Standards and Practices of Monitoring or Monitoring Standards

Standards and Practices of Monitoring or Monitoring Standards of Practice Discussion of Potential Work Products At NWQMC Meeting 7/18/06

Suggested Manual of Standard Practice • National ( insert constituent) Monitoring Methods – – – Outline: About this series Significance of (Nutrients) in Water ( insert constituents in the class) Covered ( and why) Recommended Data Arrays ( for a spectrum of monitoring needs) Ancillary data needs Field methods Probes Kits Laboratory methods Quality Assurance Concerns • • Appendices: Model contract Reference numbers CAS numbers Parameter codes References NEMI Technical background

Suggest that Manuals of Standard Practice would be prepared for constituents in NMN: • Physical Measures • • • – Flow magnitude and direction – Flood frequency analysis – physical habitat Sediment loads--suspended Water-quality characteristics Inorganic constituents – – Major ions, Nutrients, Metals Metalloids – – – Bulk organics volatile organic compounds pesticides halogenated hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons • Organic Chemicals • • • Emerging concerns (Pharmaceuticals and wastewater chemicals) Biological diversity Biological toxicity

How does this relate to the NWQMC monitoring wheel?

Need to connect standards of practrice for…. • Watersheds above the head of tide • Estuaries • Coastal areas • Atmosphere • Wetlands • Ground water

Webpage links showing Comparability of Field and Analytical Methods for the Network of Networks in NMN USEPA Field methods Sediments Inorganics Nutrients Metals VOCs Pesticides USGS NOAA Other

Summary • Probably something that is needed • Rather large and daunting task • Need to scope out in more detail before we go forward • Who would do this--MDCB or private contractor • Need feedback