan for Monitoring and Analytical Activities to Evaluate Selected Pollutants
 in the Delaware River in the  vicinity of  Philadelphia,  PA.

 Area of Application

 Evaluate potential difference in surface  water quality  between high and
 low  tidal stages of  the Delaware River.   Data  needed to predict effectiveness
 of potential  raw water intake options for drinking water.

 Data at Application

 Sept.  -  Oct.  1983

 Contact   (Name,  title,  address, telephone)

 Catherine Campbell
 Project  Officer
 (JSEPA
 Washington, DC   20460
 (202)  382-2733

 John Richards
 Task Manger
 Versar Inc.
 6850 Versar Center
 Springfield, VA 22151

 Summary  of Document

Monitoring and analytical  support involved influent, effluent, sludges
 and air  emissions.  Sampling  included wide range of  organics and metals.
Tidal, temperature and  conductivity measurements also made.

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                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
12.  Title of Project or Document

QA/Wbrk Plan:  Vht*r Quality Survey of the Passaic River



Area of Application

Comprehensive water, sediment and biological sampling




Date of Application

This project was initiated in August 1983.



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Dr. Shing-Fu Hsueh, Chief, Bur. of Systems Analysis (Project Officer)
HI DEP, DWR
CN-029, 25 Artie Pkwy.
Trenton, N. J.  08625

Robert Hirst, DWR QAD
KJ DEP, DVR
CN-029, 1474 Prospect St.
Trenton, N. J.  08625

Summary of Document

Sampling of surface waters, sediments, periphyton, macrophytes, and point
sources.  Data generated will be used in the development of a new model
for the

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                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
 13. Title of Project or Document

QA/Work plan:  Allentotm Lake Hater Quality Monitoring Survey



Area of Application

impact of restoration project on water quality.



Date of Application

Sanpling began in Suoner, 1983 and will continue until 1985.



Contact (None, title, address, telephone)

Debra Haranond, Sampling Project Coordinator  -
NJ DEP, DWR, Data Acquisition and Analysis Unit
CN-029, 25 Arctic Pkwy.
Trenton, N. J.  08625

Robert Hirst, DWR QAO
NJK DEP,CNR, OQA
CN-029, 1474 Prospect St.
Trenton, N. J.  08625


Summary of Document

Sailing of lake water and leachate from dredge spoils to monitor impacts
of restoration project on water quality

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                   Quality Assurance Guidance Oocunent
 14.  Title of Project or Docunent

QA/Wbrk plan:  Landing Creek Intensive Survey



Area of Application

Intensive Survey (Water Sampling)



Date of Application

Sampling was initiated during the sunner of 1983.



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone}

Paul Morton, Sampling Project Coordinator
K3 DEP, DWR, Data Acquisition and Analysis Unit
CN-029, 25 Arctic Pkwy.
Trenton, N. J.  C8625

Robert Hirst, DWR QAO
NJ;'DEP, DWR, OQA
QM)29, 1474 Prospect St.
Trenton, N. J.  08625

Smeary of Doctment

Surface water sampling to aid the Division in deciding to upgrade or eliminate
a municipal discharge on Landing Creek.  The data will also be used to develop
a new model for the creek and a new wasteload allocation for the municipal
facility.

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15.  Title of Project or Document

QA/Work plan:  1983 Rancocas Creek Intensive Survey



Area of Application

Intensive Survey (Fish Issue and Sediment)




Date of Application

Sampling was initiated during the sunner of 1983
                                        •


Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Barbara Kurtz, Sampling Project Coordinator
NJ DEP, DWR Data Acquisition and Analysis Unit
CN-029, 25 Artie Pkwy.
Trenton, N. J.  08625

Robert Hirst, DWR QAO
NJ DEP, DWR, OCA
CN-029, 1474 Prospect St.
Trenton, N. J.  08625

Sunnary of Document

Pish tissue and sediment sample analysis to determine the impacts of a
heavy metals (Cr-tot 6 Cr+6) discharge in the Rancocas Creek.  A ban
on fishing in the lower segment of the Creek nay be imposed if the data
exhibits a need to take such action.

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                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
16. Title of Project or Doctment

QA/Wbrk Plan:  Upper Lanington River Intensive Survey



Area of Application

Intensive Survey for model development



Date of Application

Sampling was scheduled to begin during late Pall of 1983



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Paul Morton, Sampling Project Coordinator
NJ DEP, DWR, Data Acquisition and Analysis UKnit
CN-029, 25 Artick PJcwy.
Trenton, N. J.  08625
Sunnary of Document

Water quality and sediment oxygen .demand monitoring to aid in the development
of a WQ model for the Upper Lamington River and a wasteload allocation for a
irunicipal sewage treatment plant on the segment.

