The Virginia Water Monitoring Council

The Inventory of Surface Water Monitoring Programs

One of the goals of the VWMC is to promote and facilitate coordination of water monitoring programs throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.  The Council has developed an inventory for organizations conducting water monitoring to document these programs.  This page allows you to enter or edit information about your water monitoring program.

 

Edit a Previous Submission

To edit a previously entered submission, click here.

 

Enter a New Inventory Submission:

 

Email and Password
Please enter a valid email address and a password below. If you wish to edit your submission at a later date you will need to enter the same email address and password.
Email:
Password:
Repeat Password:

 

Contact Information
Title:   First:   MI:   Last:
Company:
Office:
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:
State:
Zip:
Phone:
Fax:
Web Site:

 

Monitoring Program Description
Name of Monitoring Program:
Year Begun:
Ongoing Project? Yes   No
Expected Completion or Year Study Ended:
Description and Purpose of the Program:

 

Geographic Extent
Check all that apply.
Statewide   Coastal  
Ches. Bay   Regional  
Lake   Watershed  
Other:

 

County 1:
County 2:
County 3:
County 4:
County 5:
Hydrologic Unit 1:
Hydrologic Unit 2:
Hydrologic Unit 3:
Hydrologic Unit 4:
Hydrologic Unit 5:
Look up Your 8-digit HUC code  or
Search EPA's Locate Your Watershed
Number of Random Stations:

 

Matrices Monitored
Check all that apply.
Tidal Waters/Estuary   Streams and Rivers  
Wetlands Lakes & Ponds  
Groundwater   Point Source Discharge
Beach   Ocean  
Precipitation   Sediment
Biological   Other:

 

Chemical and Physical Parameters
Select the frequency of collection for each parameter.
Air Temp:
BOD:
Chloride:
Conductivity:
DO:
Flow, Water Quantity:
Hardness:
Metals:
Nitrogen:
Organics:
Pesticides:
pH:
Phosphorus:
Salinity:
Secchi Depth:
Tide:
TSS/TDS:
Turbidity:
VOCs:
Water Temp:
Weather:
Inorganics:
Radiological:
Carbon:
Other:

 

Biological Parameters
Select the frequency of collection for each parameter.
Aquatic Vegetation:
Macroinvertebrate:
Bacteria:
Fish:
Shellfish:
Wildlife:
Chlorophyll:
Other:

 

Estimated Number of Samples Collected Annually:

 

Data Documentation and Uses
How would you classify your organization?
State Government   Local Government  
Federal Government Community Organization  
University/College   Industry
Private Non-Profit   Public School  
Other:
Are the data available to the public? Yes   No
Are the date stored in an electronic format? Yes   No
If yes, are the data available online? Yes   No
URL for the Data:
If no, list contact for data if other than respondent:
Do the data include latitude and longitude for each site? Yes   No
If latitude and longitude are not available could you identify on a USGS TOPO map? Yes   No
Is a written quality assurance plan available? Yes   No
Are written standard operating procedures available? Yes   No
How are the data used? (please check all that apply)
Watershed Planning   Permit Requirement  
Education Research  
305(b) Assessment   319 Assessment  
Enforcement Community / Neighborhood  
Establish Background Swimming Advisories  
Shellfish Bed Closures   BMP Decisions
Land Use Decisions TMDL Planning
Environmental Site Assess   Screening for Problems  
Long-term Trend Assess  
Submitted To:
Other:

 

Thank you for your participation.
Do we have your permission to list this information, including contact information on the VWMC website's online database? Yes   No

 

  

This site developed by John Schildroth