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Question 1: I wonder which states have credible data laws that pertain to citizen monitoring.

Question 2: Have you found some good explanations about writing a QAPP?

Question 3: I would love to hear from anyone who is assessing volunteer groups for this task in a QAPP.

Question 4: Does anybody have QAPP examples that include geomorphology examples?

Question 5: If you have a QAPP that includes DQO’s for benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring by volunteers, I would love to hear about the DQO’s or see them.

Question 1

From: Kris Stepenuck
Subject: [volmonitor] states with credible data laws?
To: Volunteer water monitoring

Hi

I wonder which states have credible data laws that pertain to citizen monitoring. I know that Iowa and Ohio do, and have heard other states do as well, but am not sure which ones.

Thanks everyone!

Kris

Kris Stepenuck
WI Volunteer Stream Monitoring Coordinator and staff on Volunteer Water Monitoring National Facilitation Project
UW-Extension and WI Department of Natural Resources
210 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1289
Phone: 608-265-3887
Fax: 608-262-2031
http://clean-water.uwex.edu/wav
http://www.usawaterquality.org/volunteer

Responses to Question 1

From: mario castaneda
Subject: re:[volmonitor] states with credible data laws?
To: Volunteer water monitoring

Kris: The State of Arizona has the following rules regarding Credible and Defensible data:

http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/water/assessment/download/cred.pdf

ADEQ, the State agency, requires that groups receiving state grants for WQ Improvements projects follow these rules. In addition, there is an effort by ADEQ to have the voluntary groups develop a QAPP/SAP if the data will be submitted to ADEQ for consideration. As a former Volunteer Program Coordinator for the agency, we tried to work with the volunteer groups in providing training and support for these topics.

Sincerely,

Mario Castaneda, SO1312
Faculty
GateWay Community College
Water Resources Technology Program
108 N. 40th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
602-286-8663
602-286-8614 – fax
castaneda@gatewaycc.edu

Our state (OK) considered a bill a few years back, affectionately known as the “edible data bill.” It did not pass.

 

From: Streamkeepers
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] states with credible data laws?
To: Kris Stepenuck

Washington State passed one a couple of years ago:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/qa/wqp01-11-ch2_final090506.pdf

Ed Chadd & Hannah Merrill, co-managers
Streamkeepers of Clallam County
Clallam County Department of Community Development
223 E. 4 St., Suite 5
Port Angeles, WA 98362
360-417-2281; FAX 360-417-2443
streamkeepers@co.clallam.wa.us
www.clallam.net/streamkeepers

 

From: “Broz, Robert R.”
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] states with credible data laws?
To: Kris Stepenuck

Kris,

Missouri does allow credible data from certain groups and only as a way to set base data or to show a change in levels over time. It may not stand up in court but it is used to set some base line data for what is in place. We have over 3000 stream teams (only about half active) and then the Lakes of Missouri Volunteer program that also provides some excellent data.

Bob

—–Original Message—–
From: Kris Stepenuck [mailto:kris.stepenuck@ces.uwex.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:42 AM
To: Broz, Robert R.
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] states with credible data laws?

Hi Bob-

Thanks. Do you know if there are laws in place that define what makes
data credible or do the agencies decide that on a case by case basis?

Thanks!

Kris

 

Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:53:30 -0500
From: “Broz, Robert R.”
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] states with credible data laws?

Kris,

I will check on that but I don’t think there are any “laws” but anunderstanding that this data is to be used as a resource to show achange or base line in water quality.

The accuracy of the data depends on many things so those using the datatry to have several years of data and know what procedure was followedto make it “credible”. Again, most of the data can be used to “show”something but not to prove something. Such as – this is what nitrogen levels have been over the last five years and now we have an increase. As opposed to nitrogen levels are increasing due to a change in “land use and livestock operations”.

I will check but I am pretty sure there are no laws for credible data here in Missouri.

Bob

 

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Question 2

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:57:33 -0400
From: Joan Martin
Subject: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice and
good explanations

I am starting to help program leaders write their Quality Assurance Program Plans and would like your suggestions.

Have you found some good explanations about writing a QAPP?

Thank you so much,

-Joan Martin
Huron River Watershed Council
(734) 769-5971

Responses to Question 2

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:16:16 -0400
From: Chris Sullivan
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice
and good explanations

There is an EPA guide that I have that may be a little outdated (Sept 1996) , but I think most of the subject matter is still relevant.

The Volunteer Monitor’s Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans. The document # is EPA 841-B-96-003

Could be a good place to start. There is probably an updated version on the web. I just had a hard copy here at my desk.

Good luck with your quest!

peace
Chris

Chris Sullivan
Project SEARCH Coordinator
(203) 734-2513
FAX 203-922-7833
Center for Environmental Research Education
Kellogg Environmental Center
500 Hawthorne Ave
Derby, CT 06418

 

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:31:50 -0400
From: Mayio.Alice@epamail.epa.gov
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice
and good explanations

Joan,

Chris is right — “The Volunteer Monitor’s Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans” is a bit long in the tooth and hasn’t been updated, much as we’d like to do so. Its available on the web at:
http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/volunteer/qappcovr.htm, and mostly still is applicable.

