Protocol for River Ecosystem, Water Quality and LTEMP Volunteer Monitoring
Establish straightforward, community friendly, affordable standards for watershed monitoring to assist in early detection of undesirable change. Conduct periodic bioassessment surveys to evaluate health of native species population.
Project Status: Completed Project
Funding Status: Funded
Priority: Not Active
Project Lead:
Hanalei WaterShed Hui
Sea Grant
Partners:
Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
Dept. of Health
Division of Aquatic Resources
Natural Resources Conservation Service
University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii - Stream Research
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Geological Survey
Plan of Action:
Bioassessment (develop proposal, find funding/agency)
Gather data to establish baselines Long-term
Ecological Monitoring Program (LTEMP)
Protocol Hawaii Stream Visual Assessment Protocol (NRCS Protocol)
Water Quality Standard Operating Procedures and QA/QC
Accomplishments:
3/2000 WQ consultation-EPA (Clean Water Act review,
DOH 8/2000 LTEMP protocol established and monthly data collected on 'o'opu nakea fishery
11/2000 Received Tesoro Grant for water quality supplies
2000 IDEXX sealer and bacteria supplies purchased
Summer 2000 HWH (HHR) hired lead field technician (Identified appropriate fish and larval count protocols--redundant)
2004 EPA approved QA/QC and Standard Operating Procedures for WQ monitoring
LTEMP and WQ MONITORING CONTINUING