Methods & Data Comparability Board Sensors-related Activities of the Methods Board Methods and Data Comparability Board.

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Methods & Data Comparability Board Sensors-related Activities of the Methods Board Methods and Data Comparability Board

Methods & Data Comparability Board Why? Real-time data Denser time-series data Technology Surrogates for costly, time-intensive analyses

Methods & Data Comparability Board Who? Mystic River Watershed Association (MA) Whistler Valley (BC, CA) Texas CEQ Long Island Sound San Francisco Bay Deerfield River (MA) Hempstead Harbor (NY) Indiana DEQ Interstate Env. Comm. (NY) Bermuda Atlantic NOAA Martha’s Vineyard Lake St. Clair (MI, CA) Neuse River Estuary (NC) USEPA GLNPO VENUS UConn Marine Service USGS Milwaukee Met Sewage

Methods & Data Comparability Board What? * (as of 0930) USGS real-time data* ParameterNumber of sites Streamflow7,548 Water Temp.1,598 Specific Conductance833 Dissolved Oxygen355 Turbidity301 pH283

Methods & Data Comparability Board

Applications

Methods & Data Comparability Board Applications - Spatial mapping

Methods & Data Comparability Board Applications - Surrogates

Methods & Data Comparability Board Sensors workgroup Members from monitoring community, research, and industry White paper Task divided into: – Collection of high-quality data – Management of effective monitoring program

Methods & Data Comparability Board Sensors workgroup QA/QC Technology Field Applications Data Management

Methods & Data Comparability Board Field Monitoring Quality Assurance Initiative Comprised of core working group and a review board Core group is 9 people from industry (6); government (2); and a consultant, along w/ Methods Board and Council ad-hoc members (3). Review board of 15: 11 from gov’t; 1 from industry; and 2 from academia

Methods & Data Comparability Board Products Guidance Matrix Site selection and deployment guide List of minimum required data elements Glossary of Terms

Methods & Data Comparability Board Guidance matrix ParamTypeDQ Aspect ModeAffect/ Control CheckRecordReport D.O. Clark Electrode BiasAttendedCalibrate*Conduct bias check Instrument reading and “true” value (standard) % difference from true value Etc.

Methods & Data Comparability Board Timeline: Field QA Initiative March 2009April 2009Aug. 2009Dec. 2009May 2010 Glossary to Review Board Matrix 1 st draft: Temp & S.C. Matrix, field guide, and data elements draft Approved and ready for publishing/distribution Presentations at 2010 National Monitoring Conference

Methods & Data Comparability Board QA/QC subgroup Application DescriptionGeneral Goals Minimal Data Requirements Technology Performance Requirements Spot Check Monitoring/Teaching Fass/Fail Screening Ambient Monitoring Process Monitoring Watchdog monitoring Early Warning Monitoring Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Methods & Data Comparability Board Technology subgroup Leverage existing resources Recommend technologies suitable for the Network

Methods & Data Comparability Board Questions?

Methods & Data Comparability Board Methods Board Part Three National Environmental Methods Index National Environmental Methods Index NEMI, NEMI, Since 2002 Since 2002

Methods & Data Comparability Board Love grows