You should check out Cooperative Extension’s volunteer monitoring webpage, specificially their fact sheet on Building Credibility, at http://www.usawaterquality.org/volunteer/Outreach/BuildingCredibilityVI.pdf
It has a very succint and readable discussion of quality assurance.

If you want to learn more about what official EPA has to say about quality assurance, we have a fairly exhaustive main EPA QA website at: http://www.epa.gov/quality/ Many of the documents at this site are very much in techno-speak, but they’re the formal agency bottom line. Hope this helps.

Alice Mayio
USEPA (4503T)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 566-1184

 

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:44:31 -0700
From: Eleanor Ely
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice
and good explanations

The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation’s “Streamkeeper’s Field Guide” has a nice section on writing a QAPP. The manual can be ordered from www.streamkeeper.org/catalog.

Ellie

Eleanor Ely
Editor, The Volunteer Monitor Newsletter
50 Benton Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112

 

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:05:04 -0700
From: HANSON Steve
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice
and good explanations

Joan,

The Oregon DEQ has been requiring organizations participating in our volunteer monitoring program to complete QAPP’s for about eight years. We are currently in the process of changing this system slightly. I have written a QAPP for the whole program which is awaiting approval by our QA Officer. Groups participating in the volunteer monitoring program will then need to write a Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) which will reference the blanket QAPP for issues that are consistent across the program (example data quality targets, methods, elements of data reporting, etc.). The purpose of the switch to SAPs is to emphasize project specific issues like monitoring questions and internal data management.

If you’d like more information about the QAPP’s we’ve used in the past you can visit our web page with resources for writing QAPPs. The switch to SAP’s will most likely not have a large impact on the process groups must go through to develop their plans. I can email you directly my draft blanket QAPP if you’d like to see it.

Steve Hanson
Volunteer Monitoring Specialist
Oregon DEQ Laboratory
Phone: 503.229.5449
Toll Free: 1.800.452.4011
Fax: 503.229.6957
email: hanson.steve@deq.state.or.us
2020 SW Fourth Ave. Suite 400
Portland, OR 97201

 

From: Cooke, Ken (EPPC DEP DOW) [mailto:Ken.Cooke@ky.gov]
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 3:32 PM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice and good explanations

Hi,
Here is some information we give to our groups about Quality Assurance Project Plans for collecting samples for Fecal Coliform. The system was designed to meet the US EPA QAPP requirements for 319h funding and other programs.
Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions!
Thanks,
Ken Cooke
KY Water Watch

 

Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:17:42 -0400
From: URI Watershed Watch
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice and good explanations

I want to thank Alice for her mention of our Building Credibility factsheet, and wish to mention that several other similar factsheets of direct use to volunteer programs can be found via our project homepage (http://www.usawaterquality.org/volunteer/) – all of which contain many, many links to other excellent resources (some of which have already been mentioned here, and others which may be added from the several ones mentioned here!) In fact, in the Building Credibility factsheet there are sections that list a variety of Volunteer programs QAPPs that are available on-line as well as other guidance for developing QAPPs.

The URI Watershed Watch program has taken a similar approach to that of the Oregon DEP. We have a recently approved “generic” field sampling QAPP, a “generic” laboratory procedures QAPP (in the approval process), and will be producing or working with groups to develop project specific QAPPs that refer to the generic QAPPs, only covering project specific differences (i.e. monitoring sites, parameters, schedules, etc.) This will mean that groups working with us will have to focus on far fewer things in their own QAPPs.

Elizabeth Herron
Progam Coordinator
URI Watershed Watch
Phone: 401-874-4552
Fax: 401-874-4561
Web: http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/

 

Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:57:18 -0400
From: Zevin.Paula@epamail.epa.gov
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice and good explanations
Joan,

You may also want to check out our Region’s QAPP guidance.  It’s short and clearly written. If you feel panic rising at the amount of guidance and help that’s out there, don’t!  The QAPP is really akin to a roadmap, and like any good roadmap should contain the level of detail needed to get you “form her to there.”  In other words, you may not always need all the details and elements mentioned in the guidance(s), but make sure that you have the necessary ones.

Paula Zevin
Regional Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator
Division of Environmental Science and Assessment
U.S.E.P.A. – Region 2
2890 Woodbridge Avenue, MS-220
Edison, NJ 08837
Tel.: (732) 321-4456
Fax: (732) 321-6616
zevin.paula@epa.gov

 

Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:19:32 -0400
From: Marie-Françoise Walk
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Helping program leaders write a QAPP – Need advice and good explanations

Regarding QAPP writing assistance, you may want to check the Massachusetts Water Watch Partnership’s web site dedicated to this topic http://www.umass.edu/tei/mwwp/qapp.html, and take a look at the guidance manual we wrote to help volunteers write their own QAPP. I’m afraid it’s even longer than the EPA guidance manual, but it gives more detailed help. There are also links to state and sometimes EPA-approved QAPPs.
Marie-Françoise

Question 3

From: Joan Martin [mailto:jmartin@HRWC.ORG]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:27 AM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Subject: [volmonitor] Do you have Quality Assurance for thorough sampling of benthic macroinvertebrates?

