Long Term Resource Monitoring Program Water Quality Component Review

Soballe, D. M., and J. N. Houser. 2006. Long Term Resource Monitoring
Program Water Quality Component Review. U.S. Geological Survey, Upper
Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin. LTRMP
2006-T001. 9 pp.

ABSTRACT:
A review of the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) water
quality component was conducted in May-June 2002 and considered seven
aspects of the program: (1) objectives of water quality monitoring relative to
LTRMP objectives, (2) potential of the current sampling design to meet those
objectives, (3) adequacy and suitability of the water quality procedures manual,
(4) adequacy and efficiency of procedures of quality assurance and quality
control in data collection and laboratory analyses, (5) operations of the
analytical laboratory, (6) recent implementation of electronic data acquisition,
and (7) communications and data access. The review was conducted by a panel
of five external experts who reviewed program documents and then met at the
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center on 3-7 June, 2002. 

KEYWORDS:
Adequacy, data management, design, procedure, quality assurance, quality
control, water quality