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Welcome to your resource for exploring approved Quality Management Plans (QMP) for monitoring organizations within CARB’s Primary Quality Assurance Organization (PQAO).
QMPs describe the quality management system used by CARB and monitoring organizations within CARB’s PQAO. The purpose of the document is to ensure that data collected by CARB’s PQAO meet all applicable requirements through effective implementation of the quality management system.
Approved quality management documents* within CARB's PQAO are shown based on their origin:
- A#: Addendum number assigned to an addendum developed by a monitoring organization and approved by CARB.
- CARB: Developed and approved by CARB.
- MO: Developed by a monitoring organization within CARB's PQAO and approved by CARB.
- --: Not applicable.
*For copies of quality management documents, or related addendums, please contact qa@arb.ca.gov.
**The date of the document reflects when the document was approved by CARB, or U.S. EPA, as applicable.
| Monitoring Organization | Document | Date** |
|---|---|---|
| CARB | CARB - Quality Assurance Manual, Volume I, Quality Management Plan for Ambient Air Monitoring, Revision 2.0 | 3-30-2026 |
| Antelope Valley AQMD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Eastern Kern APCD | MO - Eastern Kern APCD Addendum to CARB QMP for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume I, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 1-12-2021 |
| Great Basin Unified APCD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Imperial County APCD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Lake County AQMD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Mendocino County AQMD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Mojave Desert AQMD | MO - A46: Mojave Desert AQMD Addendum to CARB QMP for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume I, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 4-30-2024 |
| Monterey Bay ARD | MO - A35: Monterey Bay ARD Addendum to CARB QMP for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume I, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 1-24-2020 |
| North Coast Unified AQMD | MO - A41: North Coast Unified AQMD Addendum to CARB QMP for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume I, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 2-23-2022 |
| Northern Sierra AQMD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Northern Sonoma County APCD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Placer County APCD | MO - A52: Placer County APCD Addendum to CARB QMP for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume 1, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 1-21-2025 |
| Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD | CARB - Quality Management Plan for Ambient Air Monitoring, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 5-8-2019 |
| San Joaquin Valley APCD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| San Luis Obispo County APCD | MO - A45: San Luis Obispo County APCD Addendum to CARB QMB for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume I, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 1-9-2025 |
| Santa Barbara County APCD | MO - Santa Barbara County APCD Addendum to CARB QMP for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume I, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 6-23-2020 |
| Shasta County AQMD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Siskiyou County APCD | CARB - Quality Assurance Manual, Volume I, Quality Management Plan for Ambient Air Monitoring, Revision 1.0 | 5-8-2019 |
| Tehama County APCD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
| Ventura County APCD | MO - A34: Ventura County APCD Addendum to CARB QMP for Ambient Air Monitoring, Volume I, Revision 1.0, March 2019 | 2-24-2020 |
| Yolo-Solano AQMD | Applicable document not specified. | -- |
*For copies of quality management documents, or related addendums, please contact qa@arb.ca.gov.
**The date of the document reflects when the document was approved by CARB, or U.S. EPA, as applicable.