SWAMP – Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL

A quality assurance (QA) plan is a key planning document that summarizes a program’s QA and quality control (QC) systems. Because SWAMP’s original QA plan was recently updated, there are two documents currently available. To eliminate confusion, the documents should be implemented as follows:

• Division of Financial Assistance Use
  • Grandfather Clause: Projects funded by SWAMP budget allocations for fiscal year (FY) 2008-2009 and later must follow the requirements of the 2008 Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPrP). Established projects and those that prefer to be Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program- (SWAMP-) comparable may also choose to operate under this document.
  • Projects already funded by pre-FY 2008-2009 SWAMP budget allocations may continue to completion under the 2002 Quality Assurance Management Plan for the State of California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (QAMP).

First Edition 2002 Quality Assurance Management Plan

• QAMP 2002 Main Text (1.23MB) Adobe
• QAMP 2002 Main Text (1.67MB) Word

Cover Page Section A1  -  Title and Approval Sheet; Citation for QAMP; Preface/Acknowledgments Section A2  -  Table of Contents Section A3  -  Distribution List and Contact Information Section A4  -  SWAMP Program Organization Section A5  -  Problem Definition/Background Section A6  -  Program Description Section A7  -  Data Quality Objectives and Criteria for Measurement Section A8  -  Special Training Requirements/Safety Section A9  -  Documentation and Records Section B1  -  Sampling Process Design (Experimental Design) Section B2  -  Sampling Methods Requirements Section B3  -  Sample Handling and Custody Requirements Section B4  -  Analytical Methods Requirements Section B5  -  Quality Control Requirements Section B6  -  Instrument/Equipment Testing, Inspection, and Maintenance Requirements Section B7  -  Instrument Calibration and Frequency Section B8  -  Inspection/Acceptance Requirements for Supplies and Consumables Section B9  -  Data Acquisition Requirements (Non-direct Measurements) Section B10 - Data Management Section C1  -  Assessments and Response Actions Section C2  -  Reports to Management Section D1  - Data Review, Validation, and Verification Requirements Section D2  - Validation and Verification Methods Section D3  - Reconciliation with User Requirements List of Abbreviations Reference

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• Appendices for 2002 QAMP
  
  

  	Appendix A -	SWAMP Program Contact Information, Programmatic Organization, and Agency/Organization Responsibilities.
  	Appendix B -	SWAMP Workplans for FY 02-03 and FY 03-04
  	Appendix C -	Data Acceptability Criteria, Target Reporting Limits, Handling Requirements
  	Appendix D -	SWAMP Field Collection Standard Operating Procedures
  	Appendix E -	SWAMP Field Data Measurement SOP's
  	Appendix F -	SWAMP Toxicity Testing SOP's
  	Appendix G -	Biological Assessment and Benthic Infaunal Community Assessment
  	Appendix H -	Health and Safety Measures Minimum Guidance
  	Appendix I  -	Performance Evaluation Audits Guidance
  	Appendix J -	INTERIM SWAMP Information Management System Plan

  
  

