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Water quality and biological monitoring and assessment guidance

The guidance documents listed below are in PDF format.

Guidance
Number
Subject
Date
11-20072012 Water Quality Assessment Guidance Manual - Final. This guidance replaces GM09-2006.6/7/11
09-2005Monitoring and Assessment of Lakes and Reservoirs. This guidance replaces GM02-2004.4/23/09
04-2005Water Quality Monitoring Consolidated Guidance Memorandum, Amendment 23/26/07
06-2010Guidelines for DEQ Review and Approval of Biological Monitoring QAPPs Submitted by Non-DEQ Sources8/28/06
03-2003Amendment #1 - Interpretation for Water Monitoring of Guidance Memo No. 00-2016 Chain of Custody Policy and Procedures3/14/06
00-2016Amendment #1 - Chain of Custody Policy and Procedures3/14/06
02-2002Fish Kill Guidance Manual Second Edition3/4/02
01-2011Monitoring Toxic Trace Metals in Surface Waters4/16/01
01-2003SOP for Clean Metals Sampling3/5/01
00-2016Chain of Custody Policy and Procedures10/23/00
91-007Sample Volumes for Nonmetals Lab2/20/91
91-006Purchase of Sample Containers2/20/91