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Presented by Stacey HancockPresented by Stacey Hancock

Advised by Scott UrquhartAdvised by Scott Urquhart

Colorado State UniversityColorado State University

Developing Learning Materials for Surface Water

Monitoring

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STARMAP FUNDINGSpace-Time Aquatic Resources Modeling and Analysis

Program

The work reported here today was developed The work reported here today was developed under the STAR Research Assistance Agreement under the STAR Research Assistance Agreement CR-829095 awarded by the U.S. Environmental CR-829095 awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Colorado State Protection Agency (EPA) to Colorado State University. This presentation has not been University. This presentation has not been formally reviewed by EPA.  The views expressed formally reviewed by EPA.  The views expressed here are solely those of presenter and here are solely those of presenter and STARMAP, the Program she represents. EPA STARMAP, the Program she represents. EPA does not endorse any products or commercial does not endorse any products or commercial services mentioned in these presentation.services mentioned in these presentation.

This research is funded by

U.S.EPA – Science To AchieveResults (STAR) ProgramCooperativeAgreement

# CR - 829095

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Overview

The Clean Water Act, EMAP and The Clean Water Act, EMAP and EPA Wadeable Streams AssessmentEPA Wadeable Streams Assessment

Goals of surface water monitoring Goals of surface water monitoring training materialstraining materials

Format of tutorialFormat of tutorial

Creating the tutorialCreating the tutorial

Future workFuture work

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Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA):

Water Quality Inventory (1) Each State shall prepare and submit (1) Each State shall prepare and submit

to the Administrator …biennially …a to the Administrator …biennially …a report which shall includereport which shall include a description of the water quality of

all navigable waters in such State…

(2) The Administrator shall transmit (2) The Administrator shall transmit such State reports, together with an such State reports, together with an analysisanalysis thereof, to Congress … thereof, to Congress …biennially thereafter.biennially thereafter.

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Statistical Issues in Past Implementation of the CWA

No criteria for how States were to No criteria for how States were to select waters on which to report.select waters on which to report.

State’s sites often reflected data State’s sites often reflected data gathered in response to some gathered in response to some complaint.complaint. Thus, it was assumed that the actual

condition of the Nation’s waters is substantially better than reported.

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Goals of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP)

Develop the scientific understanding for Develop the scientific understanding for translating environmental monitoring data from translating environmental monitoring data from multiple spatial and temporal scales into multiple spatial and temporal scales into assessments of current ecological condition and assessments of current ecological condition and forecasts of future risks to our natural resources.forecasts of future risks to our natural resources.

Advance the science of ecological monitoring and Advance the science of ecological monitoring and ecological risk assessment, guide national ecological risk assessment, guide national monitoring with improved scientific understanding monitoring with improved scientific understanding of ecosystem integrity and dynamics, and of ecosystem integrity and dynamics, and demonstrate multi-agency monitoring through demonstrate multi-agency monitoring through large regional projects. large regional projects.

Develop indicators to monitor the condition of Develop indicators to monitor the condition of ecological resources. ecological resources.

Investigate designs that address the acquisition, Investigate designs that address the acquisition, aggregation, and analysis of multiscale and aggregation, and analysis of multiscale and multitier data.multitier data.

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EMAP -West

Seek to develop and demonstrate the tools Seek to develop and demonstrate the tools needed to measure ecological condition of the needed to measure ecological condition of the aquatic resources in the 14 western states in aquatic resources in the 14 western states in EPAs Regions 8, 9, and 10.EPAs Regions 8, 9, and 10.

Series of reports on the ecological condition Series of reports on the ecological condition of water resources at the state and regional of water resources at the state and regional level.level.

Five components:Five components: Design and Analysis Coastal Surface Waters Landscapes Information Management

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EMAP-West Region

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EMAP-West Objectives

Estimate current status in selected indicators of the West’s inland aquatic and estuarine resources on a state and regional basis with known confidence.

Estimate the geographic extent and distribution of the West’s inland aquatic and estuarine resources with known confidence.

Seek associations between selected indicators of natural and anthropogenic stresses and indicators of the ecological condition of target resources.

Provide a statistical summary and an assessment of the condition of the West’s inland aquatic and estuarine resources.

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Wadeable Streams Assessment

Part of EMAP-West Surface Waters component

Study of the ecological condition of small streams throughout the U.S.

Designed like an opinion poll: 500 sites were selected at random to represent the condition of all streams in regions that share similar ecological characteristics.

First time a national monitoring study of streams has been conducted using this approach.

http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/wsa/

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Wadeable Streams Assessment Sampling Sites. Green dots represent sites that were sampled in summer of 2004; red dots represent sites that were sampled before summer of 2004.

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Wadeable Streams Assessment: Key Statistical Components

Probability-based design for sampling Probability-based design for sampling site selectionsite selection

Standardized field sampling and lab Standardized field sampling and lab processing protocolsprocessing protocols

Comprehensive quality assurance Comprehensive quality assurance programprogram

Standardized data management Standardized data management systemsystem

Analysis plan for ecological Analysis plan for ecological assessmentassessment

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Why Create a Surface Waters Monitoring Tutorial?

Alternative to lectures and field Alternative to lectures and field work demonstrationswork demonstrations

Distance learning available to Distance learning available to larger group of peoplelarger group of people

Comprehensive resource for Comprehensive resource for teaching appropriate statistical teaching appropriate statistical methods in surface water methods in surface water samplingsampling

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Desirable Features of Tutorial Distance learning conceptsDistance learning concepts Audio/Video and dynamic graphicsAudio/Video and dynamic graphics Variable-level (user selectable) presentations Variable-level (user selectable) presentations

to include at leastto include at least Manager level overview; general intro User level – details for usage Background theory

Illustrative pictures, regionally selectable by Illustrative pictures, regionally selectable by useruser

Definition lists, including balloons associated Definition lists, including balloons associated with many technical wordswith many technical words

Include case studiesInclude case studies Accessable from a CD ROM resident in the Accessable from a CD ROM resident in the

machine – Interactive pdf file.machine – Interactive pdf file.

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Format of Tutorial

Why monitor?Why monitor?

Where to monitor?Where to monitor?

What to monitor?What to monitor?

How to monitor?How to monitor?

How to summarize?How to summarize?

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Creating the Tutorial

Microsoft WordMicrosoft Word Table of contents Bookmarks and links Document map and headers

Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat Inserting movies Navigation tools

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Problems Encountered

Movies embedded in Word document Movies embedded in Word document don’t convert to pdfdon’t convert to pdf

Need to define bookmarks in Word Need to define bookmarks in Word before links can be createdbefore links can be created

Easier way to insert navigation tools in Easier way to insert navigation tools in pdf?pdf? Currently insert arrows in Word footer, then

create links in pdf Headers convert to Bookmarks, but don’t

retain outline ordering

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Tutorial Demo

Excerpt from the “How to Monitor” Excerpt from the “How to Monitor” sectionsection

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Future Work

Complete other four sections of Complete other four sections of tutorialtutorial

Create glossary with links from Create glossary with links from terms within the tutorialterms within the tutorial

Generalize to areas other than the Generalize to areas other than the NorthwestNorthwest

Suggestions welcome!Suggestions welcome!