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Water Quality Vital Signs: Developing Protocols and SOPs Presented by Barry Long Water Resources Division National Water Quality Monitoring Council Meeting July 24, 2007 Philadelphia, PA

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NPS Vital Signs Networks

Water Quality Protocols and SOPs - Good Examples: 

Water Quality Protocols and SOPs - Good Examples San Francisco Bay Area: Freshwater Quality Protocol Narrative: Complete (All Issues Well Organized), All QA/QC Issues, Incorporated State Guidance Northern Colorado Plateau: Freshwater Water Quality Protocol Narrative and SOPs: QA/QC, Data Analysis, Bias from Changes Applachian Highlands & Northeast Temperate: Good example of plans that use USGS Protocols

More Good Examples of Plans & Protocol Narratives: 

More Good Examples of Plans & Protocol Narratives Phase I, II, and III Reports (San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Yellowstone, Great Lakes) Certain Plan Chapters (Southeast Coast, Pacific Island, Northeast Coastal & Barrier, Great Lakes) Great Lakes Rivers Protocol Greater Yellowstone Regulatory Water Quality Protocol Heartland Aquatic Invertebrates Sampling Design

CODEs(to indicate status of WQ Protocol development): 

CODEs (to indicate status of WQ Protocol development) * Protocol Development Summary Completed ** Draft Protocol Completed *** Protocol Completed & WRD Reviewed (includes associated SOPs) ? Not Confirmed Yet But PDS in VS data base (http://www1.nrintra.nps.gov/im/monitor/vsdatabase.cfm)

Wadeable Stream Protocols: 

Wadeable Stream Protocols Northern Colorado Plateau***, San Francisco Bay Area***, Appalachian Highlands***, Northeast Temperate*** Greater Yellowstone*** (Regulatory Protocol) Others: Cumberland Piedmont**, Sonoran Desert*, Northern Great Plains*, Gulf Coast**, Great Lakes*, Greater Yellowstone*** (other), North Coast and Cascades**, Klamath*, Sierra Nevada*, Southeast Coast* Many Include Benthic Macroinvertebrates (BMIs): Eastern Rivers and Mountains* Pacific Islands*, Southern Colorado Plateau*, Mediterranean Coast*, Upper Columbia Basin**, National Capital Region**, Mid Atlantic *, Appalachian Highlands?, Rocky Mountain Integrated* (integrated w/ many eco-integrity indicators)

Rivers & Non-wadeble Streams: 

Rivers & Non-wadeble Streams Great Lakes*** Greater Yellowstone** Heartland** North Coast and Cascades** Northern Great Plains* Southwest Alaska* Eastern Rivers and Mountains* Sierra Nevada* Rocky Mountain* (Highly integrated, many indicators) Southeast Coast*

Lakes, Ponds and Pools: 

Lakes, Ponds and Pools Great Lakes** Central Alaska** (Permafrost Lakes/Ponds) North Coast and Cascades** (Large Lakes, Mountain Ponds/Lakes) Southwest Alaska* (Large Lakes) Northeast Temperate** (Lakes/Vernal Pools) Sonoran Desert* (Desert Tinajas – Overland Flow Fed Small Pools) Greater Yellowstone* (Lakes/High Alpine Lakes) Klamath*, Sierra Nevada*, Rocky Mountain?

Amphibians : 

Amphibians Mediterranean Coast** Heartland** Greater Yellowstone** Northeast Temperate** National Capital Region** (Pools and Ponds) Great Lakes* San Francisco Bay Area* Gulf Coast* Southeast Coast* Northern Coastal & Barrier?, Sierra Nevada?

Freshwater Stream Flow (Quantity) : 

Freshwater Stream Flow (Quantity) National Capital Region** San Francisco Bay Area* Greater Yellowstone* Mediterranean Coast* Mid Atlantic* Eastern Rivers and Mountains* Southeast Coast* Rocky Mountain* (Highly integrated with other stream-integrity indicators) Appalachian Highlands?, Southwest Alaska?

Seeps and Springs : 

Seeps and Springs Heartland** Greater Yellowstone* Southern Colorado Plateau* Sonoran Desert* Northern Great Plains* Mojave Desert?

Wetlands and Wetland Habitats: 

Wetlands and Wetland Habitats Heartland** Northeast Temperate** Rocky Mountain** (Highly integrated with other wetland integrity indicators) San Francisco Bay Area* Sonoran Desert*, Sierra Nevada* Northeast Coastal and Barrier?

Groundwater : 

Groundwater Pacific Island* Northern Great Plains* Sonoran Desert* Rocky Mountain* (includes some wetlands dynamics) Southeast Coast* Northeast Coastal and Barrier?

Estuaries and/or Marine: 

Estuaries and/or Marine Northeast Coastal and Barrier*** (Eutrophication Indicators) Pacific Island** Southeast Coast** Gulf Coast* South Florida/Caribbean* (includes Invertebrates) Southwest Alaska?

Fish: 

Fish National Capital Region** Heartland* San Francisco Bay Area* Pacific Island*, South Florida/Caribbean* (Marine/Estuarine) Sonoran Desert? North Coast and Cascades (Lake)? Central Alaska?

Nutrients: 

Nutrients Pacific Island** (includes Marine/Estuarine) National Capital Region** Southeast Coast**(includes Marine/Estuarine) Northern Coastal and Barrier* Loading (includes Marine/Estuarine) South Florida/Caribbean* (includes Marine/Estuarine) North Coast and Cascades?, Mediterranean Coast?, Northeast Temperate?

Toxic Contaminants: 

Toxic Contaminants Great Lakes* Southeast Coast* South Florida/Caribbean? Southeast Alaska? Sonoran Desert? Mediterranean Coast? Appalachian Highlands?

Information Exchange : 

Information Exchange Small Streams, Big Rivers, Lakes and Ponds, Wetlands, Nutrients, BMIs, Amphibians, etc. Make a “listserv” or use NPS “SharePoint” to edit shared text. Eva DiDonato (Southeast Coast) has Volunteered for Marine/Estuarine. http://inpserosecn/marinewq/default.aspx Dave Thoma (Northern Colorado Plateau) has Volunteered for Upland Freshwater. http://inp2300fcsirma/water_quality_monitoring

Monitoring Program Outreach Opportunities: 

Monitoring Program Outreach Opportunities National NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program Annual Coordination Meeting NWQMC National Monitoring Conference May 18-22, 2008, Atlantic City, NJ WRD hopes to sponsor a full conference session for NPS Vital Signs Networks. WRD Aquatic Professional's Meeting February 11-14, 2008, Fort Collins, CO Vital Signs network presentations and breakout sessions.