We are teaching the directors of river monitoring programs to write Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP) and reviewing their attempts, which raises several questions. In using the QAPP, we are adapting a document designed for analytical, especially chemical, data to evaluate measurements that are imprecise and have variability built in to the dynamic river ecology system. Yet I recognize the need to verify that amateurs are collecting reliable data (and I think that state biologists should also verify their data).

The issue of reliable identification of macroinvertebrates is straightforward and has been thoroughly addressed in the recent issue of the Volunteer Monitor. I am particularly concerned with the act of collecting: verifying that the collecting team was thorough in sampling all the habitats and in finding and transferring the collected macroinvertebrates from the net into the jars of alcohol. I would love to hear from anyone who is assessing volunteer groups for this task and also, anyone who has language for this in a QAPP.

Thanks,

-Joan Martin
Huron River Watershed Council
Ann Arbor MI
(734) 769-5971

Responses to Question 3

From: Curtis.Hartenstine@state.co.us [mailto:Curtis.Hartenstine@state.co.us]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:27 PM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Do you have Quality Assurance for thorough sampl ing of benthic macroinvertebrates?

Here at Colorado River Watch, we have volunteers collect macro invertebrate samples annually, in the fall low flow periods. Our bugs are identified by a Colorado Department of Health approved taxonomist. We have a QA plan for assessing the volunteer’s technique of transferring the bugs from the kick net into jars of alcohol (processing). All volunteers are charged with identifying sampling site, determining its bed morphology (as rocky or sandy) and then following the appropriate sampling technique for the rocky or sandy substrate. Processing of bugs from the net to jars of alcohol requires the volunteer to scour debris (large substrate, organics and inorganics) within the kick area during the kick and thoroughly pick through the collected sample for all bugs after the kicks are completed.

Volunteers do not include debris from the net that is dislodged during the kick unless they are collecting a QA sample. 10% of the volunteers are required to collect a QA sample where all the debris from the net (leaves, vegetation, woody debris, garbage etc.) is placed in a second jar of alcohol and sent to us. This QA sample is analyzed by our taxonomist to determine the effectiveness of the volunteers’ ability to process the sample.

For our water chemistry component, annual site visits are made to all of our 90+ active groups where we visually inspect technique and equipment and also quiz on sampling procedure. It is labor and time intensive, but we feel it to be a critical component to maintain QA/QC and also to sustain a personal relationship with our valued volunteers. Bi-annual unknown samples are also provided to each active group for analysis.

The following is the language in our QAPP that relates to the macro invertebrate topic.

1) A random 10% of macro invertebrate collections will have all sample material collected in the net sorted by the laboratory and all organisms identified. A “normal” sample will have field processed the majority of debris and substrate collected in the net, leaving little debris and mostly organism in the sample jar and only a 500 count organism identification.

Hope this is helpful; I would also like to hear how other programs manage and analyze the macro sampling techniques of volunteers in the field.

Thanks, Curtis

Curtis Hartenstine
Program Coordinator
River Watch
6060 Broadway
Denver, CO 80215
V/M (303) 291-7412
Fax (303) 291-7456

 

From: Peggy Savage [mailto:psavage@thewatershed.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:25 AM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Do you have Quality Assurance for thorough sampling of benthic macroinvertebrates?

Hi Joan,
We have an EPA approved macroinvertebrate QAPP. There is not much in there about verifying the collection procedure, but I will pass on the little that we have:

“All field samplers consist of SBMWA and NJWSA staff and were trained in proper filed procedures in June 2004. Professional staff from the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), fluent with U.S. EPA and NJDEP protocols, conducted the training. The DRBC staff use the U.S. EPA rapid bioassessment protocols in their own U.S. EPA approved biological assessment program. The training session was held along a stream in the Spruce Run Reservoir Watershed that has been selected for restoration as part of this project. This site is representative of actual field conditions throughout the Raritan River Basin.

The focus of field training was on sampling safety, proper macroinvertebrate collection and field measurement/observation techniques, proper sorting procedures and how to properly complete all parts of the forms used in this assessment. Trained instructors performed these instructions via a combination of classroom lecture and hands-on demonstration of techniques. The samplers demonstrated proper sample collection and information gathering techniques and had trainees replicate those same techniques. While under the trainers’ supervision, any corrections that were needed in sampling technique of data collection were made immediately as they occurred with an explanation of proper biological assessment performance used to reinforce the proper procedures.”

I don’t know if that applies for you or not, but hopefully it will help. Good luck and take care — Peggy

 

Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:33:27 -0700
From: Erick Burres
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Do you have Quality Assurance for thorough sampling of benthic macroinvertebrates?

