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Common Monitoring Parameters

This comprehensive watershed monitoring system aims to assess pollutants and sources, measure effectiveness of treatments, and monitor changes over time. It involves physical, chemical, biological, and habitat assessments across various metrics and parameters.

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Common Monitoring Parameters

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  1. Common Monitoring Parameters

  2. Step 1 Consider purpose/objectives of monitoring • Assess use attainment • Characterize watershed • Identify pollutants and sources • Investigate fate & transport • Measure effectiveness • Determine changes and trends • Assess compliance • Modeling

  3. General classifications • Physical • Chemical • Biological • Habitat • Stream morphology

  4. Physical

  5. Physical

  6. Physical

  7. Physical

  8. Chemical

  9. Chemical

  10. Chemical *Other P form sometimes reported: particulate P, soluble reactive P, bioavailable P, organic P

  11. Chemical

  12. Chemical

  13. Chemical

  14. Chemical

  15. Chemical

  16. Biological

  17. Biological

  18. Biological

  19. Biological Metrics for biomonitoring data: Macroinvertebrates Taxa richness Community Composition Tolerant/intolerant Functional feeding groups Index of Biotic Integrity Fish Diversity indices Tolerant/intolerant Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Intolerant Tolerant

  20. Habitat • Channel morphology (width, depth, sinuosity) • Substrate (type, diversity, embeddedness) • Aquatic vegetation • Riparian vegetation (type, canopy cover) • Riffle/pool distribution • Velocity • Temperature, D.O. regime

  21. Stream Morphology Vertical bank stability Floodplain form Bankful stage Channel form (Rosgen classification) Width/depth ratios Sinuosity Channel slope Meander length, amplitude, radius Channel materials (clay, silt, sand, gravel, cobble)

  22. Other Considerations • Project objectives • Pollutant sources • Land treatments implemented • Cost • Logistics • Correlations/surrogates

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