Identify where fecal coliform or nutrient pollution is greatest in a given watershed Characterize the level of toxic contaminants in a water body Determine if annual discharge from Smith Creek has increased due to changing land use Bring a water body into compliance with water quality standards by using a model and historic data to predict the magnitude of pollution sources and the effects of source reduction xxxx 4.2 Project objectives Describe specific activities you want to accomplish. Examples include to: Collect ## water and ## sediment samples from a specific area of Puget Sound Analyze PCBs in ## tissue samples of freshwater fish collected from Smith Creek Analyze historic precipitation and stream-gage data to establish a flow-rating curve Simulate effects of new construction (e.g., roadway, stormwater retention pond) on streamflows and water quality xxxx 4.3 Information needed and sources Summarize the types and sources of existing data to be assembled, and all new data to be collected, that will address project objectives. Projects that involve analysis of existing environmental information, including many GIS layers, should summarize the data needed. For environmental modeling projects, data need can be described in overview here, with details provided in Section 7.3. xxxx 4.4 Tasks required List tasks, the specific activities planned to address each objective or obtain the needed information. For example, if one objective is to measure summer dissolved oxygen in Smith Creek, then a corresponding task might be to deploy continuous DO monitoring instrumentation at one site in Reach X and collect weekly grab samples from multiple depths at the same location. xxxx 4.5 Systematic planning process used Preparing the QAPP is adequate systematic planning for most projects. However, for very complex or specialized projects, consider including description of a formalized systematic planning process. xxxx
USGS, 1998. Principles and Practices for Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Open-File Report 98-636. U.S. Geological Survey. Revision History for this Template Version Date Version Number Summary of substantive changes Sections Reviser Initials 10/24/2011 12/18/2013 5/29/2014 7/11/2014 Document control inadequate for previous versions BK, TG, and others 10/07/2016 1.0 Adapted first several pages for use by Ecology staff and external parties. Inserted new modeling-related headers, modified or deleted others. Clarified instructions. Section 3: Moved Logistical problems. Section 4: Deleted Target Population; moved Practical Constraints and Study Boundaries. Section 5: Moved Schedule Limitations. Section 6: Changed Decision quality objectives to Data quality objectives; inserted Acceptance criteria for existing data; added Modeling quality objectives. Section 7: Inserted Study boundaries; added Modelling and analysis design; created subsection with all limitations/problems. Section 8: Renamed Field Procedures; moved Invasive species evaluation Section 9: Renamed Field procedures; condensed Lab procedures table headers. Section 11: Moved Acceptance criteria for existing data; added Model information management. Section 13: Added Model quality assessment. Sections 16 and 17: Deleted. Front, Sections 3-9, 11, 13, TG, NM, PP, others 11/9/2016 1.0 QA approval for document control information All pages B. Kammin