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| Title | Condition of Freshwaters in Washington State: Technical Appendix | |
| Month-Year Published | October 2001 | |
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
This document presents details about the assessment methods and information about sampling locations used to develop "Conditions of Freshwaters in Washington State" (Ecology Publication Number 01-03-025). (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 01-03-026 | |
| Author(s) | Butkus, S., D. Hallock, and C. Wiseman | |
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| Number of pages | 42 pp. | |
| Keywords | benthic, biological, biological integrity, lake, reduction, technical, trend, water, water quality | |
| Related Web Content | River and Stream Water Quality Monitoring | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Condition of Freshwaters in Washington State for the Year 2000 | parent publication | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
This document presents details about the assessment methods and information about sampling locations used to develop "Conditions of Freshwaters in Washington State" (Ecology Publication Number 01-03-025). Five analyses are presented: (1) Washington's Water Quality Index is derived from eight variables collected from all sampling stations measured in water year 2000; (2) Trends in seven water quality indicators from Ecology's core sampling stations and ecoregions were evaluated from data collected over the last 10 years; (3) Reductions in fecal coliform bacteria levels needed to meet sanitary standards were calculated for Ecology's core sampling stations; (4) The trophic state of lakes sampled in the summer of 2000 was derived from transparency data; and (5) The Benthic Index of Biological Integrity was derived from stream macroinvertebrate data collected since 1992. |
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