Managing the Quality of Environmental Data at EPA Region 6

Environmental data of reliably high quality is the goal of the Region 6 quality program.  To achieve this, the quality assurance staff works closely with the various program staffs to ensure that program and project plans submitted by the grantees are of the highest caliber. 

To set the standard, quality assurance courses are offered to all Regional project officers who review these plans throughout their careers and to the quality staffs of the states within the Region. 

Within Region 6, the Regional Quality Assurance Manager prepares a Quality Management Plan (QMP) using QA/R2 as a reference; this QMP is reviewed and approved by Headquarters. 

Program Guidance & Requirements

• About Region 6's Quality Assurance Office
• Support for Environmental Assessment Grants for Tribes
  • Tribal Guidance on Preparing a QA Project Plan
  • Ficticious example of a Tribal QA Project Plan
  • Tribal Quality Assurance Project Plan Guidance for Wetlands (Template)
• Quality Assurance Planning: (for Quality Management Plans and QA Project Plans)

Standard Operating Procedures

EPA retains the discretion to adopt approaches on a case-by-case basis that differ from these guidance where appropriate. EPA may periodically revise these guidance without public notice.

• General Guidance

EPA Region 6 Quality Assurance Training

• Federal EPA R6 employee training
• Non-EPA R6 employee training