Coordinated Monitoring of Surface Water

Coordinated monitoring makes collecting and analyzing data on surface water more efficient for the Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program and its participants—the Clean Rivers Program, other state and federal agencies, municipalities, and others. The coordinated monitoring schedule is usually planned and developed from January through May of the fiscal year preceding the year for which monitoring activities are planned.

The TCEQ supports coordinated monitoring with guidance for site selection and for sampling requirements for routine monitoring, special study, and targeted monitoring.

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Resources for Coordinated Monitoring, FY 2012

State fiscal year (FY) 2012 runs from September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012.

• Coordinated Monitoring Schedule 
  The most recent information on all surface water monitoring being conducted by the TCEQ or under TCEQ contract. Continually updated during the planning period for coordinated monitoring planning.
• Instructions for Completing the Coordinated Monitoring Schedule (PDF, February 2011)
• Developing Regional and Basin Monitoring Schedules for FY 2012 (PDF, February 2011)
• TCEQ Regional Water Monitoring Strategy FY 2012 for Metals and Organics in Water, Sediment and Fish Tissue Monitoring (PDF, February 2011)
• Biological Monitoring Fact Sheets (PDF)
  

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