Quality Management Plan
The IDEM Office of Planning and Assessment staff is responsible for the planning and development of Agency environmental data operations standards, which are described in the Quality Management Plan (QMP). The IDEM Quality Management Plan (QMP) was prepared in accordance with strict guidelines from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
View the IDEM Quality Management Plan [PDF]
The QMP is a formal document that describes the quality system in terms of the organization's structure, the functional responsibilities of management and staff, the lines of authority, and the required interfaces for those planning, implementing, and assessing all activities conducted. It describes the specific quality assurance and quality control practices employed by both internal and external IDEM staff/contractors for data generation and monitoring activities used in permitting and other regulatory activities.
The primary goal of the IDEM Quality Management System is to ensure that all of the Agency environmental programs produce results (data) that are of sufficient quantity and known quality, and are of the type and quality needed for their intended uses.
To obtain a copy of the current IDEM QMP, contact the IDEM Quality Assurance Manager at (317) 233-4638 or toll-free at (800) 451-6027 (ext. 34638).
Applicable Reference Documents:
- ANSI/ASQC E4-1994, "Specifications and Guidelines for Quality Systems for Environmental Data Collection and Environmental Technology Programs," American National Standard-January 1995.
- U.S. EPA Order CIO 2105.0, May 5, 2000: "Policy and Program Requirements for the Mandatory Agency-Wide Quality System [PDF]." This document describes the quality requirements for U.S. EPA organizations which produce environmental data.
- U.S. EPA Manual 2105-P-01-0, May 5 2000: "U.S. EPA Quality Manual for Environmental Programs [PDF]." This manual describes the specifications for satisfying the mandatory Quality System defined in U.S. EPA Order CIO 2105 (formerly 5360.1).
- "U.S. EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans (QMP) [PDF]" (EPA/240/B-01/002, Final March 2001). This document provides the development and content requirements for Quality Management Plans for organizations that conduct environmental data operations for U.S. EPA through contracts, assistance agreements, and interagency agreements.
Many other U.S. EPA Quality System Series documents describe the U.S. EPA policies and procedures for planning, implementing, and assessing the effectiveness of the Quality System. All U.S. EPA Quality System Series documents may be obtained from the Quality Staff directly or by downloading them from the U.S. EPA Agency-wide Quality Systems Documents page.
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