QAPPs can be found in the SWRCB’s SWAMP pages.
Erick

Erick Burres
Citizen Monitoring Coordinator- Southern California
SWRCB- Clean Water Team
Phone (213) 576-6788
Fax      (213) 576-6686
Cellular (213) 712-6862
LA-RWQCB
320 West 4th Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA  90013

Question 4

Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 21:24:10 -0600
From: Richard Schrader
Subject: [volmonitor] geomorphology QAPP examples
To: Volunteer water monitoring

Hi all,

Does anybody have QAPP examples that include geomorphology examples?  I’m preparing a QAPP for the Rio Puerco Monitoring Project in New Mexico which is tracking sediment accumulation behind a variety of relatively small, bioengineered structures.  Cross-sections, longitudinal profiles and sinuosity are among the parameters measured.

Thanks, in advance.

Rich

Responses to Question 4

Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:46:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: NOLNACSJ@aol.com
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] geomorphology QAPP examples

This is a long shot, but I used to work at Battelle Ocean Sciences (many years ago and now the site has a different name) in Duxbury, MA which is part of Battelle Memorial Institute located in Columbus, Ohio (with other locations all over the USA and abroad). They do contract research in a multitude of disciplines. I remember we did some work, and had scientists who had technical expertise in geomorphology (though marine related), and we had an extensive QA/QC program. I did a quick search and found a QAPP for one of their larger environmental monitoring projects here in MA. It is not quite what you are looking for re. geomorphology, but you can contact one of the authors at the Battelle Duxbury site listed in the document, and I am sure they can help you track down who at Battelle may be involved in the type of research/work you are seeking re. your QAPP. I worked with Carlton Hunt (Project Mgr.) and Rosanna Buhl (QA Mgr.) and you are free to use my name as the person who recommended you contact them.

I have attached the link to the QAPP I found. Good luck!

Judy Scanlon
Orleans Water Quality Task Force
Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator

Question 5

Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:10:42 -0400
From: Joan Martin
Subject: [volmonitor] Part of a QAPP for volunteer benthic
macroinvertebrate monitoring

I am attempting to clarify the Data Quality Objectives (DQO’s) necessary for volunteer benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring, which does not have the precision that chemistry studies have. If you have a QAPP that includes DQO’s for benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring by volunteers, I would love to hear about the DQO’s or see them.

Thanks,
-Joan Martin
Huron River Watershed Council
Also, MiCorps, a state-wide volunteer monitoring program
(734) 769-5123, X.11

Question 5 Responses

Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:27:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: “J. Kelly Nolan”
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Part of a QAPP for volunteer benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring

The HBRW Guidance Document page 56 list the DQO for benthic sampling. You can download the document at this site:

http://www.hudsonbasin.org/dataxchange.html

 

Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:58:59 -0700
From: Erick Burres
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Part of a QAPP for volunteer benthic  macroinvertebrate monitoring

Joan,

Check the couple of bioassessment QAPP’s within the SWAMP webpages: www.waterboards.ca.gov

Erick

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Service Provider Network

Question

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:18:12 -0500
From: Danielle Donkersloot
Subject: [volmonitor] Service Provider Network:

Hi Everyone:

I would like to know how many states have a volunteer monitoring service provider network? I am familiar with C-SAW in PA but I am looking for other examples.

My definition of a Service Provider Network is an existing mechanism that provides technical assistance and quality control to groups throughout the state consisting of professional staff of watershed associations, agencies, environmental organizations. This work/hand holding is done on a case-by-case basis for a fee.

Let me know if you have been involved in something similar or if you know of a group I can contact. Thanks again for you help!

“In order to achieve something, you must get started” Fortune Cookie wisdom
Danielle Donkersloot
609-633-9241 (direct line)
609-633-1458 (fax)
PO Box 418
Trenton, NJ 08625
http://www.nj.gov/dep/watershedmgt/volunteer_monitoring.htm

Responses

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:32:03 -0500
From: Peggy Savage
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Service Provider Network:

Hi Danielle,
When I was in MA, Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) got a grant from EOEA (Executive Office of Environmental Affairs) along with 4-5 other groups to create a Service Provider Network. We were given specific geographic areas to cover – where we were to be the “first line of defense” for any requests for help from groups within our area. As the Network went along, we eventually created a list of skills that each of us could provide — and then if one of us got a request for assistance on a topic we didn’t specialize in, we could direct them to someone else. The Service Provider Network only lasted as long as the funding did (2-3 years). It took a while to get it up and functioning, since no one was aware of what monitoring groups existed where. But I would say that the majority of requests came from groups who were unaware that the Network existed.

I will dig around in my files at home and send you another contact of one of the other Service Providers who basically was already doing it for groups in their area. He may be able to give you more info — or let you know if it has been reinstated since I left.

Hope this helps! Take care — Peggy

 

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:38:58 -0700
From: Rich Schrader
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Service Provider Network:

Danielle,

My company in many ways is providing a network like you describe for New Mexico. There are many monitoring service providers, but very few who work with volunteers. Go to riversource.net to see some of the projects River Souce has using an informal network of contractors.

