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Quartz Valley Indian Reservation KARUK TRIBE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES P.O. Box 282 * Orleans, California 95556 2011 Quality Assurance Project Plan For Water Quality Sampling and Analysis CWA 106 grant identification # BG-97991209 Prepared by Karuk Tribe Water Quality Program Karuk Tribe Water Quality Program Quality Assurance Project Plan For Water Quality Sampling and Analysis Water Quality Program Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources PO Box 282 Orleans, CA 95556 This QAPP has been approved by: Karuk Water Quality Project Manager ________________________ Karuk Water Quality QA Officer ________________________ For EPA use: Approved by EPA Project Manager: Date: _________________________ __________________________ Expedited Review? Yes No Received by QA Office: Date: __________________________ __________________________ Reviewed by: Date: __________________________ __________________________ Approved: Date: __________________________ __________________________ Region 9 Quality Assurance Manager 2 1.2 Table of Contents 1.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ................................................ 1-60 1.1 Title and Approval Page ............................................ 1-2 1.2 Table of Contents ................................................. 3-6 1.3 Distribution List ................................................... 7 1.4 Project Organization ............................................... 8-12 1.5 Problem Definition/Background ......................................12-26 1.6 Project/Task Description and Sampling Schedule ..............................26-36 1.7 Quality Objectives and Criteria for Measurement Data .................. 36-51 0 Objectives and Project Decisions ............................36-38 Action Limits/Levels .......................................38-44 Measurement Performance Criteria/Acceptance Criteria .........44-50 1.8 Special Training Requirements/Certification .......................... 50-51 1.9 Documents and Records .......................................... 51-58 Field Documentation and Records ...........................51-55 Laboratory Documentation and Records ...................... 55-56 Technical Reviews and Evaluations .......................... 56-57 Biannual and Annual Reports ...............................57-58 2.0 DATA GENERATION AND ACQUISITION .................................. 59-89 2.1 Sampling Design (Experimental Design) ..............................59-60 2.2 Sampling Methods ................................................ 60-69 Field Health and Safety Procedures ..........................69-70 Field Measurements .......................................70 Field Variances ...........................................70 Decontamination Procedures ...............................70-71 Disposal of Residual Materials ..............................71 Quality Assurance for Sampling ............................. 71-72 2.3 Sample Handling and Custody ......................................72-76 Sample Packaging and Shipping ............................74-75 Sample Custody ..........................................75-76 Sample Disposal ..........................................76 2.4 Analytical Methods ............................................... 76 Field Measurement Methods ................................ 76 3 Laboratory Analyses Methods (Off-Site) ......................76 2.5 Quality Control Requirements ...................................... 77-83 Field Sampling Quality Control .............................. 77-79 Field Measurement Quality Control ........................... 79 Laboratory Analyses Quality Control (Off-Site) ................. 79-83 2.6 Instrument/Equipment Testing, Inspection, and Maintenance ............ 83-84 Field Measurement Instruments/Equipment ................... 83-84 Laboratory Analysis Instruments/Equipment .................. 84 2.7 Instrument/Equipment Calibration and Frequency ..................... 84-87 Field Measurement Instrument/Equipment ....................84 Laboratory Analysis Instruments/Equipment .................. 84-87 2.8 Inspection and Acceptance of Supplies and Consumables .............. 88-89 Field Sampling Supplies and Consumables ................... 88 Field Measurement Supplies and Consumables ................88 Laboratory Analyses (Off-Site) Supplies and Consumables ......88 Data Acquisition Requirements (Non-Direct Measurements) ..........88-89 2.10 Data Management ...............................................89 3.0 ASSESSMENT AND OVERSIGHT ........................................89-92 3.1 Assessment/Oversight and Response Actions ........................89-90 Field Oversight ...........................................90 Readiness Reviews .................................90 Field Activity Audits ................................90-91 Post Sampling Event Review .........................91 Laboratory Oversight ......................................92 Reports to Management ...........................................92 4.0 DATA REVIEW AND USABILITY ...........................................93-97 4.1 Data Review, Verification, and Validation Requirements ................93-95 Field Sampling and Measurement Data ....................... 