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Title
Effective Date
Description
DOWSOP03001
Sample Control and Management
07/09/2009
Document, track and control all types of samples
DOWSOP03002
TMDL Pathogen SOP
03/27/2009
Development procedure for pathogen TMDLs
DOWSOP03003
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Collection Methods in Wadeable Streams SOP
05/01/2011
Sampling and collection of macroinvertebrates in wadeable streams
DOWSOP03004
TMDL Planning SOP
04/02/2009
Planning procedures for TMDL monitoring projects
DOWSOP03005
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Processing and Identification SOP
05/07/2009
Processing and identification of macroinvertebrates
DOWSOP03006
Sediment Monitoring
in progress
Monitoring for sediments
DOWSOP03007
Laboratory Procedures for Fish Processing and Identification SOP
05/07/2009
Processing and identification of fish
DOWSOP03008
Collection Methods for Fish in Wadeable Streams
01/01/2010
Sampling and collection methods of fish in wadeable streams
DOWSOP03009
Diatom taxonomic identification and enumeration
03/01/2009
Identification and enumeration of diatoms
DOWSOP03010
Preparation and Processing Algae Samples for Diatom Identification
03/01/2009
Processing of diatom samples
DOWSOP03011
Collection Methods for Benthic Algae in Wadeable Waters
03/01/2009
Sampling and collection procedures for benthic algae in wadeable streams
DOWSOP03012
Field Assessments of Benthic Algae Condition in Wadeable Waters
03/01/2009
Assessment of habitat for benthic algae in wadeable streams
DOWSOP03014
In-situ Water Quality Measurements and Meter Calibration
01/01/2009
Process of calibration and use of in-situ water quality meters
DOWSOP03015
Sampling Surface Water Quality in Lotic Systems
01/10/2011
Sampling surface waters in streams
unassigned
Sampling Lake and Reservoir Systems
in progress
Sampling lake systems
DOWSOP03017
Bacteriological Sampling (see DOWSOP03015)
in progress
Sampling for pathogens
DOWSOP03019
Measuring Stream Discharge
05/01/2010
Procedure for measuring stream discharge
DOWSOP03024
Methods for Assessing Habitat in Wadeable Waters
05/11/2011
Evaluating habitat conditions in wadeable waters in support of water quality assessments.
DOWSOP09014
Groundwater Sample Handling and Documentation
03/02/2011
Procedures for handling and documenting using groundwater Chain-of-Custody
DOWSOP09015
Groundwater Sampling Procedures
03/02/2011
Procedures for safe sampling of groundwater
DOWSOP03025
Enzyme Substrate Test for the Detection of Total Coliforms and
Escherichia coli
05/01/2011
Laboratory procedures for the analysis of total coliforms and
E coli
bacteria.
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