Also, I’m on the board of the Rocky Mountain Watershed Network, a regional network for service providers.

Rich Schrader

 

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:14:13 -0500
From: Geoff Dates
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Service Provider Network:

Yes! It’s a great small-scale (but growing) model that grew out of a school program. I’ve recommended Rich to groups and tribes in NM and have been impressed with his adaptations of our training materials and the creation of his own approach to linking data to local planning, and even place-based stream restoration projects.

Geoff

 

Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:35:07 -0400
From: stacey@vasos.org
Subject: [volmonitor]

We are starting something similar in Virginia. We are just in the beginning stages of development. We have based some of our organization on what’s going on in other state’s. We have some information about other states’ programs on our website.

Stacey Brown
Virginia Save Our Streams
P.O. Box 8297
Richmond, VA 23226
804-615-5036
stacey@vasos.org

 

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:09:59 -0500
From: Geoff Dates
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Service Provider Network:

Hi there,

Try these for starters.
Angie Becker Kudelka in MN (Minnesota Waters – was the Rivers Council of MN)
Eric Mendelman of Texas Watch
Missouri Stream Teams
IoWater
MA Water Watch Partnership (Jerry Shoen)

Your definition casts a broad net, especially with agency-run lakes programs. I think most states have something that looks like what you describe.

Have a great weekend. I’m off to Wyoming next week. Anyone in Jackson I can give your regards?

Geoff

 

From: HANSON Steve
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Service Provider Network:

I’m not sure if my program fits in. I am a state funded, no charge to
monitoring groups, program. More info at
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lab/wqm/volmonitoring.htm

 

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:08:54 -0800
From: Bridget Hoover
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Service Provider Network:

Hi Danielle, I guess you would say that I provide a roll of “Service Provider” within the boundaries of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. We have a listserv, I loan equipment and can provide training to do water quality monitoring for smaller groups. We also have a QAPP that can act as an umbrella for smaller organizations, however, that has only been done once. We also try to standardize protocols and data management between groups. The Network has been in existence since about 1998. My website is below for more info or you can call me if you want to discuss further. Bridget

Bridget Hoover
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network Coordinator
299 Foam Street
Monterey, CA 93940
B (831) 883-9303
F (831) 883-4748
www.montereybay.noaa.gov/monitoringnetwork/welcome.html

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Spanish Materials

Question 1: Does anyone know of a source for an aquatic macroinvertebrate key that’s written in Spanish?

Question 2: Does anyone have volunteer monitoring manuals and/or other educational materials in Spanish on their websites?

Question 1

Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:11:12 -0600
From: Kris Stepenuck
Subject: [volmonitor] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?

Hi
Does anyone know of a source for an aquatic macroinvertebrate key that’s written in Spanish?

Thanks.

Kris

Kris Stepenuck
WI Volunteer Stream Monitoring Coordinator and staff on Volunteer Water Monitoring National Facilitation Project
UW-Extension and WI Department of Natural Resources
210 Hiram Smith Hall
1545 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1289
Phone: 608-265-3887
Fax: 608-262-2031
http://clean-water.uwex.edu/wav
http://www.usawaterquality.org/volunteer

Responses to Question 1

From: Zevin.Paula@epamail.epa.gov
Subject: Fw: [volmonitor] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?
To: kris.stepenuck@ces.uwex.edu

Hi Kris,

I’ve sent an e-mail to our office in San Juan, PR. I’m hoping that they will get back to me soon with helpful information.

Paula Zevin
Regional Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator
Division of Environmental Science and Assessment
U.S.E.P.A. – Region 2
2890 Woodbridge Avenue, MS-220
Edison, NJ 08837
Tel.: (732) 321-4456
Fax: (732) 321-6616
zevin.paula@epa.gov

 

From: Sherry Forgash
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?
To: Volunteer water monitoring

Hi,
try the University of Puerto Rico, They are one of the land grant universities in EPA region 2.
hope this helps

Sherry Forgash
Nassau County SWCD (Soil and Water Conservation District)
1864 Muttontown Rd.
Syosset, New York 11791
516-364-5860 Phone
516-364-5861 Fax

 

From: Mayio.Alice@epamail.epa.gov
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Cc: Kim Leizinger

Kris, have you contacted the folks at Global Water Watch (affiliated with AL Water Watch)? gww@auburn.edu
I belive they conduct monitoring training sessions in Central America.

Alice Mayio
USEPA (4503T)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 566-1184

 

From: Chris Sullivan
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?
To: kris.stepenuck@ces.uwex.edu

Hi Kris,

I have a document from Georgia Adopt-A-Stream that details chemical and biological monitoring. There is not a key, but there is some picture guides, unfortunately, now that I look at them, they are in english. the rest of the document is in Spanish and may prove helpful.

If you do find a key in Spanish, can you send it to me?

