The Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center (Center) is a division of the Waste-management Education & Research Consortium in the College of Engineering, New Mexico State University (NMSU). The Center is subject to the policies, procedures and guidelines adopted by NMSU, as well as state and federal laws and regulations that govern the operation of the university. In addition to the general goals, mission and standards of NMSU, the Center adheres to the following principles:

• Standards of quality assurance and quality control incorporating standard scientific methods will be developed and implemented that are appropriate to the objectives and functions of specific projects and programmatic areas.

• Methods for performance assessment and quality improvement will be used throughout the Center in keeping with policies and procedures of NMSU, and with protocols adopted for specific projects and programmatic areas.

• Personnel, equipment and facilities will be provided to achieve adopted project objectives and quality standards, subject to the limitations of fiscal and other applicable constraints.

• Personnel will be provided access to written and verbal guidance, training and other professional development to support continuous improvement within all programmatic areas, subject to the limitations of fiscal and other applicable constraints.

• Personnel will be held accountable for their actions related to protection of employees, the public, and the environment, in carrying out projects and other activities, in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

• Employees are responsible for personal compliance with policies, procedures and other guidance adopted for purposes of quality control, fiscal accounting, and other management objectives.