SWF RAMP Container & Collection Survey Question Title * 1. Does your monitoring program use certified clean containers? Yes No Combo Question Title * 2. Does monitoring staff pre-rinse certified or non-certified containers with sample water before collection? No Yes, triple rinse all containers Yes, single rinse all containers Only non-certified containers are rinsed; certified containers are not rinsed Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. How does your entity obtain certified or non-certified containers? Containers are provided by the laboratory Containers are purchased by monitoring staff Monitoring staff use whatever they find littered in the field or vehicle Containers are provided by a consultant Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. If a laboratory or consultant provides sample containers, how is a cost added? Provider includes or does not itemize container cost within the analysis price Provider applies a developed or industry percentage to analysis or overall price Provider adds a developed or industry amount to analysis or overall price Provider does not provide containers Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Do you rely on specific method or operating procedures to guide container rinsing? Federal, State, and/or internal guidance dictates container rinsing with sample water prior to collection Field staff rinses containers to clean "just in case" Field staff has been advised by laboratory or consultant to perform container rinsing Field staff rinses to clean container before collection Question Title * 6. Does pre-collection rinsing reduce or avoid container contamination? Yes No I don't know Question Title * 7. If pre-collection rinsing was not required would you personally or collectively continue to rinse as a precautionary measure? Yes No Question Title * 8. Do you rinse SWF RAMP split sample containers before collection? Yes No No, containers are certified clean. No, we ain't got the water or time for that! Question Title * 9. Does monitoring staff routinely collect field blanks (aka container checks)? Yes, on all sampling sets Yes, per State operating procedure protocols (non-biological and at minimal 5% frequency) No Field staff are encouraged to maintain focus and not "blank" during sample collections Done