I have attached the Georgia doc to this email.

peace
Chris

 

Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:07:58 -0600
From: William Deutsch
Subject: Re: [CSREESVolMon] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?
To: Kris Stepenuck
Cc: Omar Romagnoli ,

Kris,
We will soon be translating our stream bioassessment manual into Spanish in preparation for some workshops in Mexico in March. This may not include a full key, but will have the principles and practice of biomonitoring, based on a modified, EPA protocol 1 (three groups of macroinvertebrates and a biotic index of WQ).

Bill

 

From: Lisa Galloway Evrard
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?
To: ‘Kris Stepenuck’

Kris,

I’m not aware of any Spanish keys, but the “Get Bugged About Water Quality” keychain/magnifier are available in Spanish (www.epa.gov/waterscience/biocriteria).

Lisa

Lisa Galloway Evrard
Program Associate, Water Resources
Rutgers Cook College
Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension
14 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551
732-932-2739
Fax: 732-932-8644
email: evrard@rci.rutgers.edu

 

Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:01:50 -0700
From: Andree Walker
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?

The EPA used to have small magnifying glasses attached to cards with
pictures of macros on them. They had Spanish versions. Maybe they have a
Spanish key?
Andree’

 

From: “Seago, Jan”
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?
To: Kris Stepenuck

Kris,

I asked Sharon Collman, our favorite ‘bug lady’ and she says that EPA has a handout available that is English and Spanish. It is not a complete list, however. If you call your EPA regional office’s PERC they might have some. If you do not have access to that number, call Region 10 at 206-553-1200 and ask for Ms. Hayslip.

Jan Seago
WSU Extension
Water Resource Education Program Coordinator
509.248.6869 office
360.951.5536 cell
seagoj@wsu.edu

 

From: Will Payne
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?
To: ‘Kris Stepenuck’

Kris,
I don’t think you will find word-for-word translations for “common names”. However, the Latin taxonomy is universal! Anyway, I’ll keep checking. In the meantime, here are some Spanish translation manuals from Georgia adopt-a-stream that you may find useful
http://www.georgiaadoptastream.org/db/local_coord.asp

Will Payne
Yuma Agricultural Center
The University of Arizona
6425 W. 8th St.
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 782 – 3836

 

Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:38:06 -0500
From: Linda Green
Subject: RE: [CSREESVolMon] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?

List serve folks, here is info on Spanish macroinvertebrate keys, forwarded from Manuel L. Pescador, to Dave Penrose, then to Greg Jennings and finally to Kris S & list serve participants.
Gracias!
——————-
Hi Dave:
The two publications that come to mind which have keys in Spanish are:
1. Roldan, G. 1988. Guia para el estudio de los macroinvertebrados del Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. Fen-Colombia, Colciencias,
Universidad de Antioqua, eds. Santafe de Bogota, Colombia 217p.

2. Fernando, F., C. M. Gonzalo Andrade, and G. Amat. 2004. Insectos der Colombia. Vol. 3. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 602 p. Both references have keys to families in Spanish. The paper by Roldan includes all the macroinverteberates while Fernando et al. paper ideals with insects both aquatic and terrestrial. I am sure there are other references on macroiinvertebrates in Latin America that I am not aware of, I will be on the look out and keep you posted. Our book on Mayflies of South America which will be published by Pensoft Publishers in Spring 2006 has keys(Families, Genera, Species) in both English and Spanish. I just finished reviewing the galley proof and we are looking forward to see copies of the book coming out soon.
Let me know if I could be of further assistance.
Hasta pronto,

Manny

 

On 12 Jan 2006 at 9:06, Dave Penrose wrote:
Hey Manny,

Hope things are going good amigo.

I got this message today asking for bug keys in Spanish and I’m assuming
that they want something fairly general. Can you help with this? Thanks.

Saludos,

–
Dave Penrose
Water Quality Extension Associate
NCSU Water Quality Group
Campus Box 7637
Raleigh, NC 27695-7637
ph: 919-515-8244; fax: 919-515-7448
email: dave_penrose@ncsu.edu
www.ncsu.edu/waterquality/

“Entomologists are the most gentle people on earth – until a taxonomic problem crops up; it then transforms them into tigers.” Vladimir Nabokov, 1971

 

From: Kristen Travers [mailto:ktravers@stroudcenter.org]
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 3:56 PM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Cc: Kim Leizinger
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Spanish macroinvertebrate key?

Another reference for the list –

Hernandex, HR and Dominguez, E. (eds). 2001. Guia para la Determinacion  de
los Arthopodes Bentonicos Sudamericanos. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman,
Tucuman, Argentina.

—
Kristen Travers
Stroud Water Research Center
970 Spencer Road
Avondale, PA 19311
610-268-2153 x239

 

Also see page 24 of the Winter 2005 edition of the Volunteer Monitor newsletter for a listing of Spanish lanugage water-quality focused educational materials: http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/volunteer/newsletter/volmon17no1.pdf

 

Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 10:28:46 -0400
From: Linda Green
Subject: [volmonitor] FW: Spanish/English water and environment Extension
factsheets
FYI –

The weblink below provides a link to Extension publications available in
Spanish and English on water and environmental issues:

Shortcut to: http://extensionenespanol.net/

Linda Green

 

Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:22:36 +0000
From: Giovany Guevara Cardona
Subject: Spanish macroinvertebrate key?

