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4 Biological and Water Quality Monitoring
4 Biological and Water Quality Monitoring
Pages 73-80
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. In particular the Committee raised concerns about the apparent lack of integration between the water quality and biological monitoring programs, the difficulty of making system-wide estimates of target species population densities and trends given the reliance on non-randomized sampling of s elected index reaches, the inability to assess whether changes in nutrint e status are leading to changes in the frequency and magnitude of algal blooms because of insufficient detection limits of phosphorous and nitrogen, and the inability to determine population densities and spatial distribution of the invertebrate target species such as the Comal Springs riffle beetle.
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It appears that the ecological modeling team was not represented in these working groups. This is unfortunate because inclusion of one or more members of the modeling team would have allowed for better integration between the modeling and monitoring efforts, which is important for ensuring that the data collected by the monitoring programs are directly useful in the model calibration and validation efforts.
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• rovides new information and data P • pecies to be sampled will be deter S mined in consultation with experts BioMP = biological monitoring program EAA = Edwards Aquifer Authority IPMP = Integrated Pest Management Plan PPCP = pharmaceutical and personal care products SOURCE: EAHCP (2016)
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Salamander visual No modification Necessary to monitor observations population health Comal Springs No modification Important discharge environmental measurement measure Flow partitioning Remove from program To be done through within Landa Lake EAA
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EAA = Edwards Aquifer Authority RBA = rapid bioassessment SRP = soluble reactive phosphorus TCEQ = Texas Commission on Environmental Quality TPWD = Texas Parks and Wildlife Department SOURCE: EAHCP (2016)
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If the parking lot sealant is the source of the PAHs observed in the San Marcos River, these bans will lead to reduced sediment PAH concentrations over time. The actual risks to listed species as a result of exposure to elevated PAH levels is unknown.
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These data, in conjunction with the multiparameter water quality sonde, will provide important, highly resolved spatial and temporal data on dissolved oxygen in Landa Lake. This is an example of how selected measurements first made during Applied Research projects can be integrated into the monitoring program.
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2016. Report of the 2016 Expanded Water Quality Monitoring Program Work Group and Report of the 2016 Biological Monitoring Program Work Group.
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