Appendix E. Quality Assurance Project Plan Template February 7, 2013 Template Developed By: Karen Worcester, Staff Environmental Specialist and QA Program Lead Based on the QAPP template developed by: The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Team Quality Assurance Research Group Moss Landing Marine Laboratories San José State University Research Foundation, September 1, 2008. Instructions: This document is a TEMPLATE for Tier 3 Farms to assist in the preparation of the Individual Surface Water Discharge Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP). This template is intended to provide guidance to the grower and will also facilitate more efficient review by the Water Board. However, the use of this template is not required. Growers can use any format to provide the required information identified in the Tier 3 Monitoring and Reporting Program R3-2012-0011-03. Only Tier 3 Farms/Ranches that have a discharge to receiving water (irrigation runoff, stormwater runoff, or tailwater pond) must conduct individual surface water discharge monitoring and reporting. Tier 3 Farms/Ranches that do not have a discharge to receiving water are not required have to prepare a SAP or QAPP.. Detailed information about the individual surface discharge monitoring requirements is available on the Water Board’s website at the link below (see p. 15-17): To customize this QAPP template for your specific Tier 3 farm, edit the blue text areas as appropriate, filling in blanks and necessary information in tables, etc. Specific instructions are highlighted in yellow and can be deleted after use. In general, most Tier 3 farms/ranches can use the sample language provided. In some cases, the language will need to be modified to take into consideration the specific characteristics of the individual farm/ranch.
temperature, and pH data. Various tools are available on-line to assist with this. An example of a calculating tool can be found here:http://www.svl.net/resources/calculators/unionized-amonia-calculator. Based on data findings, Insert Name here will determine whether additional farm management practices need to be implemented to address any problem pollutants. Water Board staff will review data for completeness, compliance with monitoring requirements, and for data exceedances and may have questions or requests for clarification. If data indicates a serious water quality problem, Water Board staff may request additional information or sampling. No external field audits are planned. 17. (Instruction: Identify all interim and final reports that will be written during the project term. Identify frequency of reporting, responsible individuals, and report recipients. Information may be provided in narrative or tabular form below.) 10 describes the monitoring reports required to be delivered associated with discharge monitoring. Table 10. Individual Surface Water Discharge Monitoring Reports Type of Report Frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.) Projected Delivery Person(s) Responsible for Report Preparation QAPP/ Sampling and Analysis Plan Once March 15, 2013 Insert name here Electronic and Hard Copy Data Submittal Annually March 15, 2014, Oct.1, 2014 and annually on Oct. 1 thereafter The format will be determined by December 31, 2013. Insert name here Data collected by this project will be submitted annually to the Water Board in a format acceptable to the Executive Officer. Annual reporting must contain at a minimum: Laboratory data reports (including quality assurance (QA) data); Narrative description of typical irrigation runoff patterns; Location of sampling sites and map(s); Sampling and analytical methods used; Method used to obtain flow at each monitoring site during each monitoring and Photos obtained from all monitoring clearly labeled with location and date. Sample COC forms will not be submitted but will be made available to Central Coast Water Board staff upon request.