Former military training ranges and munitions sites can contain unexploded ordnance and discarded military munitions, making cleanup complex, costly, and dependent on reliable data. Quality Considerations for Multiple Aspects of Munitions Response Sites (QCMR-1, 2018) helps ensure that munitions response projects collect and use high-quality data so cleanup decisions are accurate, defensible, and protective of people and the environment. The guidance updates and expands earlier ITRC quality assurance and quality control recommendations to reflect advances in geophysical technologies and modern munitions response practices.
The guidance covers quality planning and performance standards for all phases of munitions response projects, including analog detection, digital geophysical mapping, and advanced geophysical classification. It explains how to develop quality assurance project plans, establish data quality objectives, build and refine conceptual site models, and monitor quality assurance and quality control throughout a project. The document also provides decision-making frameworks, quality metrics, templates, and other resources to help regulators, project managers, contractors, and stakeholders evaluate project quality, improve efficiency, reduce rework, and increase confidence in cleanup decisions.
Topic(s): Munitions Response, Remediation Technologies, Small Arms Ranges, Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