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                           Special Applications
     The previous examples of applications of the OW Wbrk/OA project plan
guidance have been devoted to specific environmental monitoring tasks.  The
Pennsylvannia Department  of Environmental Resources has also utilized
the document;  to assist in its environmenal training programs; establish
priorities for development of SOP's; and develop a Bureau 0* plan.

     Examples follow in the format of pilot applications proceeding this
section.

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Title of Project or Document

Department of Environmental Resources Standard Operation Procedure
(SOP) Development
Area of Application

The document is being used to provide guidance in developing standard
operating procedures and other necessary QA documents for a sound QA
program.

Date of Application

Continuing

Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Paul Baker
QA Officer
PA OCR, Bureau of Laboratories
P. 0. BDX 1467
Hbq. PA.  17120
(717)787-4669

Sumary of Document

Utilizing the work/QA project plan guidance document, specific SOP's are
developed which conform to acceptable department practice.  Thus, in the
future, OA project plans can be expeditiously developed by proper reference
to the appropriate SOP.  The following have been or are under development
to date:

     1.   A department chain-of-custody SOP has been developed.

     2.   la development:

          a.    A document to cover uniform sampling activities in the
                department.

          b.    A document to cover laboratory analytical activities.

          c.    A department sample shipment SOP.

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              Survey of Pilot Application of Office of Hater
                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
 Title of Project or Document


 Development Guide for Compliance Monitoring, Ambient Monitoring,
 Self  Monitoring, and Special Surveys
       *
 Area  of  Application

 All 106  and 205J activities of Clean Water Act
Date of Application

FY 84



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Kenneth Walizer
PA DER, Bureau Water Quality Management
P.O. Box 2063
Hbq. PA  17120

(717) 787-8184

Sunaary of Document

The document in intended to cover compliance monitoring, anbient
monitoring, sftlf-aonitoring activities and special surveys.

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                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
Title of Project or Document

Bureau of Solid ftoste Project Plan
Area of Application

Used by the Bureau in all its environmental monitoring activities
including development of a Bureau specific project plan
Date of Application

FY 84



Contact (Mane, title, address, telephone)

David M. Friedman
QA Officer
PA D£R
Bureau of Solid Waste Management
P.O. Box 2063
Hbq. PA.  17120
(717) 787-7381

Sunnary of Document

Utilizing the work/QA project plan guidance document the Bureau
has developed a Bureau specific project plan for its activities.  This
document includes references to specific methods, procedures and
regulatory acquirements under the appropriate section of the guidance
document.

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                   Quality Assurance Guidance Document
Title of Project or Document

OA Training in Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
Area of Application

Training for Environmental Monitoring



Date of Application

Continuing



Contact (Name, title, address, telephone)

Paul Baker, OA Officer
PA DER, Bureau of Laboratories
P.O. Box 1467
Hbq, PA.  17120
(717) 787-4669
Summary of Document

Document is used as part of a training package.  The document provides an
effective nathcd for showing department employees (field, lab, management)
the necessary elements to consider when carrying out environmental monitoring
activities.

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           UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            WASHINGTON. DC  2046C
                               A6 31  B84
                                                                OFFICE
                                                         RESEARCH AND O
SUBJECT:  OWRS Guidance for Preparation of QA Project  Plann

PROM:     Stanley Blacker, Director    -'  -*• *- V-'Ww; <-*••-*
          Quality Aaaurance Management Staff (RD-680)

TO:       Martin W. Brossman, QAO
          Office of Vacer Regulation* and  Standarda  (WH-553)
     QAHS has reviewed the document "Guidance for Preparation of Combined
Work/Quality Aasurance Project Plane for Environmental Monitoring"  (OWXS-QA-1,
May 1984) and finds that it is an acceptable alternative to QAMS 005/80,
"Interim Guidelines and Specifications for Preparing Quality Aaaurance
Project Plans" (December 1980).  Organization* preparing plans in
accordance vlth OVRS/-QA-1 are considered to have satisfied EPA quality
assurance program requirements for the preparation of QA Project Plans.

     Substantial efforts on data quality objectives leading toward  the
development of improved guidance for preparation of QA project plans
are underway.  Because changes in existing guidance documents may be
required, QAMS encourages all users of existing guidance to continue  to
use that guidance but to remain flexible to change.

     QAMS appreciates the effort you and other members of your workgroup  have
put into the preparation of OWRS-QA-1.  The document la a valuable  addition
to quality assurance guidance available within the Agency.

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