Quality-assurance plan for water-use program activities of the Caribbean District

Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey Caribbean District Water-Use Information Program was implemented in 1980 for the management of water-resources data in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Island and to meet the need for a uniform accounting system of water-use data and categories. The water-use data are obtained from a variety of sources. Large amounts of the data collected were developed by the water users (typically, Commonwealth agencies in Puerto Rico, local government agencies in the U.S. Virgin Islands, federal agencies, or private entities), whereas other data collected are based on a variety of estimation techniques. The quality-assurance plan for the wateruse program activities in the Caribbean District presented in this report includes a description of the Caribbean Water-Use Information Program, responsibilities of the U.S. Geological Survey Caribbean District personnel, reports, training, forms, documentation, data entry and checking procedures, methods of estimating water use, and corrective actions.