Quality Assurance Program Plan Bronx River Water Pollution Monitoring Program Bronx River Alliance December 2016-January 2018 Bronx River Alliance 1 Bronx River Parkway Bronx, NY 10462 Title: Bronx River Pollution Monitoring QAPP Grant #: I96275701 Version 3 Revision Date: 2/22/2017 Page 3 of 53 Table of Contents PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................. 5 PROJECT CONTACTS AND DISTRIBUTION LIST........................................................................................... 5 PROGRAM ORGANIZATION ................................................................................................................................... 7 PROJECT/TASK ORGANIZATION ...................................................................................................................... 9 PROBLEM DEFINITION AND PROJECT OBJECTIVES ................................................................................ 10 PROBLEM DEFINITION ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES (LINKING DATA RESULTS WITH POSSIBLE ACTIONS) ............................................................. 12 DATA USERS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY ......................................................................................................................... 15 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 HISTORY.................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 PROJECT LOCATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Floatables: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Water quality – fecal pathogens and nutrients: ............................................................................................. 16 PROJECT MAPS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Floatables: ................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Water Quality – fecal pathogens and nutrients: .................................................................................................... 22 PROJECT SCHEDULE ........................................................................................................................................... 23 EXISTING DATA ................................................................................................................................................... 27 QUALITY OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................ 28 PRECISION: ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Floatables: ................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Water quality – fecal pathogens and nutrients: ..................................................................................................... 28 BIAS: ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Floatables: ................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Water quality – fecal pathogens and nutrients: ..................................................................................................... 29 REPRESENTATIVENESS: ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 Floatables: ................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Water quality – fecal pathogens and nutrients: ..................................................................................................... 30 COMPARABILITY: ................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Floatables: ................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Water quality – fecal pathogens and nutrients: ..................................................................................................... 30 COMPLETENESS: .................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Floatables: ................................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Water quality – fecal pathogens and nutrients: ..................................................................................................... 31 SENSITIVITY: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Water quality – fecal pathogens and nutrients: ..................................................................................................... 31 3 Title: Bronx River Pollution Monitoring QAPP Grant #: I96275701 Version 3 Revision Date: 2/22/2017 Page 4 of 53 DATA COLLECTION METHODS ....................................................................................................................... 32 SAMPLING DESIGN ................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Floatables ................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Table 1 – Project WASTE study sites ........................................................................................................................... 34 Water Quality – Fecal pathogens and nutrients .................................................................................................... 35 Table 2 – Established water quality monitoring sites ......................................................................................... 35 Low DO/HABs: ....................................................................................................................................................................... 37 WATER POLLUTION MONITORING STUDY DESIGN AND PROJECT OBJECTIVES ......................................................... 39 EQUIPMENT LIST AND INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION ............................................................................. 41 EQUIPMENT LIST ................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Floatables: ................................................................................................................................................................................ 41 Water Quality – Fecal Pathogens and nutrients: ................................................................................................... 41 INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................... 41 ANALYTICAL METHODS* .................................................................................................................................. 43 TRAINING AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE ............................................................................................... 44 TRAINING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE ................................................................................................................................................... 44 ASSESSMENTS AND OVERSIGHT .................................................................................................................... 44 DATA MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................