biological assessment of water quality: delivery of a national system in australia
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BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY: DELIVERY OF A NATIONAL SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA. R.H.Norris Institute for Applied Ecology and eWater CRC , University of Canberra, ACT, 2601. Don’t mess with my rivers!. National River Health Program. Why the Program?. The 1200 km Darling River - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY: DELIVERY OF A NATIONAL SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA
R.H.Norris
Institute for Applied Ecology and eWater CRC, University of Canberra, ACT, 2601.
Don’t mess with my rivers!
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National River Health Program
Why the Program?Why the Program?
The 1200 km Darling RiverThe 1200 km Darling RiverBlue-Green algal bloomBlue-Green algal bloomin 1991 brought the health in 1991 brought the health of the nation’s rivers to of the nation’s rivers to prominence.prominence.
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Australian Governments
WAWA
NTNT
QldQld
SASA
NSWNSW
VicVic
TasTas
ACTACT1 Federal Government1 Federal Government6 State Governments6 State Governments2 Territory Governments2 Territory Governments
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“Resolving Key Issues”Temporal variability in macroinvertebrate Temporal variability in macroinvertebrate
community compositioncommunity composition
Rainfall variability
HighHighExtremeExtreme
LowLowModerateModerate
MediterraneanMediterranean(winter rains)(winter rains) Cool TemperateCool Temperate
(winter rains)(winter rains)
Wet-Dry TropicsWet-Dry Tropics
SummerSummerrainsrains
Aseasonal Aseasonal aridarid
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“Resolving Key Issues”Interpretable outputs for water resource managersInterpretable outputs for water resource managers
O/E Number of taxaO/E Number of taxa
Regional Workshops and surveysRegional Workshops and surveys
O/E of SIGNAL scoresO/E of SIGNAL scores
(where A is > or < 80% of (where A is > or < 80% of reference site O/E values)reference site O/E values)
(SIGNAL = Australian(SIGNAL = Australiananalogue of BMWP oranalogue of BMWP orSASS)SASS)BandsBands
A, B, C, DA, B, C, D
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Institute for Applied Ecology & eWater Cooperative Research Centre
Nationally standardized system
Some regionalization for climatic ranges but standard outputs
Easy to use and interpret outputs
Central management and access controlAim: To demonstrate how the science behind biological monitoring has been packaged and delivered for easy use
AUSRIVAS - Australian River Assessment System
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Happy alliance between feds, states & researchers
Standardized methods for sampling and data analysis
METHODS
Internet based and managed with access to models password controlled
Central management and control over access
SOFTWARE
MODELS >50 covering all of Australia - small derived data sets - final steps in analysis with client data
AUSRIVAS: components
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Anonymous HTTP access
AUSRIVASUser
AUSRIVASManager
List of valid Bug/Chem codes
Upload selected model data
Upload Models list & Bug/Chem codes
List of available Models
Model data file
SAS Raw ModelOutput
AUSRIVAS Manager: TOE
AUSRIVAS Manager: LEG
AUSRIVAS:Choose & run model
AusRivAS Manager: ARM
HTTPSITE
Bug/Chem Codes
User Data
AUSRIVASOutput
Password HTTP access
AUSRIVAS: How does it work?
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ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT: why ?
Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology
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AUSRIVAS: Bug data input
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AUSRIVAS: Phys/chem data input
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Institute for Applied Ecology & eWater Cooperative Research CentreCooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology
AUSRIVAS: Outputs - taxa
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AUSRIVAS: Outputs - predictions
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AUSRIVAS: Advantages
• Standard method with nationally comparable results
• Updates to software and models available immediately
• Standardized methods approved for adoption by NATA & included in National WQ guidelines
• Utilitarian platform to run complex analyses• Web site with troubleshooting and advice
• Wide range of registered users
• Manual with video clips included, training & accreditation
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Adoption & implementation of AUSRIVAS
AUSRIVAS formally adopted as a national indicator for State of the Environment Reporting at Federal and State levels in 1997-8
AUSRIVAS being incorporated into new National Water Quality Guidelines in 1998/9
AUSRIVAS being progressively adopted into state licensing and catchment management legislation
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Conclusion
AUSRIVAS program and manual available via the Internet. Science packaged easy use. http://ausrivas.canberra.edu.au/ausrivas Models by habitat, season & regions if necessaryUltimately many users - agencies, Waterwatch, consultants etc.Flexible management and up-dating needsUpdates easily done and immediately availableTroubleshooting and advice availableWidely adopted in legislation & management