Southeast Alaska Network water quality and streamflow monitoring SOP 4: Maintenance Records (FQ_D Creation), version 2.0
Goodwin D and Ziomek T. 2022. Southeast Alaska Network water quality and streamflow monitoring SOP 4: Maintenance Records (FQ_D Creation), version 2.0. NPS Southeast Alaska I&M Network, Juneau, Alaska.
This reference is standard operating procedure (SOP) 4 from the FQ-2022.1 protocol package, in effect as of the 2021 monitoring season. The SEAN currently uses the YSI EXO3 multiparameter sonde. Sondes are equipped with probes measuring pH (YSI 577602), dissolved oxygen (YSI 599100-01), conductivity/temperature (YSI599827), and turbidity (YSI599101-01, Taiya River only). A central wiper (YSI 599090-01) provides anti-fouling by periodically cleaning sensor faces. After each field season, sondes are returned to the manufacturer for annual preventative maintenance and/or repair. Maintenance includes o-ring seal changes, firmware updates, leak testing, sensor testing, and power consumption and data download assessments. With each serviced sonde, YSI returns test results and certification of compliance guaranteeing that non-user accessed seals will be waterproof for two years from the service date. All maintenance records for a monitoring year are scanned by the Project Leader and renamed as FQ_D, which is then validated, certified, and published.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Goodwin, Deborah; Ziomek, Thomas
- Date of Issue
- 2022-03-22
- Publisher
- NPS Southeast Alaska I&M Network, Juneau, Alaska.
- Units
- GLBA , KLGO , SEAN , SITK
- Keywords
- Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, monitoring, pH, protocol, sonde, SOP, Southeast Alaska, Temperature, Turbidity, water quality
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry