Water quality vital signs monitoring protocol for park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.03

Thoma D, Thomas H, Sharrow D, Wynn K, Brown J, Beer M. 2017. Water quality vital signs monitoring protocol for park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: version 1.03. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCPN/NRR—2017/1499. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado

This water quality monitoring protocol consists of this protocol narrative and the following standard operating procedures (SOPs), available at https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2243275: • SOP 1: Field Safety for Water Quality Sampling • SOP 2: Staff Training, NCPN Units in Colorado • SOP 3: Staff Training and Coordination with Utah Division of Water Quality, Utah Units • SOP 4: Site Selection, Conditions, and Documentation • SOP 5: Preparations, Equipment Calibration, Handling and Storage • SOP 6: Cumulative Bias Control • SOP 7: Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for Water Quality Monitoring • SOP 8: Field Methods for Core Parameters, Turbidity and Discharge, All Units • SOP 9: Field Sample Collection and Processing for Water Chemistry, Nutrients and TSS, Colorado Units • SOP 10: Field Sample Collection and Processing for Water Chemistry, Nutrients and TSS, Utah Units • SOP 11: Fecal Indicator Bacteria, All Units • SOP 12: Laboratory Analysis Methods for Water Quality, Colorado Units • SOP 13: Laboratory Analysis Methods for Water Quality, Utah Units • SOP 14: Data Management • SOP 15: Data Analysis and Reporting, All Units • SOP 16: Protocol Revision • SOP 17: Annual Project Review

Type

Published Report

Authors

Thoma, David; Thomas, Helen; Sharrow, David; Wynn, Kirby; Brown, Julianne; Beer, Margaret

Date of Issue

2017-08

Publisher

National Park Service

Units

ARCH , BLCA , BRCA , CANY , CARE , CURE , DINO , GOSP , HOVE , NABR , NCPN , NRSS , TICA , ZION

Keywords

Aquatic Studies, Monitoring, NCPN monitoring protocol, Water Quality, Water Quality Monitoring

Subjects

Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Microorganisms

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Series

• Natural Resource Report

Other versions

• Water quality vital signs monitoring protocol for park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network, version 1.01
• Water quality vital signs monitoring protocol for park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network, version 1.00

See also

• Northern Colorado Plateau Network water quality monitoring SOPs: 4/29/2016 - present

Collections

• NCPN_WQ_Protocol_VK7_20160429-present

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