Okla State Agency	Water Resources Board, Oklahoma
Okla Agency Code	'835'
Title	Implementation of a stream/river probabilistic monitoring network for the state of Oklahoma : FY-2005 104(b)3 regional environmental monitoring and assessment program study.
Authors	Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Water Quality Division. Oklahoma Conservation Commission.
Publisher	Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Publication Date	2009-12-01
Publication type	Research Report/Study
Subject	Water quality--Oklahoma--Measurement. Water quality--Oklahoma--Mathematical models.
Purpose	The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released guidance establishing the “10 Required Elements of a State Water Monitoring and Assessment Program” (USEPA, 2006a). Among other things, the document states, “a State monitoring program will likely integrate several monitoring designs (e.g., fixed station, intensive and screening-level monitoring, rotating basin, judgmental and probability design) to meet the full range of decision needs. The State monitoring design should include probability-based networks (at the watershed or state-level) that support statistically valid inferences about the condition of all State water types, over time. EPA expects the State to use the most efficient combination of monitoring designs to meet its objectives.; In keeping with the environmental goals of the state as outlined in the comprehensive water plan, an effective long-term management strategy based on sound science and defensible data can be developed using this data. The four over-arching goals of the study were: 1. Estimate the condition of various measures of biological integrity for Oklahoma’s waters through a statistically-valid approach. 2. Estimate the extent of stressors that may be associated with biological condition. 3. Evaluate the relationship between stressors and condition for use in various long and short term environmental management strategies. 4. Assess waters for inclusion in Oklahoma’s Integrated Water Quality Report.
Contents	Executive summary;Introduction; Methods;* Study Design;* Revised Study Regions;* Site Reconnaissance;* Data Collection;Results - Extent and Biological Condition Estimates;* Extent Estimates;* Analysis of Fish Biological Condition;* Analysis of Macroinvertebrate Biological Condition;* Analysis of Algal Biomass;* Analysis of Bacteria;Results - Stressors;* Stressor Methodology;* Analysis of Nutrient Stressors;* Analysis of General Water Quality Stressors;* Analysis of Metal Stressors;* Analysis of Habitat Stressors;Results - Relative Risk;* Relative Risk Methodology;* Relative Risk to Fish Biological Condition;* Relative Risk to Macroinvertebrate Biological Condition;* Relative Risk to Algal Biomass;Discussion and Recommendations;* Oklahoma's Integrated Water Quality Report;* Relative Risk-Fish and Macroinvertebrates;Relative Risk-Benthic and Sestonic Algae;* Other Condition Estimates;* Future Plans;References;Appendix A - Site Information;Appendix B - Water Quality Data;Appendix C - Ecological Data
Notes	FY-2005 104(b)3 Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Study
OkDocs Class#	W1700.3 I34s 2009
Digital Format	PDF, Adobe Reader required
ODL electronic copy	Downloaded from agency website: http://www.owrb.ok.gov/studies/reports/reports_pdf/REMAP-OKStreamRiver_ProbMonitorNetwork.pdf
Rights and Permissions	This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U. S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders.
Language	English
Date created	2010-05-19
Date modified	2012-09-20
OCLC number	627064894

Implementation of a stream/river probabilistic monitoring network for the state of Oklahoma : FY-2005 104(b)3 regional environmental monitoring and assessment program study.

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