U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

National Water Quality LaboratoryApril 23, 2008Mission Briefing

Agency Organizational Chart

N W Q L

O ffice o f W a te r Q u a li ty

W a ter G eo logy M ap p ing B io logy

U .S . G e o lo g ica l S u rv ey

D e pa r tm en t o f the In te r io r

Information TechnologyJim Steverson

Analytical ServicesDavid Reppert Support Services

Will Lanier

Methods Research& Development

Jeff McCoy

Safety, Health, EnvironmentalCompliance

Carlos ArozarenaBusiness Development Team

Donna Damrau

Quality AssuranceDouglas Stevenson

AdministrativePatricia Johnson

Chief’s OfficeChief, Greg Mohrman

Asst. Chief, Merle Shockey

Three Primary Mission Areas:

Research and Development of new analytical methods

Analytical services for chemical, radiological and biological analyses

National Field Supply Service

What the NWQL does…

Analytical chemistry and biological taxonomic services

Analytical methods development and implementation

Analytical consulting and special projects Primary focus: water, sediments, invertebrates Sample loading:

Roughly 35,000 samples/yr (equates to approx. 125,000 containers)

Approx. 1,300,000 data points for individual compounds, elements and invertebrates

Provide high-quality supplies to support field sample collection, preservation and transport

Technical Excellence National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation

Program (NELAP) Low-level analyses in water and associated matrices

from across the nation Unique databases for pesticides and degradation

products that are sought by other agencies, including the EPA

Leadership in low-level emerging contaminants R&D to full-scale capacity Analytical consulting for project/program enhancement Non-regulatory science Scientific integrity and ethics focus

Management and Operations Excellence

Fee-for-Service coupled with a Working Capital Fund

Pricing model Business aspects including technical,

customer, and staffing considerations Web-based customer tools including:

Customer web-accessible sample status page

Same day electronic sample receipt acknowledgement

Use of contract laboratory support

NWQL customers… USGS Water Science Centers Cooperative Water Program (states) National Water Quality Assessment Program

(NAWQA) Toxics Hydrology Program USGS BRD USEPA USFWS USNPS Department of Defense Earth Science Program CRADA and TAA with private industry partners

Method Development at the NWQL

NWQL particulars…

Approximately 130 Federal personnel including perms, terms and students

Approximately 13 contractor personnel Facility leased from GSA

U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

National Water Quality LaboratoryApril 23, 2008Mission Briefing