CATALOG DOCUMENTATION EMAP SURFACE WATERS PROGRAM LEVEL DATABASE Region 10 Washington Cascades (R0CE) Physical Habitat Best Metrics TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. DATA SET IDENTIFICATION 2. INVESTIGATOR INFORMATION 3. DATA SET ABSTRACT 4. OBJECTIVES AND INTRODUCTION 5. DATA ACQUISTITION AND PROCESSING METHODS 6. DATA MANIPULATIONS 7. DATA DESCRIPTION 8. GEOGRAPHIC AND SPATIAL INFORMATION 9. QUALITY CONTROL / QUALITY ASSURANCE 10. DATA ACCESS 11. REFERENCES 12. TABLE OF ACRONYMS 13. PERSONNEL INFORMATION 1. DATA SET IDENTIFICATION 1.1 Title of Catalog Document EMAP SURFACE WATERS DATABASE Region 10 Washington Cascades (R0CE) Physical Habitat Best Metrics 1.2 Authors of the Catalog Entry U.S. EPA NHEERL Western Ecology Division Corvallis, OR 1.3 Catalog Revision Date June 14, 2004 1.4 Data Set Name phabbest_wa 1.5 Task Group Surface Waters 1.6 Data Set Identification Code 11 1.7 Version 001 1.8 Requested Acknowledgment These data were produced as part of the U.S. EPA's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP). If you publish these data or use them for analyses in publication, EPA requires a standard statement for work it has supported: 'Although the data described in this article have been funded wholly or in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through its EMAP Surface Waters Program, it has not been subjected to Agency review, and therefore does not necessarily reflect the view of the Agency and no official endorsement of the conclusions should be inferred.' 2. INVESTIGATOR INFORMATION 2.1 Principal Investigator Spencer Peterson U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NHEERL Western Ecology Division 200 S.W. 35th Street Corvallis, OR 97333 2.2 Investigation Participant- Sample Collection State of Oregon State of Washington U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 3. DATA SET ABSTRACT 3.1 Abstract of the Data Set The primary function of the stream habitat data set is to describe the physical habitat quality within the stream and near-shore riparian zone. This information is used to help establish the 'expectations' of the biological quality of the stream and to evaluate the extent to which human activity has disturbed habitat and thus impacted stream biota. 3.2 Keywords for the Data Set Habitat, cover, large woody debris, pools, riffles, residual pools, instream cover, riparian habitat, riparian zone 4. OBJECTIVES AND INTRODUCTION 4.1 Program Objectives The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) was designed to periodically estimate the status and trends of the Nation's ecological resources on a regional basis. EMAP provides a strategy to identify and bound the extent, magnitude and location of environmental degradation and improvement on a regional scale based on a probability-based statistical survey design. 