EPA Region 3 Quality Assurance Project Plans
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Preparing Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs)
- Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Standard (pdf) - Specifications for QA Project Plans prepared for activities conducted by or funded by EPA.
- EPA Guidance on Quality Assurance Project Plans (QA/G-5) - Guidance on developing Quality Assurance Project Plans that meet EPA specifications.
Templates for Region 3 Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs)
- Region 3 Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Template (docx)
- Interim Final Brownfields Quality Assurance Project Plan Template - template and addendum developed by Region 3 to assist those preparing a QAPP for Brownfields projects.
- EPA Region 3 Brownfields Quality Assurance Project Plan Template and Guidance Version 1.0 (docx)
Topic-Specific Tools for Quality Assurance Project Plans
Air
- Ambient Air Monitoring Quality Assurance
- Guide to Writing Quality Assurance Project Plans for Ambient Air Monitoring Networks
- Systematic Planning: A Case Study of Particulate Matter Ambient Air Monitoring (CS-2)
Brownfields
- EPA Region 3 Brownfields Quality Assurance Project Plan Template and Guidance Version 1.0 (docx)
- Interim Final Brownfields Quality Assurance Project Plan Template
- Region 4 Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Tool Box
Citizen Science
Cleanups
Dioxin
- Site Evaluation for Dioxin at Superfund Sites - refer to User Guide and Template for Soils Assessment of Dioxin Sites.
Environmental Technology
Existing (Secondary) Data
- Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans, EPA QA/G-5 - Refer to Chapter 3.
- Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans: Evaluating, Assessing, and Documenting Environmental Data Collection and Use Programs - Part 1: UFP-QAPP Manual - refer to Section 2.7
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Geospatial
Modeling
- Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans for Modeling EPA QA/G-5M
- Design and Implementation of New Tools for Quality Assurance in Modeling
Tribal
Waste
Water
- Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) - for Biosolids
- Quality Assurance Project Plan Development Tool - for projects that involve surface or groundwater monitoring and/or the collection and analysis of water samples