Surface Water Quality Monitoring Procedures, Volume 2: Methods for Collecting and Analyzing Biological Assemblage and Habitat Data

Procedures for TCEQ staff and other monitoring personnel who collect data on surface water quality in Texas. The following links are to PDf files. (Help with PDF.)

• Full document (9M)
• Cover and Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Biological Monitoring Requirements
• Chapter 3: Freshwater Fish
• Chapter 4: Saltwater Nekton
• Chapter 5: Freshwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates
• Chapter 6: Saltwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates
• Chapter 7: Benthic Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes
• Chapter 8: Plankton
• Chapter 9: Physical Habitat of Aquatic Ecosystems
• Chapter 10: Biological Assessment Reporting Requirements
• Chapter 11: Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• Chapter 11: Biological Data Management
• Appendix A: List of Equipment and Materials
• Appendix B: Biological Assessment Reference Materials and Criteria
• Appendix C: Forms for Biological Monitoring Packets
• Appendix D: Miscellaneous Forms
• Appendix E: Biological Fact Sheets
• Appendix F: Glossary
• Literature Cited