Publication Citation

USGS Series Open-File Report
Report Number 95-399
Title Ground-Water Data-Collection Protocols and Procedures for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Collection and Documentation of Water-Quality Samples and Related Data
Edition Revised Mar 1997
Language ENGLISH
Author(s) Koterba, Michael T.; Wilde, Franceska D.; Lapham, Wayne W.
Year 1995
Originating office USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program
USGS Library Call Number (200) R29o no.95-399
Physical description viii, 114 p.
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Abstract

Protocols for ground-water sampling are described in a report written in 1989 as part of the pilot program for the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These protocols have been reviewed and revised to address the needs of the full-scale implementation of the NAWQA Program that began in 1991. This report, which is a collaborative effort between the NAWQA Program and the USGS Office of Water Quality, is the result of that review and revision. This report describes protocols and recommended procedures for the collection of water-quality samples and related data from wells for the NAWQA Program. Protocols and recommended procedures discussed include (1) equipment setup and other preparations for data collection; (2) well purging and field measurements; (3) collecting and processing ground-water-quality samples; (4) equipment decontamination; (5) quality-control sampling; and (6) sample handling and shipping.