Appendix E. Quality Assurance Project Plan Template February 7, 2013 Template Developed By: Karen Worcester, Staff Environmental Specialist and QA Program Lead Based on the QAPP template developed by: The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Team Quality Assurance Research Group Moss Landing Marine Laboratories San José State University Research Foundation, September 1, 2008. Instructions: This document is a TEMPLATE for Tier 3 Farms to assist in the preparation of the Individual Surface Water Discharge Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP). This template is intended to provide guidance to the grower and will also facilitate more efficient review by the Water Board. However, the use of this template is not required. Growers can use any format to provide the required information identified in the Tier 3 Monitoring and Reporting Program R3-2012-0011-03. Only Tier 3 Farms/Ranches that have a discharge to receiving water (irrigation runoff, stormwater runoff, or tailwater pond) must conduct individual surface water discharge monitoring and reporting. Tier 3 Farms/Ranches that do not have a discharge to receiving water are not required have to prepare a SAP or QAPP.. Detailed information about the individual surface discharge monitoring requirements is available on the Water Board’s website at the link below (see p. 15-17): To customize this QAPP template for your specific Tier 3 farm, edit the blue text areas as appropriate, filling in blanks and necessary information in tables, etc. Specific instructions are highlighted in yellow and can be deleted after use. In general, most Tier 3 farms/ranches can use the sample language provided. In some cases, the language will need to be modified to take into consideration the specific characteristics of the individual farm/ranch.
Appendix E. Quality Assurance Project Plan Template February 7, 2013 Template Developed By: Karen Worcester, Staff Environmental Specialist and QA Program Lead Based on the QAPP template developed by: The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Team Quality Assurance Research Group Moss Landing Marine Laboratories San José State University Research Foundation, September 1, 2008. Instructions: This document is a TEMPLATE for Tier 3 Farms to assist in the preparation of the Individual Surface Water Discharge Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP). This template is intended to provide guidance to the grower and will also facilitate more efficient review by the Water Board. However, the use of this template is not required. Growers can use any format to provide the required information identified in the Tier 3 Monitoring and Reporting Program R3-2012-0011-03. Only Tier 3 Farms/Ranches that have a discharge to receiving water (irrigation runoff, stormwater runoff, or tailwater pond) must conduct individual surface water discharge monitoring and reporting. Tier 3 Farms/Ranches that do not have a discharge to receiving water are not required have to prepare a SAP or QAPP.. Detailed information about the individual surface discharge monitoring requirements is available on the Water Board’s website at the link below (see p. 15-17): To customize this QAPP template for your specific Tier 3 farm, edit the blue text areas as appropriate, filling in blanks and necessary information in tables, etc. Specific instructions are highlighted in yellow and can be deleted after use. In general, most Tier 3 farms/ranches can use the sample language provided. In some cases, the language will need to be modified to take into consideration the specific characteristics of the individual farm/ranch.
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