Looking Glass River Watershed Management Plan - Greater ...
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• Identify new and emerging water quality problems.<br />
A number of approaches are employed to meet the diverse objectives of the<br />
monitoring program. In general the monitoring activities fall under one or<br />
more of the following types of study design:<br />
• 5-year Rotating Basin<br />
o Biological surveys<br />
o Fish Contaminants<br />
o Inland Lake Assessment<br />
o Special Studies<br />
• Fixed Station<br />
o Water Chemistry<br />
o Wildlife Contaminants (Herring Gull<br />
Eggs)<br />
o Stream Flow<br />
o Volunteer Monitoring (Inland Lakes)<br />
o Fish Contaminants<br />
• Probabilistic<br />
o Wildlife Contaminants (Bald Eagles)<br />
o Inland Lake Assessment<br />
• Targeted Sites/Special Studies<br />
o Water Chemistry<br />
o Fish Contaminants<br />
o Biological Surveys<br />
o Beach Monitoring<br />
o Sediment Chemistry<br />
o Volunteer Monitoring (Streams)<br />
The Upper Grand <strong>River</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> which includes the Red Cedar and<br />
<strong>Looking</strong> <strong>Glass</strong> <strong>River</strong>s is in Basin Year 5 of the DEQ monitoring program and<br />
the next round of studies on this program is expected in 2006. As a part of<br />
the evaluation mechanisms, the data collected by the DEQ will be reviewed<br />
and evaluated as appropriate for this watershed.<br />
Program Assessment<br />
Program assessment involves reviewing the attainment of the evaluation<br />
mechanisms. Evaluation mechanisms will be reviewed for implementation<br />
and effectiveness and if not implemented or effective, an investigation will<br />
be conducted to determine possible factors causing the delay or failure.<br />
The program assessment involves a number of techniques such as: water<br />
quality monitoring, a public watershed awareness assessment, a student<br />
awareness assessment, meeting evaluations, inspection results, and staff<br />
training assessments. Table 9-2 is an action plan specifically for conducting<br />
evaluation mechanisms. The table is similar to the action plan table in<br />
Section 8 and addresses the actions, schedule, responsible party, and cost to<br />
implement the evaluation mechanisms.<br />
Generally, determining the effectiveness of the actions is a qualitative<br />
process that relies on the program assessment showing at least minimal<br />
improvement in awareness and knowledge over time.<br />
9-8 GLRC <strong>Watershed</strong>s April 2007