QA/QC of Lay Monitoring in Rhode Island
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QA/QC Assessment of
Lay Monitoring in Rhode Island
Elizabeth M. Herron, Linda T. Green &
Arthur J. GoldURI Watershed Watch
University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI
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University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
Watershed Watch ProgramBegun in 1988 with 14 lakesNow monitors +200 sites on +100 waterbodies with ~350 volunteersProvides +90% of RI’s lake multi-year baseline data
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Volunteer Monitoring Program for Lake Water
Quality Assessment
Rigorous assessment of lay monitoring data to justify inclusion in 305(b) Report
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Objectives:To determine if volunteers collect
data statistically similar to professionally collected data
To determine if the URI Watershed Watch protocol
produces data as representative of water quality
as US EPA approved protocol
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Field QA/QC Visits21 Lay-monitored public lakesObservation of all monitoring activitiesCollection and analysis of water samples
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Methods:Volunteer collected water samples following URIWW
protocolStaff collected water samples
following URIWW protocol with the volunteers’
equipmentStaff collected duplicate
samples following EPA approved protocol
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URIWW protocol: Discrete single samples collected at 1M and 5M
depths; dissolved oxygen determined with kits.
EPA protocol: Integrated duplicate epilimnetic and discrete duplicate
mid-hypolimnetic samples collected; dissolved
oxygen/temperature profiles determined with a meter.
Protocol differences:
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Field Analyses
Secchi DepthWater Temperature
Dissolved OxygenChl. - a Processing
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Laboratory analysesAlkalinity
pHTotal PhosphorusChlorophyll - a
SodiumChloridesCalcium
Magnesium
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Statistical AnalysesMean difference
Standard deviation of the mean difference
Standard error of the mean difference95% Confidence Interval of mean
differenceQuartilesRange
RegressionPercent error
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Secchi Comparison Plot
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Results SummaryNo statistically significant
differences for parameters monitored
Soluble constituents were least variable
Particulate based constituents were more variable
The degree of variability was approximately the same for each
protocol for a given parameter
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ImplicationsURIWW data is of sufficient
quality to be included in the 305(b) as Monitored data
The time and cost of duplicate water sampling
may not be justified for most parameters
Duplicate sampling for chlorophyll may be justified
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☺ Trained volunteers following the URIWW
protocol collect data as representative of lake water quality as do professionals
following a US EPA approved protocol
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Resulting Program Changes
Moved deep sampling depth from 5M to
1M from the lake bottomReplicate filters from
duplicate samples for chlorophyll - a analysis
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305 (b) ImplicationsURIWW data is used as
“Monitored” data in the 305 (b)URIWW data indicating
declining water quality has initiated 319 and TMDL studies
URIWW collaborates with numerous groups and agencies
including US EPA, NWS, USGS, and NRCS
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