7 Del. Admin. Code § app A § 1124-A-A-2.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

Section 1124-A-A-2.0 - Preparation of test plan and quality assurance (QA) program

At least 30 days before the initiation of a required test under Appendix D of this regulation, the owner or operator shall submit a test plan that shall be approved by the Department before the results of the test are considered acceptable. This test plan shall include the following minimum information:

2.1 The purpose of the proposed test and the applicable provisions of 13.0 through 43.0 of this regulation.

2.2 A detailed description of the facility to be tested, including a line diagram of the facility, locations of test sites, and facility operation conditions for the test.

2.3 A detailed description of the test methods and procedures, equipment, and sampling sites, i.e., a test plan which includes a detailed description of the process and control device operating parameters to be collected during the test.

2.4 A timetable for the following:

2.4.1 Date for the compliance test.

2.4.2 Date of submittal of preliminary results to the Department (not later than 60 days after sample collection).

2.4.3 Date of submittal of final test report (not later than 90 days after completion of on-site sampling).

2.5 Proposed corrective actions should the test results show noncompliance.

2.6 Internal QA program. The internal QA program shall include, at a minimum, the activities planned by routine operators and analysts to provide an assessment of test data precision. An example of internal QA is the sampling and analysis of replicable samples.

2.7 External QA program.

2.7.1 The external QA program shall include, at a minimum, application of plans for a test method performance audit (PA) during the compliance test.

2.7.2 The external QA program may also include systems audits, which include the opportunity for on-site evaluation by the Department of instrument calibration, data validation, sample logging, and documentation of quality control data and field maintenance activities.

2.7.3 The PA's shall consist of blind audit samples provided by the Department and analyzed during the compliance test to provide a measure of test data bias.

2.7.3.1 The Department shall require the owner or operator to analyze QA samples during each compliance test when audit samples are available.

2.7.3.2 Information concerning the availability of audit materials for a specific compliance test may be obtained by contacting the Department.

2.7.3.3 The evaluation criteria applied to the interpretation of the PA results and the subsequent remedial actions required of the owner or operator are the sole responsibility of the Department.

7 Del. Admin. Code § app A § 1124-A-A-2.0