Dear Kris

I am writing to you because of I see your message in Internet. I have a
caddisfly larvae key from Antioquia (Colombia) and other documents.

I hope that this information can be useful for you.

Trichoptera Coello GGC-2005.pdf (4.8 MB pdf file)

Plecoptera.pdf (221 KB pdf file)

zoologia2.pdf (548 KB pdf file)

Regards!

—
Giovany Guevara Cardona
Biólogo-M.Sc. Est. de Doctorado en Ciencias, Mención Sistemática y Ecología
Instituto de Zoología
Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad Austral de Chile
Casilla 567
Campus Isla Teja
Valdivia-Chile

 

Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 17:37:09 -0400
From: “Rozum, Mary Ann”
Subject: Spanish/English water and environment Extension factsheets

The weblink below provides a link to Extension publications available in
Spanish and English on water and environmental issues:

http://extensionenespanol.net/

Question 2

Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:22 PM
From: Mayio, Alice
Subject: [volmonitor] monitoring manuals/educational materials in Spanish?

Does anyone have volunteer monitoring manuals and/or other educational materials in Spanish on their websites?  Global Water Watch has some Spanish content on their website but I’m unable to find actual manuals or instructional materials in Spanish.  I’m interested in helping support an environmental education project in Chile.  Thanks!

Alice Mayio
USEPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW (4503T)
Washington, DC  20460
(202) 566-1184

Responses to Question 2

From: Tara Muenz
Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:36 PM
Subject: RE:[volmonitor] monitoring manuals/educational materials in Spanish?

Hi Alice,

Yes, you can find 3 of our Georgia Adopt-A-Stream manuals translated here (scroll towards the bottom): http://georgiaadoptastream.org/db/manuals.asp

Very Best,
Tara

Tara Muenz
State Coordinator, Georgia Adopt-A-Stream
Environmental Protection Division, GA DNR
4220 International Parkway, Suite 101
Atlanta, Georgia 30354
PH: 404-675-1635
FAX: 404-675-6245
Tara.Muenz@gaepd.org
www.GeorgiaAdoptAStream.org
Find us on Facebook!

 

From: Christina Medved
Date: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] monitoring manuals/educational materials in Spanish?

Alice,

We have a Spanish version of the Leaf Pack Experiment manual available as a free download on the Leaf Pack Network® website: http://www.stroudcenter.org/lpn/resources/manual/
We also have a  macroinvertebrate identification key, sorting sheets and a few other macro resources in Spanish. We developed them for workshops we taught in both Costa Rica and Peru. Those resources can be found here: http://www.stroudcenter.org/research/projects/MooreFdnPeru/training.shtm

All the best,
Christina

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Christina Medved,  M.A.
Education Programs Manager/Leaf Pack  Network® Administrator
Stroud Water Research Center
970 Spencer  Rd., Avondale, PA 19311
(610) 268-2153 ext. 301,  FAX: (610) 268-0490
http://www.stroudcenter.org/  or https://www.facebook.com/StroudCenter

 

From: Lorien Walsh
Date: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Subject: RE:[volmonitor] monitoring manuals/educational materials in Spanish?

There are some lesson plans on monitoring/watersheds that were developed for WWMC by Project WET a few years back.  They are available in Spanish at http://www.monitorwater.org/Intl_Spanish_Lesson_Plans.aspx.

 

From: Stepenuck, Kris [mailto:kfstepenuck@wisc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 1:56 PM
To: Volunteer water monitoring

Although we don’t have manuals in both languages, we have English as well as Spanish-dubbed stream monitoring training videos at: http://watermonitoring.uwex.edu/wav/monitoring/video.html

And also our key to life in the river is in Spanish: http://watermonitoring.uwex.edu/pdf/level1/riverkey-SP.jpg and in English: http://watermonitoring.uwex.edu/pdf/level1/riverkey.pdf

The Give Water a Hand Guide (produced by UW-Extension but not part of our stream monitoring program) is in both languages too: http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/

Kris Stepenuck

Kristine Stepenuck
Water Action Volunteers Stream Monitoring Program Coordinator
UW-Extension and WI Department of Natural Resources
445 Henry Mall, Rm 202
Madison WI 53706
608-265-3887 (MTF)
608-264-8948 (WR)
608-575-2413 (mobile)
kfstepenuck@wisc.edu

 

 From: Julie Wood
Date: Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:13 PM

Thanks Kris!
Super useful.

Julie Wood
Senior Scientist
Charles River Watershed Association
190 Park Road
Weston, MA  02943
t 781.788.0007 x225
f 781.788.0057

Categories
Listserv

Naming Streams

Question

From: Bob Lentz [mailto:lentzb@stormwaterdistrict.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:49 AM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Subject: [volmonitor] Stream Naming[Scanned]

I recently received a call from a landowner who is interested in naming his backyard stream. The county map does not provide a name and the neighbors can’t recall the stream having a name.

