Weeks Bay Watershed Project Management Plan - Mobile Bay ...

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D. MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
1. Establish and maintain a system of priorities for academic
research in addition to volunteer monitoring that will:
Strategy:
a) contribute to the understanding of watershed
conditions and processes, such as land use changes,
habitat loss, and peak and minimal flows
b) assist in the establishment of trends in physical,
chemical, and biological water quality parameters for
surface and ground water; and
c) assist in decision-making activities of regulatory and
management personnel by the transfer of technical
and scientific information.
a. Identify and rank information needs.
Discussion: The CAC, TAC and the coordinator should identify
information needs and develop a proposed research plan for the
Watershed. The research should provide the information needed to
accomplish the strategies documented in this management plan. The
Research Plan should be distributed to research institutions affiliated
with the Watershed Project should be incorporated into the
WBNERR research plan.
Responsible Parties: CAC, TAC, Coordinator
Potential Funding: No additional funds needed
Schedule: Third quarter 1998
Progress: None
b. Support Weeks Bay Water Watch monitoring.
Discussion: Maintain current monitoring activity with bi-weekly
monitoring of active sites in the Watershed. Continue monitoring six
basic Alabama Water Watch parameters and supporting those
volunteers who wish to expand monitoring to include E. coli and
nutrients. Hold basic and bacteriological certification workshops at
least twice per year. Hold annual recertification sessions with
cooperation of the AWW QA officer for each volunteer monitor as
required by AWW protocols. Hold at least one annual Advanced
Workshop for biological (bacteria and macroinvertebrate)
monitoring.
Responsible Parties: Weeks Bay Watershed Coordinator, Weeks
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Cooperators: Alabama Water Watch, Mobile Bay NEP
Weeks Bay Watershed Management Plan