4.2 Data Set Objective This data set is part of a demonstration project to evaluate approaches to monitoring streams in EMAP. The data set contains the results of analysis of the instream and riparian habitat sampled during spring low flow. 4.3 Data Set Background Discussion Habitat in streams is analyzed for two purposes. First, to understand the physical habitat within which biota must exist so that we can understand the biological potential of the system and second, to evaluate the physical habitat quality of the stream for the purpose of determining the potential stresses to which the biota are exposed. 4.4 Summary of Data Set Parameters The physical habitat parameters include percentages and total counts of various in-channel and riparian features, such as substrate size, water flow types, fish cover, channel sinuosity, riparian vegetation types, canopy density, and proximity of human influence features. 5. DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING METHODS 5.1 Data Acquisition 5.1.1 Sampling Objective To obtain a quantitative description of stream physical habitat during a sampling window from July through October. 5.1.2 Sample Collection Methods Summary Quantitative habitat information was collected at eleven transects along the sampling reach according to the protocols identified in Lazorchak et al. (1998). 5.1.3 Sampling Start Date July 19, 1999 5.1.4 Sampling End Date October 16, 2000 5.1.5 Platform NA 5.1.6 Sampling Gear Fisherman's vest, 50 m tape measure, clinometer, tripod, .5 inch diameter pvc pipe (2-3 m), canopy densiometer, compass, meter stick. 5.1.7 Manufacturer of Instruments NA 5.1.8 Key Variables NA 5.1.9 Sampling Method Calibration NA 5.1.10 Sample Collection Quality Control See Lazorchak, et al. 1998. 5.1.11 Sample Collection Method Reference Lazorchak, J.M., Klemm, D.J., and Peck D.V. (editors). 1998. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program- Surface Waters: Field Operations and Methods for Measuring the Ecological Condition of Wadeable Streams. EPA/620/R-94/004F. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Chaloud, D.J. and D.V. Peck. 1994. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program: Integrated Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Surface Waters Resource Group, 1994 Activities. EPA 600/X-91/080, Rev. 2.00. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, Nevada. 5.1.12 Sample Collection Method Deviations NA 5.2 DATA PREPARATION AND SAMPLE PROCESSING 5.2.1 Sample Processing Objective See Lazorchak, J.M., Klemm, D.J., and Peck D.V. (editors). 1998 and Chaloud, D.J. and D.V. Peck. 1994. 5.2.2 Sample Processing Methods Summary See Lazorchak, J.M., Klemm, D.J., and Peck D.V. (editors). 1998 and Chaloud, D.J. and D.V. Peck. 1994. 5.2.3 Sample Processing Method Calibration See Lazorchak, J.M., Klemm, D.J., and Peck D.V. (editors). 1998 and Chaloud, D.J. and D.V. Peck. 1994. 