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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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