Developing Monitoring Goals Objectives What is the overall

Developing Monitoring Goals • Objectives: • What is the overall quality of waters in the State? • To what extent is water quality changing over time? • What are the problem areas needing protection/restoration? • What level of protection is needed? • How effective are clean water act programs? • Does our monitoring program meet other programmatic needs (WPDES, NPS, Fisheries, GW, etc)?

Developing Monitoring Goals • Objective: • To what extent is water quality changing over time? • Monitoring Categories: • Indicators • Sampling frequency • Number of sites • Equipment • Data Management/Analysis • Others

Developing Monitoring Goals • To what extent is water quality changing over time? • Monitoring Category: • Number of sites • Gap Identified in breakouts: • Under represented Natural Communities in our LTT Monitoring Network • Goal: • Increase LTT network to include underrepresented Natural Communities

Developing Work Plans From Goals Goal Increase LTT site network for under represented NCs Collaboration Needs Resource Needs Projected Date Accomplished Monitoring/Evaluation Allocate baseline Implement 2015 Sections – Candidate monitoring funds – Field Season lists L&S Tech Teams – Select waterbodies Biologist Workload

Developing Work Plans From Goals Goal Develop Algal Biotic Index Collaboration Needs Resource Needs Science Services – Lead investigator Science Services Workload Tech Teams – Develop/Vet Sampling Strategy Analysis Funding Monitoring Section – Coordinate Sampling Monitoring L&S? ? Projected Date Accomplished Develop dataset by end of 5 year plan: 2020?