Quality Assurance Systems Requirements (QASR)

Program Documents:
CERP Quality Assurance Systems Requirements (QASR)

This Quality Assurance Systems Requirements (QASR) manual lays out the protocols and procedures for environmental data gathering activities for the implementation of CERP. It is the foundation of the CERP quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program and will be periodically updated and refined in an effort to strengthen the QA/QC program for CERP. All agencies that will provide data during the implementation of CERP will be required to adhere to this manual. Implementation oversight of the QASR is the responsibility of the CERP QA Oversight Team (QAOT) and the key agencies QA/QC representatives or their designees, in coordination with CERP program and project managers.

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Note: The current approved CERP QASR Manual from June 27, 2006, should be used for quality assurance and control compliance by all CERP programs and projects.
View the 27 June 2006 QASR Manual

QASR Docs

12 Oct 2007 - Draft QASR Documents with peer review comments incorporated

Acronyms (46 kb, PDF)

Main Body:
Chapter 1
Introduction (69 kb, PDF)
Chapter 2
Administrative Procedures (701 kb, PDF)
Chapter 3
Water Quality Sampling Procedures (5.5 mb, PDF)
Chapter 4
Chemical Analysis and Laboratory Procedures (221 kb, PDF)
Chapter 5
Verification and Validation of Chemistry Data (665 kb, PDF)
Chapter 6
Hydrometeorologic and Hydraulic Monitoring (1.3 mb, PDF)
Chapter 7
Soil and Sediment Characterization and Sampling Procedures (1 mb, PDF)
Chapter 8 (Please note: this chapter is currently being revised and will be available for review in the future)
Biological Monitoring and Assessment Procedures (3.1 mb, PDF)
Chapter 9
Remote Sensing Procedures (2.3 mb, PDF)
Chapter 10
Information and Data Management (586 kb, PDF)
Chapter 11
Data Quality Evaluation and Assessment (250 kb, PDF)
Chapter 12
References (891 kb, PDF)
Chapter 13
Glossary of Terms (587 kb, PDF)

Appendices:
Appendix A
Checklist for Review of the QAPP (332 kb, PDF)
Appendix B
Field Audit Checklist (1.7 kb, PDF)
Appendix C-1
Drinking Water Methods and Measurement Targets Table (671 kb, PDF)
Appendix C-2
Class III Freshwater Methods and Measurement Target Levels Table (701 kb, PDF)
Appendix C-3
Other Analytes Methods and Measurement Target Levels (248 kb, PDF)
Appendix C-4
Soils and Sediments PQLs (1.1 mb, PDF)
Appendix C-5
Animal Tissues PQLs (55 kb, PDF)
Appendix C-6
Vegetation PQLs (142 kb, PDF)
Appendix D
Electronic Data Deliverables Requirements for CERP Projects (423 kb, PDF)
Appendix E
Example of a Laboratory Audit Form/Checklist (196 kb, PDF)
Appendix H
Phytoplankton Methods Summary (280 kb, PDF)
Appendix I
Periphyton Methods Summary (174 kb, PDF)
Appendix K
Vegetation Methods Summary (1.9 mb, PDF)
Appendix L
Invertebrates Method Summary (883 kb, PDF)
Appendix M
Fish Methods Summary (831 kb, PDF)
Appendix M1
Collection, Handling, And Processing Of Tissue Samples For Contaminant Analysis (335 kb, PDF)
Appendix N
Reptiles and Amphibians Methods Summary (182 kb, PDF)
Appendix O
Birds Methods Summary (88 kb, PDF)
Appendix 7-A
Soil, Sediment and Porewater Sampling Procedures (1.1 mb, PDF)
Appendix 7-B
Methods for In-Situ Surveys and Physical Measurements (553 kb, PDF)
Appendix 7-C
Ecological Laboratory Analyses and Assays (354 kb, PDF)
Appendix 9-A
Requirements and Regulations (785 kb, PDF)
Appendix 9-B
Common Remote Sensing Terminologies and Definitions (1.7 mb, PDF)
Appendix 9-C
Additional Satellites and Sensors (269 kb, PDF)
Appendix 9-D
Applicability of Remote Sensing Technologies (183 kb, PDF)
Appendix 9-E
Example 1 Remote Sensing Statement of Work (312 kb, PDF)
Appendix 9-F
Example 2 Remote Sensing Statement of Work (748 kb, PDF)
Appendix 9-G
Example 3 Remote Sensing Statement of Work (583 kb, PDF)
Appendix 9-H
Example 4 Remote Sensing Statement of Work (396 kb, PDF)

Note: These documents will change based on the results of the peer review. They are not to be considered as final or official documents. These documents will be removed once the final version is adopted.