WRD & InterAgency Support Materials for Networks
Listed
below is a Compilation of Network Water Quality Work Products,
Instruments, Tools (RFPs, SOWs, Contracts/Task Agreements
etc.) by phase, other information networks could find
useful, and key website links.
The Phase 1-3 example documents provide language used
by largely the early networks to obtain the necessary
expertise, deliverables, and work products from cooperators
in completing phases 1 – 3 and to support development
of the monitoring plan. (Any networks that have a document
they feel should be posted here that would be of help
to other networks that may follow, please contact Pete
Penoyer, WRD.)
Phase
1 Documents: (Network Examples)
Scope of Work (5 documents)
Request
for Proposal
Task Agreements (2 documents)
Park
Water Quality Questionnaire
Phase 2 Documents (Network Examples)
Table
of Water Body Protected Uses
Phase 3 Documents (Network Examples)
Summary
Tables of Aquatic Life Exceedences & Threats
Sample
Design & Protocol Development SOW
Price
Quote Summary Information
Multi-parameter Water Quality
Monitoring Field Instrument pricing
Continuous Monitoring Notes-Docs.:
1. USGS Report No. 00-4252 (2000); Guidelines
and Standard Procedures for Continuous Water-Quality Monitors:
Site Selection, Field Operation, Calibration, Record Computation,
and Reporting.
2. EPA
Environmental Technology Verification (Includes MP Instrument)
Alliance
for Coastal Technology (ATC) environmental technology
verification
Lab
Contract and Cost Information:
1. USGS-IA
Agreement Template
2. US Fish & Wildlife Lab Info
3. CURE
– USGS Lab Example Contract
Key
Web Sites:
1. USGS Field Manual ( http://water.usgs.gov/owq/FieldManual/index.html )
2. EMAP Sampling Design Page ( http://www.epa.gov/nheerl/arm/ )
Note: See State of Indiana "Strategy"
incorporating various probabilistic (3), targeted (9),
and hybird (3) designs in overall surface water quality
monitoring program. (www.epa.gov/nheerl/arm/documents/swqms2001final.doc.pdf)
3. Nat. Environmental Methods Index ( http://www.nemi.gov )
4. USGS nationwide real time and historical databases.
These databases include groundwater, precipitation, lakes
& reservoirs, and water quality tables. ( http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt )
5. Bureau of Land Management Water Quality Law Summary
website. This website provides water rights and water
quality laws for 11 western states. You can obtain a good
summary, comparison and detailed information all at one
site. (http://www.blm.gov/nstc/WaterLaws/abstract2.html)
Updates/New Guidance Info: No updates
or new guidance information at this time. Please check
back.