5.2.4 Sample Processing Quality Control See Lazorchak, J.M., Klemm, D.J., and Peck D.V. (editors). 1998 and Chaloud, D.J. and D.V. Peck. 1994. 5.2.5 Sample Processing Method Reference See Lazorchak, J.M., Klemm, D.J., and Peck D.V. (editors). 1998 and Chaloud, D.J. and D.V. Peck. 1994. 6. DATA MANIPULATIONS 6.1 Name of New or Modified Values None 6.2 Data Manipulation Description Chaloud, D.J. and D.V. Peck. 1994. 7. DATA DESCRIPTION 7.1 Description of Parameters Parameter Data Parameter # Name Type Len Format Label ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 LDMB_BW5 Num 8 Log10[Erodible Substr Dia.(mm)]-Est. 2 42 LRBS_BW5 Num 8 Log10[Relative Bed Stability] - Est. 2 40 LRBS_TST Num 8 Log10[Relative Bed Stability] - Fast est 51 LSUBD_SD Num 8 Substrate-StDev LOG10(Diam Class mm) 38 LSUB_DMM Num 8 Substrate-Mean Log10(Diam Class mm) 39 LTEST Num 8 Log10[Erodible Substr Dia.(mm)]-Fast est 18 PCAN_C Num 8 Riparian Canopy Coniferous (Fract reach) 59 PCT_BDRK Num 8 Substrate Bedrock (%) 58 PCT_BIGR Num 8 Substrate >= Coarse Gravel (>16 mm) (%) 75 PCT_DRS Num 8 Dry Channel or Subsurf Flow (%) 71 PCT_FA Num 8 Falls (% of reach) 72 PCT_FAST Num 8 Fast Wtr Hab (% riffle & faster) 53 PCT_FN Num 8 Substrate Fines -- Silt/Clay/Muck (%) 54 PCT_HP Num 8 Substrate Hardpan -- (%) 60 PCT_ORG Num 8 Substrate Wood or Detritus -- (%) 74 PCT_POOL Num 8 Pools -- All Types (% of reach) 55 PCT_RC Num 8 Substrate Concrete (%) 52 PCT_SA Num 8 Substrate Sand -- .06-2 mm (%) 56 PCT_SAFN Num 8 Substrate Sand & Fines -- <2 mm (%) 57 PCT_SFGF Num 8 Substrate <= Fine Gravel (<=16 mm) (%) 76 PCT_SIDE Num 8 Side channel presence (% of reach) 73 PCT_SLOW Num 8 Slow Wtr Hab (% Glide & Pool) 43 REACHLEN Num 8 Length of sample reach (m) 50 RP100 Num 8 Mean Residual Depth (cm or m2/100m) 47 RPGT100 Num 8 Resid Pools >100cm deep (number/reach) 46 RPGT75 Num 8 Resid Pools >75cm deep (number/reach) 48 RPMXDEP Num 8 Maximum residual depth in reach (cm) 49 RPXAREA Num 8 Mean vert. profile area of RPs (m2/pool) 4 SAMPLED Char 30 Sample status (PHab) 66 SDDEPTH Num 8 Std Dev of Thalweg Depth (cm) 70 SDWXD Num 8 Std Dev of Width*Depth Product (m2) 65 SINU Num 8 Channel Sinuosity (m/m) 1 SITE_ID Char 15 Site ID 63 V1TM100 Num 8 LWD Vol in/abv Bf chan(#/100m-all sizes) 61 V1W_MSQ Num 8 LWD Vol in Bkf chnl (m3/m2-all sizes) 64 V4TM100 Num 8 LWD Vol in/abv Bf chan (#/100m-L,X) 62 V4W_MSQ Num 8 LWD Vol in Bkf chnl (m3/m2-L,X) 3 VISIT_NO Num 8 Number identifying which visit this is 37 W1H_PIPE Num 8 Rip Dist--Pipes infl/effl (ProxWt Pres) 36 W1H_WALL Num 8 Rip Dist--Wall/Bank Revet. (ProxWt Pres) 35 W1_HAG Num 8 Rip Dist--Sum Agric Types (ProxWt Pres) 33 W1_HALL Num 8 Rip Dist--Sum All Types (ProxWt Pres) 34 W1_HNOAG Num 8 Rip Dist--Sum NonAg Types (ProxWt Pres) 5 XBKA Num 8 Bank Angle--mean (degrees) 8 XBKF_H Num 8 Bankfull Height-Mean (m) 7 XBKF_W Num 8 Bankfull Width--Mean (m) 14 XC Num 8 Riparian Veg Canopy Cover 19 XCDENBK