Training Resources

DEP SOP Training at TREEO Center

DEP SOP Training at the TREEO Center is available twice a year. For any questions on this training opportunity, contact Jessica Patronis (DEP) or Areiole Williams (TREEO).

DEP SOP Video Trainings

• Demonstration of Surface Water Grab Sample Collection and Preservation (7 min, 2017).
• FT 1000-1500 Field Testing SOP Series (25 min, 2020).
• FT 1600 Field Turbidity (15 min, 2020).
• FT 1900 Continuous Monitoring with Installed Meters (7 min, 2021).
• FT 2000 Field Measurement of Residual Chlorine (23 min, 2020).

DEP SOP Recorded Webinar Trainings

• Session 1: Water Sampling SOP Fundamentals (64 min, 2026) - This webinar provides an overview of 62-160, Florida Administrative Code, the Quality Assurance Rule Chapter, and requirements for sampling of surface waters, drinking water, and wastewater for entities that submit data to DEP, as contained in DEP SOPs FA 1000, FC 1000, FD 1000, FM 1000, FQ 1000, FS 1000, FS 2000, FS 2100, FS 2300 and FS 2400.
• Session 2: Field Testing SOP Training:  (66 min, 2026) - This webinar will teach participants about the field testing and documentation requirements for entities that submit data to DEP, as contained in DEP SOPs FT 1000, FT 1100, FT 1200, FT 1300, FT 1400, FT 1500, FT 1600, FT 1900, and FT 2000.  
• Session 3: Groundwater Sampling Fundamentals: (59 min, 2026) - This webinar will teach participants about the groundwater sampling and documentation requirements for entities that submit data to DEP, as contained in DEP SOP FS 2200.
• DEP Requirements for Field Testing and Surface Water Sampling (33 min, 2016) - For aquatic preserves and SEAS samplers. This webinar discusses the basics of surface water sampling and field-testing requirements. This training is specifically geared towards Shellfish Harvesting area program staff collecting samples on behalf of DEP programs.
• DEP Webinar on Introduction to DEP Quality Plans (18 min, 2020) - This webinar provides an overview on DEP quality plans required per DEP Directive 972 and DEP SOP FA 3300. This training will cover what a quality plan is, why it is necessary, who should have one, and lays out what information goes into a quality plan.
• DEP Webinar on Field Testing SOPs (40 min, 2020) - This webinar discusses field testing requirements found in the FT series, including calibration, verification and acceptance criteria. We discuss SOP requirements for conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, chlorine and turbidity. (DEP SOPs FT 1000, FT 1100, FT 1200, FT 1300, FT 1400, FT 1500, FT 1600, FT 2000)
• DEP Webinar on Groundwater Sampling (47 min, 2020) - This webinar describes various groundwater scenarios and the appropriate purge techniques. We discuss purging requirements, stabilization criteria, and the associated documentation requirements. (FS 2200)

• DEP Webinar on Basic Data Review (28 min, 2020) - In this webinar we discuss basic QA requirements per the QA rule and the DEP SOPs. This webinar also identifies and defines common data qualifiers.

   

QA Training Presentations 

• Introduction to QA for DEP staff (PDF, 2020).
• DEP Quality Plans (PDF, 2020).
• DEP QA Directive and QA Rule (PDF, 2014).
• Approved Analytical Methods (PDF, 2014).
• Evaluating and Interpreting Data (PDF, 2014).
• Introduction to DEP SOPs for Sampling and Field Testing (PDF, 2019).
• QA Requirements for Contracts, Grants and Purchase Orders (PDF, 2025).

Waste Cleanup Workshop, May 3 - June 1, 2007

• Toxicity Testing Presented at a 2007 Waste Cleanup Workshop (PPT).
• Trace Mercury Sampling Using Clean Techniques Presented at the Florida Water Resources Conference (PPT).