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Report No 678-F-001<br />

METSI CONSULTANTS: SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS FOR PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT<br />

Table 12.2 Data collection activities for release-specific monitoring.<br />

Component Tasks Frequency of collection<br />

Hydrology Continuous time-series stage-height data. Continuous.<br />

Hydraulics Water-surface elevations and<br />

measurement/simulation of local hydraulics.<br />

Hourly for the duration of the event.<br />

Sedimentology Riffle sedimentation. Before and after an event.<br />

Water quality Event-related sampling of total suspended<br />

solids and nutrients.<br />

Hourly for the duration of the event.<br />

Temperature monitoring. Continuous during the event.<br />

Fish Monitor spawning and migration responses to Continuous during the event, and after the event<br />

within-year flood releases.<br />

a survey for fry and larvae in the backwaters.<br />

Table 12.3 Summary of data collection activities required for long-term data collection.<br />

Component Tasks<br />

Where data should be<br />

collected<br />

BIOPHYSICAL<br />

Hydrology Continuous time- All gauging weirs as listed in<br />

series stage-height Table 3.1.<br />

Hydraulics Re-surveying of All biophysical monitoring sites<br />

cross-sections. plus Reference sites<br />

Determining new All biophysical monitoring sites<br />

hydraulic<br />

relationships.<br />

plus Reference sites<br />

Sedimentology Fixed point<br />

All monitoring and reference<br />

photography sites.<br />

Monitoring changes All monitoring and reference<br />

in sediment size<br />

distribution.<br />

sites.<br />

Water quality Sampling of total<br />

suspended solids and<br />

nutrients.<br />

Routine monthly All monitoring and reference<br />

sampling of chemical<br />

constituents.<br />

WQ monitoring using<br />

loggers.<br />

sites.<br />

Temperature All monitoring and reference<br />

monitoring.<br />

sites.<br />

Riparian Monitoring changes All monitoring and reference<br />

vegetation in riparian zonation. sites.<br />

Monitoring plots. All monitoring and reference<br />

sites.<br />

Monitoring changes All monitoring and reference<br />

in key species. sites.<br />

Algal monitoring. All monitoring and reference<br />

sites.<br />

Frequency of<br />

collection for the<br />

first five years (postconstruction)<br />

Frequency of<br />

collection after the<br />

first five years (postconstruction)<br />

Continuous. Continuous.<br />

Every two years. Every five years.<br />

Every two years. Every five years.<br />

Once per annum. Every five years.<br />

Once per annum. Every five years.<br />

Reference sites Daily. Monthly<br />

Monthly. Monthly.<br />

IFR Sites 3, 5 and 7 Continuous. Continuous.<br />

Continuous. Continuous.<br />

Once per annum in<br />

early autumn.<br />

Once per annum in<br />

early autumn.<br />

Once per annum in<br />

early autumn.<br />

Once per annum in<br />

early autumn.<br />

Once every two<br />

years early autumn.<br />

Once every two<br />

years early autumn.<br />

Once every two<br />

years early autumn.<br />

Once every two<br />

years early autumn.<br />

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