Quality assurance project plan examples

These examples of approved Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) describe different types of projects in three categories. Use them as examples for your own QAPP.

Projects that generate new environmental data

• Henderson Inlet Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load Effectiveness Monitoring Ecology Publication No. 14-03-113
• Monitoring Fecal Coliform Bacteria in Western Washington Water Bodies Ecology Publication No. 14-10-004
• Puget Sound Total Alkalinity and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Ecology Publication No. 14-03-116

Projects that analyze existing environmental data

• Channel Migration Assessments of Puget Sound SMA Streams Ecology Publication No. 12-06-006
• Phase I Municipal Stormwater Permit Data Review Ecology Publication No. 12-03-125

Projects that model elements of the environment

• Quality Assurance Project Plan: Salmon Creek Watershed Low Dissolved Oxygen and pH Characterization Study Ecology Publication No. 11-03-110
• French Creek and Pilchuck River Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and pH Total Maximum Daily Load Ecology Publication No. 12-03-114

Note: Some examples may not follow the current template (docx) format, but remain relevant.