Monitoring and regulatory reporting
Traceable condition from measured data.
Design of monitoring networks and measurement programmes, professional review and time-series evaluation of field and laboratory data, and preparation of annual, semi-annual or ad hoc reports.
Measurement system
A good monitoring programme gives every data point a decision purpose.
Monitoring is not just a sampling calendar. Well locations, determinands, frequency, field quality assurance and the evaluation method must be aligned so that change is detected in time and can be interpreted professionally.
Design tasks
- definition of monitoring objectives and receptors
- review of the well network and measurement points
- determinand list, frequency and sampling regime
- setting of limit values and action levels
Evaluation tasks
- checking of field records and laboratory results
- water-level and concentration time series
- spatial trends and contaminant distribution
- justification for network changes or intervention
Full process
From the monitoring plan to a report ready for the authority.
- Review of history and obligationsOrganisation of permits, decisions, earlier reports, well data and test results.
- Monitoring planObjective, measurement points, determinands, frequency, methods, quality assurance and data-transfer regime.
- Coordination of field and laboratory workSampling and analysis are carried out by duly accredited partners.
- Data review and trend evaluationProfessional examination of outliers, detection limits, water-level dependence and changes over time.
- Report and recommended actionsMaps, time series, comparison with limit values, conclusions and the next step required.
Deliverables
Organised data and a clear conclusion.
GEO-PSY brings together the monitoring programme, data quality control, geological–hydrogeological interpretation and documentation. The form of delivery follows the regulatory decision, the reporting system and the client's decision needs.
Key legislation
Government Decree 219/2004 (VII. 21.); Ministerial Decree 18/2007 (V. 10.) KvVM; Ministerial Decree 14/2005 (VI. 28.) KvVM; Joint Decree 6/2009 (IV. 14.) KvVM–EüM–FVM. The exact programme must be designed from the permit, the decision and the site risk.