Region 1 Quality Systems Documents

EPA New England Documents

For assistance in accessing these documents, please contact Quality@epa.gov.

Quality Management Plan (QMP) (pdf) (709.99 KB)
The QMP describes policies, procedures and management systems within EPA NE that govern quality assurance and quality control activities supporting the transparency and scientific defensibility of environmental data collected, used and disseminated by the Region.

Planning

General

EPA Region 1 Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Program Guidance (pdf) (745.38 KB, May 2024)
This implementation document describes the EPA New England program for ensuring the collection and use of quality data.

• Appendix B: Region 1 Optional QAPP Template Instructions (pdf) (490.44 KB, May 3, 2024)
• Appendix C: QAPP Completion Checklist (docx) (81.92 KB, January 2024)
• Region 1 Optional QAPP Template (docx) (77.85 KB, May 3, 2024)
• Region 1 QAPP Standard vs EPA QA/R-5 Comparison (pdf) (141.37 KB, April 2024)

Brownfields

Planning and Documenting Brownfields Projects Generic Quality Assurance Project Plans (pdf) (1.53 MB, March 2009)

• Appendix A: Brownfields Generic QAPPs - Guidance and Writer/Reviewer Checklist & Appendix B: Brownfields Site-Specific QAPPs Addenda - Guidance and Writer/Reviewer Checklist (pdf) (1.04 MB, March 2009)

Models

Generic Modeling Quality Assurance Project Plan and Quality Assurance Checklist
The QAPP guidance document and its companion checklist are designed to assist QAPP writers and reviewers involved in modeling projects, including the Total Maximum Daily Load Program (TMDL).

Modeling Journal: Checklist and Template (doc) (386 KB)
This modeling journal is a desktop tool which uses a checklist and journal template for documenting model development and model life-cycle evaluation.

Water

Quality Assurance Project Plan Development Tool
This tool is designed to assist in developing a Quality Assurance (QA) Project Plan for projects that involve surface or groundwater monitoring and/or the collection and analysis of water samples. All information is also available on CD ROM including SOPs noted in Module 5. For a CD copy contact Pat Svetaka (svetaka.pat@epa.gov or 617-918-8396).

Drinking Water

New England States' Sample Collection & Preservation Guidance Manual for Drinking Water, Revision 5.0, January 2015 (pdf) (1.04 MB)

Projects Using Only Existing (Secondary) Data

Quality Assurance Project Plan Guidance For Environmental Projects Using Only Existing (Secondary) Data (pdf) (67.73 KB)
This QAPP guidance is designed to assist QAPP writers and reviewers involved in environmental projects based solely on previously existing (secondary) data. It describes a streamlined approach for planning and documenting projects that do not include sampling, testing or measurement determinations.

Field Implementation

QA Bulletin: Calibration of Dissolved Oxygen Meters: February 2006 (pdf) (17.72 KB)

Low Stress (low flow) Purging and Sampling Procedure for the Collection of Groundwater Samples from Monitoring Wells (pdf) (420.52 KB, Revised: September 19, 2017)

Standard Operating Procedure for Calibration of Field Instruments (Temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Conductivity/Specific Conductance, Oxidation/Reduction Potential, and Turbidity) (pdf) (334.01 KB, Revised: March 23, 2017)

Assessment and Data Review

Region 1 - EPA New England Environmental Data Review Program Guidance (pdf) (463.01 KB, June 2018)
QA guidance that documents the implementation of the updated regional environmental data review program.

• Region 1 - EPA New England Environmental Data Review Supplement for Region 1 Data Review Elements and Superfund Specific Guidance/Procedures (September 2020) (pdf) (766.6 KB, September 2020)

Guidance for Annual Reporting of Quality System Progress (pdf) (234.79 KB, 01/09/2008)
Guidance and template designed to assist EPA-funded organizations in reporting on the status/progress of their quality systems.