Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0039-0067
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-07-09T04:00Z

Draft
June
2003
Checklist
for
Submitting
Grandfathered
Cryptosporidium
Data
9
Cover
letter.
Does
the
data
package
include
a
signed
cover
letter
certifying
that
the
data
represent
the
plant's
current
source
water
and
that
all
source
water
Cryptosporidium
monitoring
results
collected
during
the
LT2
rule
monitoring
period
are
included
in
the
package?
9
Sampling
schedule.
Does
the
data
package
include
a
sample
collection
schedule
established
before
beginning
monitoring?
9
Additional
documentation.
Have
you
included
any
additional
documentation
required
regarding
resampling,
the
use
of
presedimentation,
and/
or
off
stream
storage
during
routine
plant
operation?
9
List
of
samples.
Does
the
data
package
include
a
list
of
the
field
and
matrix
spike
(
MS)
samples
submitted
in
the
data
package,
identified
by
sample
ID
and
collection
date?
9
Number
of
field
samples.
Does
the
data
package
include
at
least
24
field
samples
collected
over
2
years?
9
Completeness
of
results.
Are
all
applicable
field
sample
results
from
the
monitoring
period
included?
9
MS
sample
results.
Is
the
number
of
MS
results
submitted
equivalent
to
at
least
5%
of
the
number
of
field
sample
results?
9
Sample
data.
Are
the
minimum
data
elements
(
specified
in
Section
7.2.1
of
the
LT2
rule
source
water
monitoring
guidance
manaual)
provided
for
each
field
and
MS
sample?
9
Sample
volumes.
Are
the
volume
analyzed
for
all
field
samples
at
least
10
L?
For
samples
in
which
less
than
10
L
was
examined,
were
at
least
2
mL
of
packed
pellet
volume
analyzed
or
did
two
filters
clog?
9
Quality
control
(
QC)
certification.
Does
the
data
package
include
a
letter
from
the
laboratory
certifying
that
all
method­
required
QC
requirements
were
acceptable
for
every
field
and
MS
sample
submitted
with
the
package?
9
Detailed
quality
control
information.
If
bench
sheets
and
report
forms
with
QC
information
are
included,
rather
than
a
laboratory
letter,
are
the
following
requirements
met?
9
Sample
temperature
requirements.
Was
the
temperature
of
all
monitoring
samples
between
0
°
C
and
8
°
C
upon
receipt?
9
Ongoing
precision
and
recovery
(
OPR)
recovery.
Do
All
OPR
sample
results
meet
QC
acceptance
criteria
of
the
method
version
used
for
the
analysis?
9
OPR
frequency.
Is
an
acceptable
OPR
sample
associated
with
every
field
sample?
9
Method
blank
results.
Are
all
method
blank
sample
results
acceptable?
9
Method
blank
frequency.
Is
an
acceptable
method
blank
sample
associated
with
every
field
sample?
9
Spike
levels.
Were
spike
levels
of
500
oocysts
or
less
used
for
all
OPR
and
MS
samples?
9
Holding
times.
Were
all
holding
times
met
for
all
field
and
QC
samples
for
composite
samples,
holding
times
start
when
collection
of
the
first
sample
begins?
9
Staining
control
frequency.
Are
positive
and
negative
staining
controls
associated
with
all
field
and
QC
samples?
9
Staining
control
results.
Were
positive
and
negative
staining
controls
acceptable
for
all
field
and
QC
samples?