93 Laboratory Data .......................................... 94-95 4.2 Verification and Validation Methods .................................95-96 Field Sampling and Measurement Data .......................96 Laboratory Data .......................................... 96 4.3 Reconciliation with User Requirements…………………………….96-97 5.0 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................98-103 4 TABLE 1. ALL PARTIES PARTICIPATING IN COLLECTION, SHIPPING AND HANDLING, ANALYSIS OF KLAMATH RIVER NUTRIENT, PHYTOPLANKTON AND ALGAE GENERATED TOXICS DATA BY THE KTWQP AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF QA/QC PROCEDURES.................................................................................10 TABLE 2. ATLAS OF TRIBAL WATERS WITHIN ANCESTRAL TERRITORY............................15 TABLE 3. SITE CODES AND LOCATIONS OF KARUK SAMPLING STATIONS FOR NUTRIENTS, ALGAL TOXINS AND SONDES. NUTRIENT SUITE INDICATES COLLECTING NUTRIENTS, ALGAL TOXINS AND PHYTOPLANKTON. SONDE INDICATES REAL TIME MONITORING AND PUBLIC HEALTH DESIGNATES SURFACE GRAB SAMPLING FOR PHYTOPLANKTON AND ALGAL TOXINS..........................................................................................29 TABLE 4. SAMPLE LOCATIONS AND PARAMETERS.....................................................................36 TABLE 5. SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR KARUK TRUST LANDS...............40 TABLE 6. WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR AQUATIC LIFE & ORGANISM CONSUMPTION..........................................................................................................................................41 TABLE 7. LIMITS OF POLLUTION FOR VARIOUS NUTRIENT PARAMETERS, MSAE AND MICROCYSTIN TOXINS...........................................................................................................................47 TABLE 8. PRECISION OF SAMPLING EQUIPMENT BY THE KTWQP .......................................51 TABLE 9. NUTRIENT, PHYTOPLANKTON, PERIPHYTON AN ALGAL TOXIN PARAMETERS AND THE LABORATORY TO WHICH EACH WILL BE SHIPPED FOR ANALYSIS. ..................................................................................................................................................63 TABLE 10. LABORATORY METHODOLOGIES, CONTAINERS, PRESERVATIVES AND HOLDING TIMES.......................................................................................................................................69 TABLE 11. SUMMARY OF FIELD AND QC SAMPLES WATER MONITORING PROGRAM ..73 TABLE 12. QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE WATER FIELD MEASUREMENTS......................................................................................................................................82 TABLE 13. FIELD EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION, MAINTENANCE, TESTING AND INSPECTION...............................................................................................................................................86 FIGURE 1. MAP OF KARUK ABORIGINAL TERRITORY, INCLUDING TOWNS, COUNTIES AND WHERE IT IS RELATIVE TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. MAP FROM KARUK TRIBE...............................................................................................................................11 FIGURE 2. SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION............................................................................12 FIGURE 3. PROGRAM ORGANIZATION.............................................................................................14 FIGURE 4. KLAMATH RIVER WATERSHED.....................................................................................18 FIGURE 5. THIS MAP IS TAKEN FROM HOOPA TEPA (2008) (FIGURE 9) AND SHOWS ALL SITES WHERE NUTRIENT RELATED DATA WERE COLLECTED ON THE LOWER AND MID-KLAMATH RIVER BY SAMPLE TYPE FROM 2000-2004........................................................27 FIGURE 6. OVERVIEW OF SAMPLING SITES...................................................................................31 FIGURE 7. SAMPLING LOCATIONS.....................................................................................................34 FIGURE 8. KTWQP STAFF COLLECTS KLAMATH RIVER WATER USING A VAN DORN SAMPLER AND THEN DEPOSITS IN CHURN TO ENSURE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF SAMPLE. PHOTO TAKEN IN 2006 AT KLAMATH RIVER ABOVE COPCO RESERVOIR. .....65 5 FIGURE 9. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE 1.5 FT2 GRID FOR FIELD ESTIMATION
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