1. National Water Quality Monitoring Network Design Inventory Workgroup Report to the Monitoring Council July 27,2005

2. The Inventory’s Goal Inventory monitoring by selected programs to compare them to the proposed Network Design in order to: –Illustrate current practice –Determine how far away practice is from the Network proposal

3. The Inventory Workgroup Jared Bales Chuck Dvorski Val Conner Letice Houser Robin Knox Pete Sattler Derrik Smithee Chuck Spooner Tamim Younos Marjorie Ernst Dan Sullivan

4. The Inventory Focused on Case Study areas –Gulf of Maine –Chesapeake –Gulf of Mexico/ Mississippi River –Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership – Delaware River Basin Commission Major large programs –NASQAN, NAWQA –NOAA National Status and Trends, NEER, NMSS –State monitoring programs – HUC 2,4,6 –National Coastal Assessment –National Estuary Program ? –NADP, CASTNET

5. The Inventory Phases Basic Survey using the DRBC format Detailed Parameter Lists –Analytes –Frequencies, media, etc. Data management and access practices QA practices –Metadata records

6. The DRBC Format Project Name Issue Status Collected By Frequency Period Locations Data Span Sample Matrix Compartment Monitored DQO Reference Parameters Gear Description Code Description Data Access Availability Time Frame to Access

7. The Inventory Phases Detailed Parameter Lists –Analytes –Frequencies, media, etc. Format propsed as the “Design Display” but awaits Design Workgroup choices Data management and access practices QA practices –Metadata records