Virtual Library

MassWWP

 

General QAPP for "inland" volunteer monitoring (2008) by Jerry Schoen for MA EEOEA

Generic QAPP Workshop Handouts

Massachusetts Volunteer Coastal Monitoring General Quality Assurance Project Plan, 2006

Lake Volunteer Water Quality Manual (2003) Note: if you are using a telephone modem, it may take up to 3 minutes to download this manual.

Data Interpretation Manual (2002)

Estuaries Field Sheet

Lakes Field Data Sheet

Massachusetts Volunteer Monitor's Guidebook to Quality Assurance Project Plans (2001)

MassWWP A Typical Monitoring Calendar Year

MassWWP Chloride Fact Sheet

MassWWP Data Management Manual (1999)

MassWWP High pH Fact Sheet

MassWWP Manual for Lake Sampling Techniques (1999)

MassWWP Manual for Volunteer Water Quality Monitors (Rivers) revised 1999

MassWWP Nitrogen Fact Sheet

Ready, Set, Present! A data presentation manual for volunteer water quality monitoring groups (1999)

Rivers Field Data Sheet

DRAFT Watershed Survey Manual for Lakes and Rivers (2000)

Excel Spreadsheets for Data Analysis: Two utilities to organize and graph chemical and macroinvertebrate data. The macroinvertebrate utility also includes automatic calculation of statistical summaries of a data set. Each utility is accompanied by a guidance document that will step you through the process of entering data and creating different styles of graphs.

EPA

The Volunteer Monitor
published bi-annually by US EPA's Monitoring Branch. Alice Mayio AWPD (4503F) USEPA, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460 (202)260-7018:

The Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans (1996)

Volunteer Wetland Monitoring: An Introduction and Resource Guide (2001)
EPA publication 843-B-00-01. Phone Wetlands Helpline for hard copy 1-800-832-7828

MA Government Agencies

MA Executive Office of Environmental Affairs Publications

Watershed Publications

MA Dept. of Environmental Protection Publications

Massachusetts Section 303(d) List of Waters: List of impaired water bodies

Massachusetts Surface Water Quality Standards Regulations

Procedure for Monitoring an Aquatic Plant Problem
Richard McVoy, Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection

Total Maximum Daily Load This DEP page gives background information on TMDLs and links to specific TMDL publications for various basins.

Water Quality Assessment Reports The 305(b) reports. That page lists many other Watershed Management publications

MA Department of Conservation and Recreation Publications

Generic Environmental Impact Report (GEIR) - Eutrophication and Aquatic Plant Management in Massachusetts.

Lake and Pond Guide - A full-color guide on lake basics, creating a lake-friendly home, lake issues, contact information and more.

Lake bathymetric maps have been developed by the state. Check the Pond Maps Online site.

MA Department of Coastal Zone Management Publications

Massachusetts Volunteer Coastal Monitoring General Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) (2006)

Flow Measurement
A manual on flow measurement methods and calculations. E-mail Christian.Krahforst@state.ma.us

A volunteer's handbook for salt marsh monitoring in New England (2002)

River Network

Riverways publications

USGS

Merrimack River Initiative Volunteer Environmental Monitoring Network (VEMN) publications

Characteristics of a Successful Volunteer
Water Quality Program. Volunteer Environmental Monitoring Network, 181 Canal Street, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 1377 Lawrence, MA 01842 Phone: 978-681-5777

VEMN Guide to Volunteer Watershed Monitoring Options in the Merrimack River Watershed:

• Cover Pages
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: An overview of the study design process
• Chapter 3: Volunteer Watershed Monitoring Options
• Chapter 4: General quality assurance measures
• Chapter 5: Support available from the VEMN
• References
• Appendix 1: Indicators and monitoring methods
• Appendix 2: About water quality standards

VEMN Merrimack River Watershed Study Design Workbook

VEMN Training Manual of Core Monitoring Parameters and Methods