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Quality Considerations for Multiple Aspects of Munitions Response Sites

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1 Introduction
1 Introduction Overview
1.1 About this Guidance
1.2 Resources and Planned Updates
1.3 About Munitions Response Projects
2 Quality Concepts
3 Evidence-Based Decisions
3 Evidence-Based Decisions Overview
3.1 Types of Evidence
3.2 Conceptual Site Model
3.3 Systematic Planning: USEPA Data Quality Objective Process
3.4 Uncertainty
4 Project Responsibilities
4 Project Responsibilities Overview
4.1 Project Delivery Team
4.2 Lead DOD Agency
4.3 Lead Regulatory Agency
4.4 MR Contractor
5 Project Phase
5 Project Phases Overview
5.1 PA/SI
5.2 RI/FS
5.3 Remedial Action
5.4 Example DQO
6 QC and Documentation
6 QC and Documentation Overview
6.1 Geophysical System Verification
6.2 QC Acceptance Requirements
6.3 Accreditation and Other Considerations
6.4 UFP-QAPP and Documentation
7 Acquiring Geophysical Data
7 Acquiring Geophysical Data Overview
7.1 Site Preparation
7.2 Geophysical Survey
7.3 Intrusive Investigation
8 Stakeholder Perspectives
8 Stakeholder Perspectives Overview
8.1 Community Involvement Plan
8.2 Using Public Service Announcements and the Media
8.3 Maintain Updated Stakeholder Notification and Communications
9 Case Studies
9 Case Studies Overview
9.1 Case Study 1: AGC Lessons Learned at the former Camp San Luis Obispo
9.2 Example Case Study 2: Soil Processing
Training Video
Additional Information
Appendix A. Root Cause Analysis/Corrective Action Process Summary
Acronyms
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Team Contacts
Document Feedback

 

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References

Army Military Munitions Response Program. 2011. Munitions Response Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study Guidance.

DDESB (Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board). 2016. Minimum Qualifications for Personnel Conducting Munitions and Explosives of Concern-Related Activities. https://safety.army.mil/Portals/0/Documents/ON-DUTY/EXPLOSIVESSAFETY/Standard/DDESB-Tech-Paper_18-Minimum-Qualifications-for-Personnel-Conducting-Munitions-and-Explosives-of-Concern-Related-Activities_1September2016.pdf?ver=2016-12-19-150211-313

DOD 2012. Department of Defense Manual Number 4715.20, Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) Management. https://www.denix.osd.mil/derp/home/

Department of the Navy (DON). In Progress. Department of the Navy’s Environmental Restoration Program Manual.

ESTCP (Environmental Security Technology Certification Program). 2014. “Geophysical System Verification.” http://www.serdp-estcp.org/Featured-Initiatives/Munitions-Response-Initiatives/Geophysical-System-Verification

Hammer, M. 2001. The Agenda. New York: Crown Business.

IDQTF (Intergovernmental Data Quality Task Force). 2012. Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans. Optimized UFP-QAPP Worksheets. http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/ufp_qapp_worksheets.pdf

IDQTF. 2014. Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans. Intergovernmental Data Quality Task Force (UFP-QAPP).

IDQTF. 2016. Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans Template: Advanced Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response (AGC-QAPP). https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/uniform-federal-policy-quality-assurance-project-plans-template-advanced-geophysical

IDQTF. 2018. Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans Munitions Response QAPP Toolkit. Module 1: Remedial Investigation (RI)/Feasibility Study (FS)-(MR-QAPP).

IOS (International Organization for Standardization). Quality Management. ISO 9001. http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/management-standards/iso_9000.htm

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ITRC (Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council). 2000. Breaking Barriers to the Use of Innovative Technologies: State Regulatory Role in Unexploded Ordnance Detection and Characterization Technology Selection. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/GuidanceDocuments/UXO-1.pdf

ITRC. 2003. Technical/Regulatory Guideline for Munitions Response Historical Records Review. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/GuidanceDocuments/UXO-2.pdf

ITRC. 2004. Geophysical Prove-Outs for Munitions Response Projects. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/GuidanceDocuments/UXO-3.pdf

ITRC. 2006. Survey of Munitions Response Technologies. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/GuidanceDocuments/UXO-4.pdf

ITRC. 2008. Quality Considerations for Munitions Response Projects. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/GuidanceDocuments/UXO-5.pdf

ITRC. 2010. Frequently Asked Questions about Wide-Area Assessment for Munitions Response Projects. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/GuidanceDocuments/UXO-6.pdf

ITRC. 2012. Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response: Introductory Fact Sheet. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/Documents/Team-Resources-GCMR/GCMR_FactSheet1.pdf

ITRC. 2013. Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response: Technical Fact Sheet. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/Documents/Team-Resources-GCMR/ITRC-MR-technical-fact-sheet-June-2013-FINAL.pdf

ITRC. 2014. Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response: Regulatory Fact Sheet. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://itrcweb.org/Documents/Team-Resources-GCMR/ITRC-GCMR-Team-Regulatory-Fact-Sheet-Final-10-10-2014.pdf

ITRC. 2015. Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response: Guidance Document. Washington, D.C.: Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response Team. https://www.itrcweb.org/gcmr-2/

NAVFAC (Naval Facilities Engineering Command). In Progress. Draft NAVFAC Munitions Response Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Guidance.

NAVFAC. 2017. NAVFAC Munitions Response Quality Assessment Spreadsheet.

Ramsey, C.A., and Hewitt, A.D. 2005. A methodology for assessing sample representativeness. Environmental Forensics 6:71-75.

Ramsey, M.H., and Ellison, S.L.R. 2007. Eurachem/EUROLAB/CITAC/Nordtest/AMC guide: measurement uncertainty arising from sampling: a guide to methods and approaches. Eurachem ISBN:978 0 948926 26 6.

USACE (United States Army Corps of Engineers). 2015. Engineer Manual EM-200-1-15 Environmental Quality- Technical Guidance for Military Munitions Response Actions http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_200-1-15.pdf

USACE. 2012. Engineer Manual EM-200-1-12 Environmental Quality- Conceptual Site Models http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_200-1-12.pdf

USACE. 2009. United States Army Military Munitions Response Program, Munitions response Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Guidance. https://aec.army.mil/application/files/8114/9512/9332/Guidance__MMRP_RIFS_2009.pdf

USACE. 2008. Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Manual EM 385-1-97 Explosives Safety and Health Requirements Manual.http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_385-1-97.pdf?ver=2013-10-21-153957-937

USEPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). 1988. Guidance for Conducting Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies Under CERCLA, Interim Final, EPA/540/G-89/004. https://rais.ornl.gov/documents/GUIDANCE.PDF

USEPA. 2001a. D. M. Crumbling. EPA, Technology Innovation Office. Current Perspectives in Site Remediation and Monitoring, Clarifying DQO Terminology Usage to Support Modernization of Site Cleanup Practice. https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/134502.pdf

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USEPA. 2006. Guidance on Systematic Planning Using the Data Quality Objectives Process, EPA QA/G-4. EPA/240/B-01/002.

USEPA. 2016. Superfund Community Involvement Handbook. https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/100000070.pdf

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