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REGAN ~.. ,.. ~1lCJIAEL A. 1\Blv\CZINSKAS Dim:iJ» NORTH CAROLIN A £11\/irM_...,,u,1 Q~al.ity Quality Assurance Project Plan for the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Ozone Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Program Prepared for: Carol Kemker Acting EPA Region IV Director, Air and Radiation Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IV Atlanta Federal Building 61 Forsyth Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960 Submitted by: Michael Abraczinskas, Director North Carolina Division of Air Quality North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1641 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1641 NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Quality DAQ Ozone Ambient Air Quality Monitoring QAPP Revision 0 7/8/2019 Page 2 of 98 DISCLAIMER This Quality Assurance Project Plan, QAPP, covers the ozone ambient air quality monitoring network for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, Division of Air Quality, or DAQ, and the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency, or WNC. Throughout this document where it states “DAQ” this local program is included by reference. DAQ Ozone Ambient Air Quality Monitoring QAPP Revision 0 7/8/2019 Page 3 of 98 Quality Assurance Project Plan Acronym Glossary ADQ - Audit of Data Quality AMTIC – Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center AQI – Air Quality Index AQS - Air Quality System, EPA's ambient air quality database ARM – Air Resources Manager ARO - Asheville Regional Office CASTNet – Clean Air Status and Trends Network CFR – Code of Federal Regulations Chief – Ambient Monitoring Section chief CV – Coefficient of variation DAQ - North Carolina Division of Air Quality DAS - Data Acquisition System ° C – Degrees Celsius DEQ – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality DIT – North Carolina Department of Information Technology DQA - Data quality assessment DQI - Data quality indicator DQO - Data quality objective e-log – electronic logbook ECB – Electronics and Calibration Branch EPA – United States Environmental Protection Agency FEM – Federal equivalent method FEP – Fluorinated ethylene propylene FRM – Federal reference method FRO – Fayetteville Regional Office IBEAM – Internet-Based Enterprise Application Management km – kilometers LSASD – Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division m – meters MDL – Method detection limit MRO – Mooresville Regional Office MQO – Measurement quality objective NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards NCSOP - North Carolina standard ozone photometer NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology NPAP - National performance audit program pdf = portable document format PFA – Perfluoroalkoxy ppb – parts per billion ± - plus or minus PPB – Projects and Procedures Branch ppm – parts per million PQAO – Primary quality assurance organization PSD – Prevention of significant deterioration DAQ Ozone Ambient Air Quality Monitoring QAPP Revision 0 7/8/2019 Page 4 of 98 QA – Quality assurance QA Handbook - EPA Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems, Volume II QA/QC - Quality assurance/quality control QAPP - Quality assurance project plan QC – Quality control QMP – Quality management plan RCO – Raleigh central office RRO – Raleigh Regional Office SD – Standard deviation SLAMS - State and local air monitoring station SOP - Standard operating procedure SPM - Special purpose monitor SRP – EPA standard ozone reference photometer TSA - Technical systems audit VIP – Value in Performance VOC – Volatile organic compound WARO – Washington Regional Office WIRO – Wilmington Regional Office WNC– Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency WSRO – Winston-Salem Regional Office DAQ Ozone Ambient Air Quality Monitoring QAPP Revision 0 7/8/2019 Page 6 of 98 2.0 Table of Contents Quality Assurance Project Plan Acronym Glossary ....................................................................... 3 1.0 Approval Sheet.......................................................................................................................... 5 2.0 Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... 6 List of Tables and Figures ......................................................................................................... 10 3.0 Distribution ............................................................................................................................. 11 4.0 Project/Task Organization ...................................................................................................... 13 4.1 DAQ Director ...................................................................................................................... 14 4.2 DAQ Ambient Monitoring Section ..................................................................................... 14 4.2.1 Projects and Procedures Branch ................................................................................... 15 4.2.2 Electronics and Calibration Branch .............................................................................. 17 4.3 Regional Offices and WNC Local Program ........................................................................ 17 4.4 Department of Information Technology.............................................................................. 19 4.5 United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 ............................................... 19 5.0 Problem Definition and Background ...................................................................................... 20 6.0 Project/Task Description ......................................................................................................... 22 6.1 Field Activities .................................................................................................................... 23 6.2 ECB Activities ..................................................................................................................... 23 6.3 Project Assessment Techniques .......................................................................................... 23 6.4 Project Records ................................................................................................................... 24 7.0 Data and Measurement Quality Objectives and Criteria for Measurement Data ................... 27 7.1 Data Quality Objectives ...................................................................................................... 27 7.1.1 Intended Use of Data .................................................................................................... 28 7.1.2 Type of Data Needed .................................................................................................... 28 7.2 Measurement Quality Objectives ........................................................................................ 29 7.2.1 General Data Quality Objectives .................................................................................. 30 7.2.2 Specific Data Quality Objective ................................................................................... 31 8.0 Training Requirements............................................................................................................ 36 9.0 Documentation and Records ................................................................................................... 38 9.1 Statewide Policy and Procedure Documentation ................................................................ 40 9.2 Data Collection Records and Logbooks .............................................................................. 41 9.2.1 Logbooks ...................................................................................................................... 41 9.2.2 Electronic Data Collection ........................................................................................... 42 DAQ Ozone Ambient Air Quality Monitoring QAPP Revision 0 7/8/2019 Page 7 of 98 9.3 QA/QC Records .................................................................................................................. 42 9.4 Reference Materials ............................................................................................................. 43 9.5 Data Archiving and Retrieval .............................................................................................. 43 10.0 Network Description ............................................................................................................. 44 10.1. Network Objectives .......................................................................................................... 44 10.2 Site Selection ..................................................................................................................... 45 10.2.1 Site Location ............................................................................................................... 45 10.2.2. Monitor Placement .................................................................................................... 47 10.3 Probe Siting Criteria .......................................................................................................... 47 10.4 Sampling Frequency .......................................................................................................... 47 11.0 Sampling Methods Requirements ......................................................................................... 49 11.1 Sampling Methodology ....................................................................................................