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Field Methods, Quality-Assurance, and Data Management Plan for Water-Quality Activities and Water-Level Measurements, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho

Open-File Report 2021-1004
DOE/ID-22253
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy
By: , , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20211004

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Introduction

Water-quality activities and water-level measurements conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Project Office coincide with the USGS mission of appraising the quantity and quality of the Nation’s water resources. The activities are conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Idaho Operations Office. Results of water-quality and hydraulic head investigations are presented in various USGS publications or in refereed scientific journals, and the data are stored in the National Water Information System (NWIS) database. The results of the studies are used by researchers, regulatory and managerial agencies, and civic groups.

In its broadest sense, “quality assurance” refers to doing the job right the first time. It includes the functions of planning for products, review and acceptance of the products, and an audit designed to evaluate the system that produces the products. Quality control and quality assurance differ in that quality control ensures that things are done correctly given the “state-of-the-art” technology, and quality assurance ensures that quality control is maintained within specified limits.

Suggested Citation

Bartholomay, R.C., Maimer, N.V., Wehnke, A.J., and Helmuth, S.L., 2021, Field methods, quality-assurance, and data management plan for water-quality activities and water-level measurements, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2021-1004, 76 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20211004.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Field Methods for Water Quality Activities
  • Field Methods for Water-Level Measurements
  • Quality Assurance for Water Quality Activities
  • Quality Assurance for Water-Level Measurements
  • References
  • Appendixes 1–9
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Field methods, quality-assurance, and data management plan for water-quality activities and water-level measurements, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2021-1004
DOI 10.3133/ofr20211004
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Idaho Water Science Center
Description vi, 76 p.
Country United States
State Idaho
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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