Num 8 Mean Bank Canopy Density (%) 20 XCDENMID Num 8 Mean Mid-channel Canopy Density (%) 12 XCL Num 8 Riparian Canopy > 0.3m DBH (Cover) 17 XCMGW Num 8 Rip Veg Canopy+Mid+Ground Woody Cover 16 XCMW Num 8 Rip Veg Canopy+Mid Layer Woody Cover 45 XDEPTH Num 8 Thalweg Mean Depth (cm) 21 XEMBED Num 8 Mean Embeddedness--Channel+Margin (%) 22 XFC_ALG Num 8 Fish Cvr-Filamentous Algae (Areal Prop) 30 XFC_ALL Num 8 Fish Cvr-All Types (Sum Areal Prop) 23 XFC_AQM Num 8 Fish Cvr-Aq. Macrophytes (Areal Prop) 32 XFC_BIG Num 8 Fish Cvr-LWD,RCK,UCBorHUM(Sum Area Prop) 25 XFC_BRS Num 8 Fish Cvr-Brush&Small Debris (Areal Prop) 29 XFC_HUM Num 8 Fish Cvr-Artif. Structs. (Areal Prop) 24 XFC_LWD Num 8 Fish Cvr-Large Woody Debris (Areal Prop) 31 XFC_NAT Num 8 Fish Cvr-Natural Types (Sum Areal Prop) 26 XFC_OHV Num 8 Fish Cvr-Overhang Veg (Areal Prop) 28 XFC_RCK Num 8 Fish Cvr-Boulders (Areal Prop) 27 XFC_UCB Num 8 Fish Cvr-Undercut Banks (Areal Prop) 15 XG Num 8 Riparian Veg Ground Layer Cover 13 XGB Num 8 Rip Ground Layer Barren (Cover) 9 XINC_H Num 8 Channel Incision Ht.-Mean (m) 10 XPCM Num 8 Rip Can & MidLayer Present (Frac. reach) 11 XPCMG Num 8 Riparian 3-Layers Present (Fract. reach) 44 XSLOPE Num 8 Channel Slope -- reach mean (%) 6 XUN Num 8 Undercut Distance--Mean (m) 69 XWD_RAT Num 8 Mean Width/Depth Ratio (m/m) 67 XWIDTH Num 8 Wetted Width -- Mean (m) 68 XWXD Num 8 Mean Width*Depth Product (m2) 2 YEAR Num 8 Year of visit 7.1.1 Precision to which values are reported NA 7.1.2 Minimum Value in Data Set Name Min ------------------------------ LDMB_BW5 1.5404502902 LRBS_BW5 -2.736124783 LRBS_TST -2.258224492 LSUBD_SD 0.6156292305 LSUB_DMM -0.828737414 LTEST 1.2399254381 PCAN_C 0 PCT_BDRK 0 PCT_BIGR 0 PCT_DRS 0 PCT_FA 0 PCT_FAST 0 PCT_FN 0 PCT_HP 0 PCT_ORG 0 PCT_POOL 0 PCT_RC 0 PCT_SA 0 PCT_SAFN 0 PCT_SFGF 0 PCT_SIDE 0 PCT_SLOW 0 REACHLEN 104 RP100 2.7157575758 RPGT100 0 RPGT75 0 RPMXDEP 27.365 RPXAREA 0.1559552632 SDDEPTH 6.9928982831 SDWXD 0.1827170663 SINU 1.0177391116 V1TM100 0 V1W_MSQ 0 V4TM100 0 V4W_MSQ 0 VISIT_NO 1 W1H_PIPE 0 W1H_WALL 0 W1_HAG 0 W1_HALL 0 W1_HNOAG 0 XBKA 16.181818182 XBKF_H 0.3875 XBKF_W 4.3727272727 XC 0.0568181818 XCDENBK 4.8128342246 XCDENMID 0 XCL 0.0136363636 XCMGW 0.182034632 XCMW 0.1272727273 XDEPTH 14.54 XEMBED 9.0740740741 XFC_ALG 0 XFC_ALL 0.1318181818 XFC_AQM 0 XFC_BIG 0.0727272727 XFC_BRS 0 XFC_HUM 0 XFC_LWD 0 XFC_NAT 0.1318181818 XFC_OHV 0 XFC_RCK 0 XFC_UCB 0 XG 0.0785714286 XGB 0.0022727273 XINC_H 0 XPCM 0.2857142857 XPCMG 0.3 XSLOPE 0.5 XUN 0 XWD_RAT 9.4994766862 XWIDTH 2.32 XWXD 0.3435 YEAR 1999 7.1.3 Maximum Value in Data Set Name Max ------------------------------- LDMB_BW5 3.3500205008 LRBS_BW5 0.6355521324 LRBS_TST 0.8702088261 LSUBD_SD 1.8066787913 LSUB_DMM 2.9226305446 LTEST 2.8485211904 PCAN_C 1 PCT_BDRK 45.454545455 PCT_BIGR 100 PCT_DRS 0 PCT_FA 9.3333333333 PCT_FAST 100 PCT_FN 20 PCT_HP 1.8181818182 PCT_ORG 16.363636364 