MFDA can assist you in developing a PQ utility validation protocols
tailored to your specific utility system.
The contents of a typical procedure may include, among others,
the following sections:

1.        Protocol Approval Page
2.        Table of Contents
3.        Purpose
4.        Scope
5.        Responsibilities
6.        System Description
       a.  Major Component Parts
       b.  Water Flow Path Through System
       c.  Alarms and Controls
7.        References (Drawings, etc.)
8.        Standard Operating Procedures
9.        Instrument Calibration Review
       a.  Test Instruments
       b.  Process-Related Instruments
10.        Sampling and Testing of Water System
       a.  Frequency of Testing
       b.  Sample Locations
       c.  Sampling Procedures
       d.  Length of PQ Testing
       e.  Types of Testing to be Performed
                       i.  Chemical Testing & SOPs
                       ii.  Microbiological Testing & SOPs
       f.        Acceptance Criteria for Testing
11.        Acceptance Criteria Summary
12.        Protocol Summary Report
13.        Protocol Deviations and Corrective Actions
14.        Protocol Document Requirements (Attachments)


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