Appendix A	SWAMP Program Contact Information, Programmatic Organization, and Agency/Organization Responsibilities
Appendix B	SWAMP Work Plans    - FY 02-03 through FY 07-08 or equivalent
Appendix C	Data Acceptability Criteria, Target Reporting Limits, Sample Handling Requirements (cover page) Data Acceptability Criteria Tables:    - Conventional Constituents in Water    - Volatile Organic Analytes in Water    - Synthetic Organic Compounds in Water    - Trace Metals in Water    - Monomethyl Mercury in Water    - Organic Compounds in Tissue and Sediment;       Semi-Volatiles and Volatiles in Sediment only    - Trace Metals in Tissue and Sediment    - Monomethyl Mercury in Tissue and Sediment    - Sediment Total Organic Carbon and Sediment Grain Size    - Water Quality Samples for Bacteria-Pathogen Indicators    - Benthic Invertebrates    - Toxicity Testing Samples Target Reporting Limits    - Conventional Water Quality Constituents    - Trace Metals    - Synthetic Organic Analytes Sample Handling Requirements    - Tables for all Analytes, all Media Water Quality Goals Compendium Information
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Appendix D	SWAMP Field Collection Standard Operating Procedures (cover page) Site Selection and Reconnaissance    - Guidelines    - Reconnaissance Form Tissue Sample Collection SOPs    - Standard Operating Procedure    - Bioaccumulation COC Form    - Dissection Sheet Water Sample Collection SOPs    - Field Collection of Water Samples    - Citizen Monitoring Protocol    - Region 3 Protocol    - Region 6 Protocol    - USGS NAWQA Protocol    - USGS Clean Hand/Dirty Hand Techniques    - Ultra Clean Sample Filtration Bed Sediment Sample Collection SOPs    - SWAMP Protocol    - USGS NAWQA Protocol Additional Files    - Proper Waste Disposal    - Field Data Sheets    - Chain of Custody Blank Forms    - Worksheet for Calculating Latitude and Longitude
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Appendix E	SWAMP Field Data Measurement SOP's (cover page)    - Field Equipment List    - Field Measurements Procedures SWAMP Field Instrument Calibration and Maintenance SOP's    - Multiparameter Instrument Calibration and Maintenance    - Hydrolab Multiprobe Calibration/Maintenance Log    - YSI Multiprobe Calibration/Maintenance Log
Appendix F	SWAMP Toxicity Testing SOP's (cover page) Summary of Methods Used    - Summary of Methods Used for Toxicity Testing Toxicity Testing SOP's Alkalinity Ammonia Amphipod Sediment Toxicity Test Bivalve Toxicity Test Ceriodaphnia 7 day test Ceriodaphnia 96 hour test Data Handling ELISA Elutriate Preparation Freshwater TIE Glassware Hach SensION Hardness Holmesimysis 7 day test Hyalella 10 day test Hyalella Sediment Toxicity Test Nitrate Analysis Phosphate Analysis Pimephales 7 day test Pipette Procedure Refractometer Care (Salinity Measurement) Sample Handling Sediment - Water Interface Exposure System Selenastrum Sulfide Analysis Thermometers Topsmelt 4-Day Toxicity Test Topsmelt 7-Day Toxicity Test Turbidity Urchin Development Urchin Fertilization Chironomus Sediment Toxicity Test
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Appendix G	Biological Assessment and Benthic Infaunal Community Assessment (cover page) Bioassessment QAPPs and SOPs    - Department of Fish and Game    - Region 6 SNARL          - Algae Chl Summary          - Biomonitoring Data and Designs          - CPOM-FPOM and Periphyton Protocols          - Lab Processing and ID Log          - Physical Habitat Summary          - Sample Processing-ID SOPs          - Stream Algae AFDM Data Sheet          - Stream Form 200X          - Stream Invertebrate ID Data Sheet          - Stream Invertebrate Sampling Protocol          - Stream Organic Matter AFDM Data Sheet          - Stream Physical Habitat Survey SOP          - UC SNARL SWAMP Bioassessment QAPP          - Water Chemistry Protocol    - UCD ATL          - UCD ATL Biological Assessment QAPP    - USGS NAWQA          - SOP link Benthic Infaunal Community Assessment    - Laboratory Analysis    - Sample Collection
Appendix H	Health and Safety Measures Minimum Guidance (cover page)    - Recommended Minimum Health and Safety Guidance for Field Activities
Appendix I	Performance Evaluation Audits Guidance (cover page)    - QA Performance Evaluations of Field Data Measurements and Field Sample      Collection Methods
Appendix J (updated April 2009)	INTERIM SWAMP Information Management System Plan (cover page)    - Database Management Systems
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For technical questions on either QA Plan, please contact the State Water Resources Control Board Quality Assurance Officer Bill Ray (email) or at (916) 341-5583

 

(Updated 4/24/09)