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The Importance of Professionally Trained Citizen Monitors
For California Bioassessment
Jim HarringtonWPCL Bioassessment Laboratory
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StatusMonitoring
Regional (Basin)Monitoring and
Assessment
RegulatoryMonitoring
305b Report
NPS 319h
State ReportCard
BMP Effectiveness
SWAMP byRWQCBs
Stressor ID
Watershed Man.
303d Listing andDelisting
NPDES
Stormwater
Ag. Waver
Spill Response
FERC/Hydro
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Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory2005 Nimbus Rd. Rancho Cordova(916) 358-4398 or 358-5862www.dfg.ca.gov
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DFG Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory
Rancho Cordova and Chico State Laboratory
Jim HarringtonStaff Environmental Scientists
Jim HarringtonStaff Environmental Scientists
Research/TaxonomyDr. Pete Ode
Dr.Andrew Rehn
Research/TaxonomyDr. Pete Ode
Dr.Andrew Rehn
EnforcementAngie Montalvo
Amy Tsuji
EnforcementAngie Montalvo
Amy Tsuji
TaxonomistDoug Post
Dan PickardBrady Richards
Joe SlovarkLab TechsStacy Kraus
Jennifer Moore Ryan Brosius
Rueben Mahnke
TaxonomistDoug Post
Dan PickardBrady Richards
Joe SlovarkLab TechsStacy Kraus
Jennifer Moore Ryan Brosius
Rueben Mahnke
EMAP/FieldMike DawsonJennifer Lenz
Shawn McBrideGlenn SibbaldNathan Brosius
Tim Mulloy
EMAP/FieldMike DawsonJennifer Lenz
Shawn McBrideGlenn SibbaldNathan Brosius
Tim Mulloy
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Funding from EPA,State and RegionalWater QualityControl Boards
>3500 sites State-wide
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6-day Professional Trainingsponsored by
American Fisheries SocietySETAC
Sustainable Land Stewardship Institute
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Measuring the Healthof California Streams
and Rivers
A Methods Manual for:Water Resource Professionals,
Citizen Monitors, andNatural Resources Students
Jim Harrington & Monique BornIllustrations by Peter Ode
www.slsii.org
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SLSITraining forCitizenMonitors
Professional Level CSBP Family Level Taxonomy or Professional SOP QAPP How to Work with RWQCB Scientifically Sound Environmental Activism
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Friends of …..
Grant Mandated Projects
319h Grant Funded Program (Placer RCD)
Resource Conservation Districts
High School Total of 47 since 1996
Citizen Monitors Workshops
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AQUATIC ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHOPSPART 1 AGENDA
Day 1 - Designing Freshwater Ecological Assessments - Rapid and Fully Integrated Approach
Day 2 - Physical/Habitat Assessments for Water Quality Projects
Day 3 - Sampling Biotic Communities in California Rivers and Streams
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Rapid Biological AssessmentCalifornia Stream Bioassessment Procedure
Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)
Benthic Macroinvertebraes
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EPA RBP P/hab Quality (Barbour et al. 1999):
1 Epifaunal Substrate2 Embeddedness3 Velocity/Depth4 Sediment Deposition5 Channel Flow Status6 Channel Alteration7 Frequency of Riffles8 Bank Stability9 Vegetative Protection10 Riparian Vegitation Zone Width
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MeasuringPhysical/Habitat
Condition
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Fall 2004 StartedTeaching New SWAMPP/Hab Protocols
Professional LevelMunicipalities, Stormwater
Citizen Monitor LevelFriends of…, others
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AQUATIC ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHOPSPART 2 AGENDA
Day 1 – Family-Level Taxonomic Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates
Day 2 – Continuation of Invertebrate Taxonomy, Insuring Quality Data and Calculating Biological Metrics
Day 3 - Interpreting Biological Metrics and Current Topics on the Use of Freshwater Ecological Assessments in Water Quality Regulation
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6 Teams for the 6 Samples
Step 1 – Subsampling and Sorting
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Subsampling and Sorting Benchsheet
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4 Teams for MajorTaxonomic Groups
Final Taxonomic IDTo Family Level
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4 Taxonomic Teams Give Benchsheet to 6 Original Teams
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6 Original Teams Calculate Biological Metrics
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QA/QC RequirementsQA/QC Requirementsfor Bioassessment Contractsfor Bioassessment Contracts
Require Field and Laboratory SOPs
Review Internal Documentation of Field and Laboratory QA/QC
Require Proof of Certified Training
Require 10 – 20% External QA/QC
CAMLnet Standardized Taxonomy and Certification
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Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Insuring Quality DataInsuring Quality Data
Field and Laboratory SOPs
Frequent Certified Training
Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)EPA 841-B-96-003 for Citizen Monitors
Annual Field Audits and Laboratory Validation
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Chapter 9Chapter 9Citizens BMI LaboratoryCitizens BMI Laboratory
5 Steps in Starting a Successful Citizen Laboratory
Evolving Citizen Laboratory
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Citizens Laboratory AlternativesCitizens Laboratory Alternatives
1. Emphasize the Sampling and P/HabQuality Portion of the CSBP and Send BMI Samples to a Professional Laboratory
2. Have Citizens Work on One Set of Duplicate Samples While Another Set From the Same Reach Is Sent to A Professional Laboratory
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Citizens Laboratory AlternativesCitizens Laboratory Alternatives
3. Have the Citizens Perform Only the Subsampling and/or Sorting Portion
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So, Yes There ShouldAlways be an Elementof Fun With VolunteerBiomonitoring
But, by Building aProfessional Level VolunteerProgram, You Will HelpThem Help You in Starting and Maintaining a SuccessfulState WQM Program
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