Forms for Collecting and Managing Data, and Assuring Data Quality: Surface Water Monitoring
- Monitoring and Data Collection Forms
- Field Data Forms and Logsheets
- SWQMIS Data Management Forms and Checklists
- Quality Assurance Plans and Forms
Monitoring and Data Collection Forms
Forms are available in PDF and Word formats. Please download these documents to your local system to ensure proper display and formatting. Help downloading files.
Biological Forms Packet
Guidance related to documents in this section is in RG-416.
- Elements of the Biological Data Summary Packet
- Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data Forms and Metrics
- Fish Data Forms and Worksheets
- Habitat Assessment Forms and Worksheets
Elements of the Biological Data Summary Packet
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data Forms and Metrics
- Benthic Sample Tracking Log
PDF / Word- Benthic Lab Bench Sheet
PDF / Word- Benthic Data Reporting Form
PDF / Word- Metrics and Scoring for Kick Samples, Rapid Bioassessment Protocol—Benthic Macroinvertebrates
PDF / Word- Metrics and Scoring for Surber Samples for Benthic Macroinvertebrates by Bioregion: Central, East, or North
PDF / WordFish Data Forms and Worksheets
- Fish Collection Reporting Form (used to report data for the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife Scientific Collection Permit)
PDF / Word- Fish Collection Event Data
PDF / Word- Fish Laboratory Bench Sheet
PDF / Word- Fish Sample Tracking Log
PDF / Word- Fish Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Worksheets (Guidance in RG-416)
- Nekton Data Reporting Form
PDF / Word- Quantitative Biological Scoring for Evaluating Aquatic Life Use Subcategories Based on Fish Statewide Criteria
PDF / WordHabitat Assessment Forms and Worksheets
Return to topField Data Forms and Log Sheets
Guidance related to documents in this section is in RG-415.
- Hydrolab Multiprobe Calibration Log Book (PDF)
2008 Revision - YSI Multiprobe Calibration Log Book (PDF)
2008 Revision - Stream Flow (Discharge) Measurement Form
PDF / Word
SWQMIS Data Management Forms and Checklists
Guidance for submitting data to the SWQMIS (Surface Water Quality Information System) is in the Data Management Reference Guide (DMRG).
Data Correction Request
Reference: DMRG Chapter 9
Contact: Rebecca Ross
Data Review Checklist
Reference: DMRG Chapter 8
Contact: Cathy Anderson
Parameter & Constituent Code Request
Reference: DMRG Chapter 2
Contact: Maria Rafiuly
Submitting Entity/Collecting Entity/Monitoring Type
Code and Tag Prefix Request and Checklist
Reference: DMRG Chapter 4 (Submitting/Collecting Entities and Monitoring Type Codes)
Reference: DMRG Chapter 5 (Tag Prefixes)
Contact: Maria Rafiuly
Quality Assurance Plans and Forms
Monitoring and Assessment Section projects involving the generation, acquisition, and use of environmental data are planned through the development of QAPPs, CWQM project plans, QAPs or other planning documents. These documents are developed by project managers, quality assurance staff, technical staff, management, and contractors using a systematic planning process, such as the data quality objectives process, as defined in the Guidance on Systematic Planning Using the Data Quality Objectives Process, EPA QA/G-4 , or comparable alternative.
- 2010 Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for Monitoring and Assessment (PDF)
- Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) Shell (September 2010)
PDF / DOC
For More Information
Please call Christine Kolbe at 512-239-6682. Or send an e-mail to swqm@tceq.texas.gov.