Does anyone know how to determine the official name of a stream and/or river?
Is it based on historical survey information?

If it is unnamed, how can it be assigned a name? Is this a function of the state, county, or local government? A local resolution or public notice process? Do you need a majority vote of
adjacent landowners if the stream is not entirely contained on one parcel or property?

I’ve Googled without any luck and the Ohio EPA and Ohio DNR don’t have any info on their website. I’d appreciate any info that can point me in the right direction.

Thanks for your help.

Bob Lentz
Storm Water Coordinator
Butler County Storm Water District
1921 Fairgrove Avenue
Hamilton OH 45011-1965
phone: (513) 785-4101
cell: (513) 678-6515
fax: (513) 867-5849
lentzb@stormwaterdistrict.org

Responses

From: Steven Witmer [mailto:switmer@ci.johnston.ia.us]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:00 AM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Stream Naming[Scanned]

Bob,

Here is the website for the US Board of Geographic Names. If you go to the “Domestic Names” Link I believe you can navigate to their policies and procedures for naming features.

http://geonames.usgs.gov/

Steve Witmer

 

From: Angela McCracken [mailto:amccracken@pawatersheds.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:02 AM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Stream Naming[Scanned]

For everyone–

We get this question often. Here is the official website…it walks you through how to “petition” USGS to name a stream (or any other feature). Click on Domestic Names and then Propose or Change a Name.
http://geonames.usgs.gov/

Have a good day!

Angela M. McCracken
Program Coordinator
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers
610 North Third Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 234-7910, 3# – phone
(717) 234-7929 – fax
amccracken@pawatersheds.org
www.pawatershedsdatasystem.psu.edu

 

Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:30:17 -0500
From: streamaintenanc@netscape.net
Subject: Re: [volmonitor] Stream Naming[Scanned]

There are some duplicate names in Illinois which leads me to believe it is at a more local level. Stormwater is our state is a county responsibility. As a member of the THorn Creek Ecosystem Partnership, I also have a few unnamed (intermittent steams) that have been buried or built over with storm sewers. It is important to retain the original grading to allow for major storm events that will exceed the sewers capacity.

We have streams named as tributary A, B, C, and tributary First, Second and Third. The names were applied in a clock wise direction around the main stream. I believe the Army Corps of Engineers and the County were involved in naming Third Creek as it is a diverted tributary of Deer Creek. Diverted directly to Thorn Creek via a massive storm sewer. The State may have been also involved as the Roads under which the Storm Sewers were located are maintained by the State.

FEMA also uses them on the Flood Plain Maps, so I guess you need USGS and EPA recognition.

Charles ‘Drainage’ Dieringer, Ed.D.

Categories
Listserv

Success Stories

Question

Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:52:59 -0700
From: Rick Simpson
Subject: [volmonitor] Information Inquiry Re: Watershed Management

Briefly:
I’m wondering if some of the Volunteer Monitor subscribers can help me.
I’m a volunteer whose doing routine background research and fact finding about real world, on-the-ground, practical watershed management success stories – the good, the bad and the ugly.
Practical examples of watershed management success stories/case studies would be helpful – we are trying to deal with integrated watershed management issues in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, a semi-arid desert area (consisting of four water-limited biogeoclimatic zones).
Any leads to web based information will be sincerely appreciated.
Thank you for your help.
Rick Simpson
volunteer director, Oceola Fish & Game Club (OFGC), Lake Country (Winfield), British Columbia, Canada
volunteer chair, OFGC, fisheries chair
volunteer co-chair, British Columbia  Wildlife Federation (BCWF) Region 8 (Okanagan/Okanogan – Similkameen basins), fisheries committee
405 – 1938 Pandosy Street, British Columbia, Canada V1Y 1R7
Tel: 250-868-2535; Cel: 250-215-3171; Email: rls@telus.net

Responses

Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:03:46 -0500
From: “Thorpe, Anthony Paul”
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Information Inquiry Re: Watershed Management

This may apply, Rick.
The Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program data were used to document phosphorus reductions following a wastewater treatment plant upgrade. The plant discharges into a river that feeds one of our larger, and nicer, reservoirs. Expensive phosphorus reduction equipment was installed to reduce algae problems in the river and reservoir.
It is nice to be able to say the equipment is working. The money was well spent and perhaps other plant operators will be willing to upgrade to phoshorus reduction in the future.
Tony Thorpe
Coordinator, Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program
302 ABNR University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 1-800-895-2260
Fax: 573-884-5070

 

Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:44:31 -0500
From: Steven Witmer
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] Information Inquiry Re: Watershed Management

Rick (and others),
You may already be aware of this, but the Summer 2002 issue of the Volunteer Monitor is titled “Success Stories.”  You might find some interesting information there if you have not already looked at it. Here is the link to the online copy:
Steve Witmer