LaRosa Analytical Service Grant Monitoring Categories Flow Targeting* Category (base, Monitoring freshet or Hydro Category and Frequency and Some of the Current Monitoring Goal Geographic Targeting Parameters related) and Reporting Time Frame LaRosa Partners Level (High, Template Moderate, or Low) To understand Total Phosphorus Streams or lake existing conditions Total Nitrogen tributaries in a Biweekly or Black River Action Team and possible trends, Turbidity watershed that have monthly for 1-3 ACRWC or to identify Conductivity not been previously years, or as needed Friends of Winooski River Waterbody Status: reference waters, Alkalinity Targeting range sampled or sampled to meet VT Rethink Runoff Stream Spatial/Temporal or to confirm Chloride of both category recently, potential assessment and Team trend established Total Metals and level, if reference waters, and listing methodology SE VT Watershed Alliance stressors possible stressed or impaired Poultney-Mettawee NRCD (i.e. stressor Also relevant: waters where the Generally targeting Allen Brook - WCC identification) Temperature stressors are not June - October. Friends of the Mad River impacting stressed Dissolved Oxygen determined. or impaired waters. pH Active swimming hole Bacteria monitoring sites where there is Flows at which SE VT Watershed Alliance Swimming Hole so citizens will none or limited data on E. coli Weekly/Biweekly swimming use is Friends of the Mad River Monitoring: E.coli know when E. coli monitoring or Temperature Generally targeting likely. Generally Black River Action Team bar chart/Health conditions are safe where there is a history Turbidity June -September. Base, Huntington River Safety Report to swim. of elevated E. coli Moderate Conservation Commission levels.
LaRosa Analytical Service Grant Monitoring Categories Monitoring Category and Reporting Template Monitoring Goal Geographic Targeting Parameters Frequency and Time Frame Flow Targeting* Category (base, freshet or Hydro related) and Level (High, Moderate, or Low) Some of the Current LaRosa Partners Waterbody Status: Spatial/Temporal trend To understand existing conditions and possible trends, or to identify reference waters, or to confirm established stressors (i.e. stressor identification) impacting stressed or impaired waters. Streams or lake tributaries in a watershed that have not been previously sampled or sampled recently, potential reference waters, and stressed or impaired waters where the stressors are not determined. Total Phosphorus Total Nitrogen Turbidity Conductivity Alkalinity Chloride Total Metals Also relevant: Temperature Dissolved Oxygen pH Biweekly or monthly for 1-3 years, or as needed to meet VT assessment and listing methodology Generally targeting June - October. Targeting range of both category and level, if possible Black River Action Team ACRWC Friends of Winooski River Rethink Runoff Stream Team SE VT Watershed Alliance Poultney-Mettawee NRCD Allen Brook - WCC Friends of the Mad River Swimming Hole Monitoring: E.coli bar chart/Health Safety Report Bacteria monitoring so citizens will know when conditions are safe to swim. Active swimming hole sites where there is none or limited data on E. coli monitoring or where there is a history of elevated E. coli levels. E. coli Temperature Turbidity Weekly/Biweekly Generally targeting June -September. Flows at which swimming use is likely. Generally Base, SE VT Watershed Alliance Friends of the Mad River Black River Action Team Huntington River Conservation Commission Moderate