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MWEA
2016 Lab Practices Seminar
By Chris Veldkamp
DMR-QA Study Program State Coordinator
Discharge Monitoring Report
Quality Assurance Program
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Discussion Points
Authority
Benefits
Background
Process
Minimum Submittal Requirements
Common Problems and Pitfalls
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Under What Authority?
Federal Section 308 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1318)
§ 1318. Records and reports; inspections
(a) Maintenance; monitoring equipment; entry; access to
information
State R 323.2154 Monitoring of discharges authorized by
permits; requirements.
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Benefits
Reliability Accuracy Confidence
Decision making
Water Quality
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Background
When did it begin?
What is the Purpose?
What is the Mission?
Who does this apply to?
(The scientists of 1980)
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The Process
The Study package is sent to all majors and
selected minor permittees
2016 Notification to the State Coordinator by
March 18
Conduct the testing between March 18 & July 1
Use the same test methods used for NPDES
compliance monitoring
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The Process
Commercial labs may use Water Pollution Studies
closing between January 1 and July 1, 2016
Report the test results to the PT provider by July 1
The PT provider will send the graded results to the
lab and State DMR-QA Coordinator by July 29
Submit all the required forms to the State
Coordinator by August 26, 2016
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The Process
Submit corrective action report, including retest
results, for any Not Acceptable test to the State
Coordinator by October 21, 2016
Michigan does not have a State Laboratory
Certification Program for wastewater
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Minimum Submittal Requirements Pages 10 and 11
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Minimum Submittal Requirements Pages 12 and 13
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Minimum Submittal Requirements
Graded Test Results
Only required if PT provider doesn’t provide them to State
Coordinator
Check with the PT provider to be sure
Signatures
The Certification Statement
All checklists
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Common Problems and Pitfalls
Waiting too long to conduct the tests
Testing the wrong analytes
Using the wrong test methods
Including analytes that are not required
Using text to describe a non-detect value
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Common Problems and Pitfalls
BOD
pH
TRC
TSS
Oil and Grease
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Common Problems and Pitfalls
Relying on the contract lab or PT Provider to
provide data to the State Coordinator
Not performing a corrective action plan when
a Not Acceptable is received
Not submitting all the required documents
Missing signatures
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Contacts
Chris Veldkamp
DMR-QA State Coordinator
616-401-1556
[email protected]
Kenneth Gunter
EPA Lab Code Assignment
312-353-9076
[email protected]
