Long Term Resource Monitoring Program Water Quality Component Review Technical rept

摘要

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 for 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 from 3-7 June 2002.