Quality-Assurance Plan for Water-Quality Activities in the U.S. Geological Survey Washington Water Science Center; Open file rept

摘要

In accordance with guidelines set forth by the Office of Water Quality in the Water Resources Discipline of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), this quality-assurance plan has been created for use by the USGS Washington Water Science Center (WAWSC) in conducting water-quality activities. The plan documents the standards, policies, and procedures used by the personnel of the WAWSC for activities related to the collection, processing, storage, analysis, and publication of water-quality data. The policies and procedures that are documented in this quality-assurance plan for water-quality activities are meant to complement the WAWSCs quality-assurance plans for surface-water and ground-water activities and to supplement the WAWSC quality-assurance plan.