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FRIENDS OF THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER WATERSHED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP) OUTLINE PREPARED BY: First Edition: Gwen Starrett, SWRCB, 1998 Second Edition: Dominic Gregorio, SWRCB, 2001 COMPLETED PLAN PREPARED BY: W. Richard Laton, Ph.D, Calfornia State University, Fullerton Refer correspondance to: Friends of the San Gabriel River P.O. Box 3725 South El Monte, CA 91733 Fax: 562- 695- 8248 Email:sangabrielriver@ Approvals: Agency / Organization: ________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________Date: ____________ Agency / Organization: ________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________Date: ____________ Agency / Organization: ________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________Date: ____________ Agency / Organization: ________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________Date: ____________ 2. Table of Contents page 2. Table of Contents page 2 3. Distribution List 6 4. Project Organization 6 4.1. Management (Monitoring Leaders and Trainers) 6 4.2. Field Monitors and Team Captains (Volunteers and Staff) 6 4.3. Data Managers 6 4.4. Quality Assurance Personnel 6 4.5. Technical Advisors 6 5. Problem Definition/Background 7 5.1. Problem Statement 7 5.1.1. Citizen Monitoring Mission and Goals 7 . Mission 7 . Program Goals 7 5.2. Intended Usage of Data 8 6. Project/Task Description 9 6.1. General Overview of Monitoring 9 Table 6.1 Summary of Monitoring Design 9 6.2. Project Timetable 10 Table 6.2 identifies the schedule of major activities associated with this project. 10 Table 6.2 Project Schedule 10 7. Data Quality Objectives 11 Table 7.1. Data Quality Objectives for Conventional Water Quality Parameters 11 Table 7.2. Data Quality Objectives for Nutrients Using Colorimeters or Spectrophotometers 11