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Quality Assurance
Quality-assured data are data that comply with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules that govern surface water quality monitoring programs, including the methods by which water samples are collected and analyzed and data from those samples are assessed and maintained. The Multi Basin (formerly called Regional) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) has been developed between the H-GAC and the TCEQ to carry out the activities mandated by the Texas Clean Rivers Act and subsequent legislation. Seven local agencies comprehensively monitor water quality across the Houston metropolitan area under the H-GAC's Multi Basin QAPP:
- City of Houston Health Department
- City of Houston Drinking Water Operations
- San Jacinto River Authority
- Environmental Institute of Houston, at the University of Houston-Clear Lake
- Harris County Pollution Control Services
- Houston-Galveston Area Council
- Texas Research for Environmental Studies, at Sam Houston State University
H-GAC’s Multi Basin Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) describes all local partner data collection activities. Data collected by these partners will be integrated into the TCEQ's statewide water quality database (Surface Water Quality Monitoring Information System-SWQMIS).
Current Multi Basin QAPP
FY24-25 Multi Basin Quality Assurance Project Plan
Appendix A – Measurement Performance Specifications
Appendix B – Task 3 Work Plan & Sampling Process Design and Monitoring Schedule (Plan)
Appendix C – Station Location Maps
Appendix D – Field Data Sheets
Appendix E – Chain of Custody Forms
Appendix F – Data Review Checklist and Summary
Appendix G – Data Summary Report
Appendix H – Data Management Process
Appendix I – Geospatial Data Management Plan
FY24-25 Multi Basin Quality Assurance Project Plan Amendments
Amendment 1 – General updates to QAPP
Amendment 2 – General updates to QAPP
Amendment 3 – General updates to QAPP
Amendment 4 – General updates to QAPP
Past Multi Basin QAPP
FY22-23 Multi Basin Quality Assurance Project Plan
Appendix A – Measurement Performance Specifications
Appendix B – Task 3 Work Plan & Sampling Process Design and Monitoring Schedule (Plan)
Appendix C – Station Location Maps
Appendix D – Field Data Sheets
Appendix E – Chain of Custody Forms
Appendix F – Data Review Checklist and Summary
Appendix G – Data Summary Report
Appendix H – Data Management Process
Appendix I – Geospatial Data Management Plan
FY22-23 Multi Basin Quality Assurance Project Plan Amendments
Amendment 1 – General updates to QAPP
Amendment 2 – Appendix B and general updates to QAPP
Amendment 3 – Appendix J – Targeted Bacteria Monitoring Project
Amendment 4 – Appendix J – Amendment 1 – Targeted Bacteria Monitoring Project
FY20-21 Regional Quality Assurance Project Plan
Appendix A – Measurement Performance Specification
Appendix B – Task 3 Work Plan & Sampling Process Design and Monitoring Schedule
Appendix C – Station Location Maps
Appendix D – Field Data Sheets
Appendix E – Chain of Custody Forms
Appendix F – Data Review Checklist and Summary Shells
Appendix G – Data Summary Report examples
Appendix H – Data Management Process
Appendix I – Geospatial Data Management Plan
Appendix J - Targeted Monitoring in 10 Selected Assessments Units (AUs)
FY20-21 Multi Basin Quality Assurance Project Plan Amendments
Amendment 1 - General updates to QAPP
Amendment 2 - Appendix B and general update to QAPP
Amendment 3 - General updates to QAPP
FY18-19 Regional Quality Assurance Project Plan
Appendix A – Measurement Performance Specification Tables for all Monitoring Partners
Appendix B – Work Plan & Sampling Process Design and Monitoring Schedule
Appendix C – Station Location Map
Appendix D – Field Data Sheets
Appendix E – Chain of Custody Forms
Appendix F – Data Review Checklist for H-GAC Local Partners
Appendix G – Summary Report for H-GAC Data Submissions
Appendix H – Data Management Process
Appendix I – Geospatial Data Management Plan
Appendix K - Biological Monitoring
FY18-19 Regional Quality Assurance Project Plan Amendments
Amendment 1 - Updates to Appendix B, CMS plus other changes
Amendment 2 - General Updates to QAPP
Contact Todd Running for older dated Regional Quality Assurance Project Plans.