PCT_POOL 52 PCT_RC 0 PCT_SA 65.454545455 PCT_SAFN 81.818181818 PCT_SFGF 83.636363636 PCT_SIDE 100 PCT_SLOW 100 REACHLEN 764.4 RP100 43.709132292 RPGT100 4 RPGT75 5 RPMXDEP 296.005 RPXAREA 8.7531110737 SDDEPTH 67.443070367 SDWXD 26.854581513 SINU 3.0306198485 V1TM100 886.92929293 V1W_MSQ 0.2423843514 V4TM100 763.94747475 V4W_MSQ 0.211979297 VISIT_NO 2 W1H_PIPE 0.09375 W1H_WALL 0.375 W1_HAG 0.8863636364 W1_HALL 2.1818954545 W1_HNOAG 2.1818954545 XBKA 62.272727273 XBKF_H 13.9 XBKF_W 125.9 XC 0.9375 XCDENBK 99.465240642 XCDENMID 98.262032086 XCL 0.7272727273 XCMGW 1.7954545455 XCMW 1.55 XDEPTH 90.215686275 XEMBED 87.636363636 XFC_ALG 0.3409090909 XFC_ALL 1.3272727273 XFC_AQM 0.35625 XFC_BIG 1.1022727273 XFC_BRS 0.3681818182 XFC_HUM 0.103125 XFC_LWD 0.5772727273 XFC_NAT 1.3272727273 XFC_OHV 0.5181818182 XFC_RCK 0.875 XFC_UCB 0.0681818182 XG 0.8977272727 XGB 0.744047619 XINC_H 9.9090909091 XPCM 1 XPCMG 1 XSLOPE 16.85 XUN 0.1004761905 XWD_RAT 187.84310828 XWIDTH 125.1875 XWXD 84.93625 YEAR 2000 7.2 Data Record Example 7.2.1 Column Names for Example Records "LDMB_BW5", "LRBS_BW5", "LRBS_TST", "LSUBD_SD", "LSUB_DMM", "LTEST", "PCAN_C", "PCT_BDRK", "PCT_BIGR", "PCT_DRS", "PCT_FA", "PCT_FAST", "PCT_FN", "PCT_HP", "PCT_ORG", "PCT_POOL", "PCT_RC", "PCT_SA", "PCT_SAFN", "PCT_SFGF", "PCT_SIDE", "PCT_SLOW", "REACHLEN", "RP100", "RPGT100", "RPGT75", "RPMXDEP", "RPXAREA", "SAMPLED", "SDDEPTH", "SDWXD", "SINU", "SITE_ID", "V1TM100", "V1W_MSQ", "V4TM100", "V4W_MSQ", "VISIT_NO", "W1H_PIPE", "W1H_WALL", "W1_HAG", "W1_HALL", "W1_HNOAG", "XBKA", "XBKF_H", "XBKF_W", "XC", "XCDENBK", "XCDENMID", "XCL", "XCMGW", "XCMW", "XDEPTH", "XEMBED", "XFC_ALG", "XFC_ALL", "XFC_AQM", "XFC_BIG", "XFC_BRS", "XFC_HUM", "XFC_LWD", "XFC_NAT", "XFC_OHV", "XFC_RCK", "XFC_UCB", "XG", "XGB", "XINC_H", "XPCM", "XPCMG", "XSLOPE", "XUN", "XWD_RAT", "XWIDTH", "XWXD", "YEAR" 7.2.2 Example Data Records 1.8670661837, 0.6355521324, 0.8649892144, 1.0525871973, 2.5026183161, 1.6376291017, 0.1363636364, 23.636363636, 92.727272727, 0, 0, 63, 0, 0, 0, 13, 0, 3.6363636364, 3.6363636364, 7.2727272727, 0, 37, 396, 22.271004696, 1, 2, 155.23, 6.2995127569, "YES", 36.250676065, 2.3746519954, 1.1049634399, "R0CE99-001", 2.5368686869, 0.0013062087, 1.4702020202, 0.0010007563, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.2272772727, 0.2272772727, 25.454545455, 0.6454545455, 14.690909091, 0.7364718615, 95.187165775, 59.759358289, 0.4773809524, 1.5512445887, 1.2455627706, 60.36, 11.454545455, 0, 0.4909090909, 0.0045454545, 0.45, 0.0090909091, 0, 0, 0.4909090909, 0.0318181818, 0.4363636364, 0.0136363636, 0.6170454545, 0.1875, 0, 1, 1, 1.05, 0, 22.44983723, 10.078947368, 5.5348947368, 1999 2.1751225539, 0.4910382722, 0.8702088261, 1.0051934262, 2.6661608261, 1.795952, 0, 30.909090909, 96.363636364, 0, 0, 58, 0, 0, 0, 10, 0, 3.6363636364, 3.6363636364, 3.6363636364, 0, 42, 316.8, 20.176984363, 2, 2, 127.28, 4.5657633188, "YES", 