SMART Strategic Monitoring and Assessment for Riverbasin Teams

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The River is the Report Cardof the Watershed
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Al Gore 9/25/96

• Environmental report card
• Coordinate monitoring efforts
• Guide decision-making
• Account to the public

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Report Card Goals
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Indicator Groups
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Historical Trends

• Chemistry
• Conventional - DO, pH, temperature
• Non-conventional - nutrients
• Priority pollutants - toxics

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Millers River Sampling Plan
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Report Card Summary
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Report Card Uses

• Four page 305b report
• Water quality managers
• Group discussions (planning)
• Priorities for grant funding
• Coordinating with other monitoring groups
• Outreach (general public)

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Coordination in Development

• Indicator Groups
• Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring
• Causes
• EPA/305b guidance
• Sources
• EPA/303d guidance
• Criteria for color codes
• My own (305b/WQS)