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Buzzards Bay Coalition Nonprofit organization dedicated to restoration, protection & sustainable use & enjoyment of the Bay and its watershed. Work to improve the Bay ecosystems health through conservation, advocacy, education,
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threat to Bay. While nutrient problems well documented elsewhere (ie. Chesapeake Bay, Baltic Sea), extent of the problem in Buzzards Bay was unknown.
anything about the nitrogen problem without information and the ability to track trends over time. How would anyone know what to focus on, how would we see if we were making progress, etc.?
BBC with support from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution had to invent.
Guiding Goal: A well-coordinated citizen effort, with good technical and managerial
but will also increase citizen awareness of local environmental degradation.
From its creation in 1992, Baywatchers has grown to annually engage 130 volunteers who cover 175 sampling locations.
Table of Contents: Baywatchers, Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) A PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A.1. Title and Approval Page A.2. Table of Contents: Baywatchers, Quality Assurance Project Plan .................................................................................... 3 A.3. Distribution List ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 A.4. Project Organization and Responsibilities ......................................................................................................................... 5 A.5. Project Background and Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 7 A.6. Project Task Description ................................................................................................................................................... 9 A.7. Data Quality Objectives .................................................................................................................................................. 14 A.8. Training certification ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 A.9. Documentation and Records ......................................................................................................................................... ..19
B.1. Sampling Process Design ............................................................................................................................................... .21 Parameters Analyzed and Data Quality Requirements and Assessments .............................................................................. 22 B.2. Sampling Methods Requirements.................................................................................................................................... 24 B.3. Sample Handling Requirements .................................................................................................................................... .24 B.4. & B.5. Analytical Methods Requirements / Quality Control Requirements .................................................................. 25 B.6. & B.7. Calibration Procedures and Preventive Maintenance for Field Equipment ....................................................... 28 B.8. Acceptance Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 29 B.9. Data Acquisition Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 30 B.10. Data Management ........................................................................................................................................................ 30
C.1. Assessment and Response Actions ................................................................................................................................ 32 C.2. Reports ........................................................................................................................................................................... 32
D.1 Data Review, Validation / Usage ................................................................................................................................... 33 D.2 Data Review, Validation ................................................................................................................................................ 34 D.3. Reconciliation with Data Quality Objectives ................................................................................................................ 36
APPENDICIES Appendix I Field Sampling Protocol: Physical Parameters for Estuarine and Stream Stations ....................................................................... 37 Physical Parameters for Estuarine and Stream Stations using YSI 600XL, 600XLM, 6600, EXO2 S.O.P (attached). .................................. 41 Appendix II Field Sampling Protocol: Nutrients for Estuarine and Stream Stations ....................................................................................... 41 Appendix III Field Sampling Protocol: Bacteria .............................................................................................................................................. 44 Appendix IV Water Sampling Data Sheet: Physical Parameters ..................................................................................................................... 45 Appendix V Water Sampling Data Sheet: Nutrients ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Appendix VI Water Sampling Data Sheet: Bacteria ........................................................................................................................................ 48 Appendix VII Calibration of Field Equipment ................................................................................................................................................. 49 YSI 600XL, 600XLM, 6600V2, 6920V2, EXO2 Calibration and Maintenance (attached) ............................................................................ 50 Appendix VIII Sampling Schedual example .................................................................................................................................................... 51 Appendix IX Sampling Station Coordinates ..................................................................................................................................................... 52 Appendix X Maps of Sampling Stations U.S.G.S. Quads (attached) ............................................................................................................... 60 Appendix XI New Bedford Health Lab, Barnstable County Health Laboratory QA Manual, Monitoring Protocol and SOP’s (attached) .... 61 Appendix XI The Ecosystems Center, MBL SOP’s &Laboratory Quality Assurance Plan (attached) Appendix XII Baywatchers Reports (web link) (attached) .............................................................................................................................. 62