What are the benefits of DESs QA system?
Successful implementation of the DES (QA) System leads to: • Scientific Data Integrity – DES will produce data of known and documented quality based on sound scientific principles. • Reduced or Justifiable Resource Expenditures – Resource expenditures can be reduced if DES’s information needs are more closely matched to the information collection. Through proper planning, only the correct type, amount, and quality of data will be collected for DES use. • Proper Evaluation of Internal and External Activities – The DES QA System provides documentation of activities and improved oversight for evaluation purposes, which reduces the potential for waste, fraud, and abuse. • Reliable and Defensible Decisions – When the quality of data are known, it is possible to determine whether the data can be used for a specific decision. This reduces embarrassing surprises and challenges to regulations, permit appeals, etc. • Burden Reduction – As DES better defines the data needed for a specific applica
