Central Laboratories Quality Assurance Report 


In Reply Refer To:                            July 23,1985 
WGS-Mail Stop 412




QUALITY OF WATER BRANCH TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM NO. 85.16

Subject: PROGRAMS AND PLANS--Central Laboratories Quality 
                             Assurance Report

A quality-assurance report for the Central Laboratories--
Atlanta and Denver for the period July 1 through 
September 30, 1984, is attached.  The report covers quality-
assurance samples which were submitted daily to the
laboratories through a program which is independent of the 
management of the Central Laboratories System.  This quality-
assurance program examines data after it has undergone 
routine laboratory quality-control checks and has been stored 
in WATSTORE.  The report should reflect the quality of the
analyses received by the data user.

Special attention should be directed to the text of this 
report which provides the description of procedures, 
qualifications, and interpretation of the information 
presented in tabular and graphic form.

Quality-assurance reports for the last quarter of 1984 and 
the 1984 annual summary are in preparation.  Quality-
assurance reports covering previous time periods are on file 
in the Quality of Water Branch.



                    David A.  Rickert
                    Acting Chief, Quality of Water Branch

Attachment

WRD Distribution, A, FOL

Key Words: water quality, quality assurance, laboratories

This memorandum does not supersede any previous memorandum.