STREAMKEEPERS OF CLALLAM COUNTY; DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES

Type	Indicator	Method	Source	Equipment	Frequency	Sample Analyzed By	DQ Level*	Known End Users	Measurement Range	Calibration/QC measures
Biological	Benthic macroinvertebrates	SalmonWeb protocol; genus-level 10-metric B-IBI	Karr and Chu 1998; Fore 1999	Surber sampler, 500m mesh and sieves	1x/year (Sept/Oct)	AJ Frost & QC by Rhithron Biological Associates	4	SalmonWeb; Clallam Conservation District	Benthics generally identified to genus	3 field replicates per sample; 1 of 10 replicates sent to independent lab. QC checks include: % of individuals not sorted from detritus; % of correct taxon IDs.
	Fish/wildlife	Observation	Murdoch, Cheo & O’Laughlin, 1996	Field guides	4x/year plus Streamwalk	Volunteers in field	1	UW Nature Mapping	----------------------	----------------------
	Noxious weeds	Observation	Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Program; Wa. State Noxious Weed Control Board	Field guide	4x/year plus Streamwalk	Volunteers + Clallam County Weed Board	2	Clallam County Noxious Weed Board	------------------------	Questionable field samples brought in for professional ID
	Fecal Coliform concentration and E Coli presence	Grab samples; membrane filtration (M-FC); EC with MUG	American Public Health Association; Standard Methods 9222D, 1995	Sterilized disposable bottles; cooler with ice; 44.5° C water bath; M-FC media; membrane filter	4x/year	Clallam County Environmental Health Laboratory	4	Clallam County Environmental Health Division; Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe	0-200 colonies ; <200 = “too numerous to count” (TNC).	Field and lab replicates for 1/10 of samples; pre- and post-blanks
Physical	Broad survey (Streamwalk)	EPA Streamwalk	US EPA, 1994; US EPA 1997; USDA 1998	---------------------	1x/year (optional)	Volunteers in field	1	Volunteers	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Broad survey photographs	EPA Streamwalk	US EPA, 1994	Camera	1x/year (optional)	Photo record	1	Volunteers	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Photo-point photographs	Streamkeepers protocol	Booth & Comings, 1998; Freudenthal, 1999; Karr & Chu, 1998	Camera; cross-section monuments	3x/year minimum	Photo record	3	Clallam County Natural Resources Division (CC-NRD)	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Reach map	Scaled grid; reference points	Adapted from Murdoch, Cheo & O’Laughlin 1996	Compass, tape measure, graph paper	Every 3-5 years	Vol’s in field	2	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Flow	Wadeable Stream Discharge Measurement	Pleus 1999, simplified; Schuett-Hames et al., 1994	Swoffer 2100 velocity meter	4 x/year	Volunteers in field; computer total discharge	3	Watershed planning groups	Wadeable depths; Accuracy diminishes below 0.5 ft/sec;	Calibration per manufacturer’s instructions, > 2x/year
	Gradient	“Peashooter”	Freudenthal 1999	Stadia rod and sight level	1x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Cross-section	Permanent monuments	Booth & Comings, 1998	Monuments, tape, string, stadia rod	1x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Erosion and/or revetment	Observation & measurement	Scholz & Booth 1999; City of Bellevue 1998; Freudenthal 1999	-------------------------	1x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Substrate	Pebble count	Kondolf 1997; Scholz and Booth 1999	Half-phi ruler	1x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD + Elwha Klallam Tribe	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Pools	Observation & measurement	Pleus, Schuett-Hames & Bullchild 1999, simplified; Scholz and Booth 1999; Freudenthal 1999	Stadia rod	1x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------

	Large woody debris (LWD)	Tally	Schuett-Hames, Pleus, Ward, Fox and Light 1999, simplified; Scholz and Booth 1999; Freudenthal 1999	--------------------------	1x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Canopy closure percentage	Spherical densiometer	Pleus and Schuett-Hames 1998, simplified	Spherical densiometer	2x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Canopy type percentages	Visual estimate	Freudenthal 1999 + 2000	--------------------------	1x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------
	Conifer stems	Visual count	Freudenthal 1999	Reach map; tape; compass	Every 5 years	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	------------------------	-------------------------------
Chemical	Temperature	Electronic meter	USEPA 1997 + mfr.	YSI-85 multimeter	4x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	-5 to +65 °C	Replicate at 1 reach per stream per monitoring session
	Dissolved Oxygen (DO)	Electronic meter	USEPA 1997 + mfr.	YSI-85 multimeter	4x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	0 to 200% Air Saturation; 0 to 20 mg/L	Replicate at 1 reach per stream per monitoring session
	Conductivity	Electronic meter	USEPA 1997 + mfr.	YSI-85 multimeter	4x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	.5 to 4999 mS	Replicate at 1 reach per stream per monitoring session
	pH	Paper test strips	USEPA 1997 + mfr.	MicroEssential pH Lo Ion strips	4x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	5.0 – 9.0, using color chart	Replicate at 1 reach per stream per monitoring session
	Turbidity	Electronic meter	USEPA 1997 + mfr.	DRT-15C or DRT-15CE	4x/year	Vol’s in field	3	CC-NRD	0.5 – 200 NTU (DRT-15C); 0.5 - 1000 NTU (DRT-15CE)