Links
In addition to the information shared on this YSI environmental site, many other organizations have published the results of their water quality monitoring programs and improved techniques. Check them out.
Real-time data sites
Charlotte-Mecklenberg Continuous Monitoring and Alert Notification Network
City of Kissimmee (FL) Watershed Monitoring Stations
Grassland (CA) Water District Ecological Area
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System
Kansas Real-time Water Quality Monitoring (USGS)
NCSU Cyanobacteria Project- North Carolina Reservoirs
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation - River, Estuary and Coastal Observing Network
SC DNR/Apache Pier Cooperative Real-time Water Quality & Weather Monitoring Station
USGS Water Quality Watch - Continuous Real-Time Water Quality of Surface Water in the U.S.
Agency standard operating procedures
Chesapeake Bay NERR Guidelines for Shallow Water Quality Monitoring: Continuous Monitoring Stations [PDF]
Chap 3: Selection and Assembly of the Sensors Protection Device
Maryland DNR Shallow Water Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
National Park Service Depth Calibration Procedure for Non-Vented Water Level Instruments
SWAMP (CA) Quality Assurance Program Plan
TCEQ Continuous Water Quality Monitoring Network SOPs
USGS: Guidelines and Standard Procedures for Continuous Water-Quality Monitors
Initiatives / groups for improving monitoring
Alliance for Coastal Technologies Reports:
- Salinity - YSI 6-Series sonde
- Nutrient - YSI 9600 Nitrate Monitor
- Turbidity - YSI 6600EDS sonde with turbidity sensor
- Fluorometer - YSI chlorophyll probe
- Dissolved Oxygen - YSI Rapid Pulse DO sensor
National Water Quality Monitoring Council
NWQMC Methods and Data Comparability Board - Field Monitoring Quality Assurance Initiative
NERRS System-wide Monitoring Program
NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System