33.96072598, 2.0790238417, 1.0879607182, "R0CE99-001", 32.047664141, 0.0021695402, 27.669823232, 0.001521247, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0.3712272727, 0.3712272727, 38.909090909, 0.9545454545, 14.5, 0.7022727273, 84.759358289, 38.636363636, 0.3022727273, 1.35, 1.1636363636, 53.68, 26.909090909, 0, 0.6977272727, 0.0136363636, 0.6068181818, 0.0454545455, 0, 0.0227272727, 0.6977272727, 0.0454545455, 0.575, 0.0090909091, 0.6625, 0.1047619048, 0, 1, 1, 1.7, 0.0077272727, 21.777889132, 8.955, 4.40085, 1999 2.1497678884, -0.576749729, -0.380963914, 1.7114625776, 1.5730181589, 1.953982073, 0, 10, 55, 0, 0, 87.777777778, 10, 0, 2.5, 0, 0, 2.5, 12.5, 32.5, 0, 12.222222222, 104, 14.041468922, 0, 0, 43.398571429, 1.8253909598, "YES", 15.025670917, 1.219456229, 1.054960812, "R0CE99-007", 5.2442307692, 0.003739202, 0, 0, 1, 0.09375, 0.375, 0, 1.416675, 1.416675, 28.625, 0.3875, 14.025, 0.3625, 76.102941176, 50.367647059, 0.1328125, 0.9430208333, 0.6796875, 42.066666667, 23.25, 0.03125, 1.0375, 0.35625, 0.553125, 0.24375, 0.103125, 0.1625, 0.934375, 0.240625, 0.28125, 0.00625, 0.4383333333, 0.425, 0, 0.875, 0.8666666667, 3.1214285714, 0, 26.528518684, 10.307142857, 4.3524285714, 1999 2.3890712638, -0.86839636, -0.362008444, 1.0021115445, 1.5206749035, 1.882683348, 0.0454545455, 0, 78.181818182, 0, 0, 67, 0, 0, 1.8181818182, 10, 0, 14.545454545, 14.545454545, 20, 31, 33, 554.4, 17.135357964, 1, 3, 115.176, 5.2776902528, "YES", 28.352348343, 4.012293389, 1.0864370187, "R0CE99-008", 13.483946609, 0.0051007545, 7.7555916306, 0.0031662307, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.9318272727, 0.9318272727, 33.136363636, 1.4909090909, 22.836363636, 0.3920454545, 43.582887701, 16.042780749, 0.0340909091, 0.9466991342, 0.8194264069, 59.27, 26, 0.0045454545, 0.5431818182, 0.0136363636, 0.4840909091, 0.0318181818, 0, 0.1, 0.5431818182, 0.0272727273, 0.3795454545, 0.0045454545, 0.5659090909, 0.1431818182, 0, 0.8571428571, 0.8571428571, 1.88, 0.0345454545, 31.895452343, 14.58, 8.07515, 1999 3.0720522968, -1.059699454, -0.394801983, 1.2636260014, 2.0123528426, 2.4071548255, 0.0454545455, 0, 83.636363636, 0, 0, 100, 1.8181818182, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12.727272727, 14.545454545, 16.363636364, 9, 0, 514.8, 5.8215555556, 0, 0, 57.226, 1.2487236667, "YES", 18.270459681, 2.1502127826, 1.7069442855, "R0CE99-011", 100.78205128, 0.0158801109, 85.645687646, 0.0119567496, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.0909090909, 0.0909090909, 41.136363636, 2.5454545455, 21.863636364, 0.45, 50.267379679, 18.449197861, 0.0431818182, 1.0954545455, 0.9340909091, 67.78, 39.818181818, 0, 0.7090909091, 0.0045454545, 0.5863636364, 0.0727272727, 0.0227272727, 0.1977272727, 0.6863636364, 0.05, 0.3431818182, 0.0227272727, 0.3693181818, 0.4875, 0, 0.7727272727, 0.7727272727, 5.5, 0, 17.53842133, 10.845, 7.0148, 1999 8. GEOGRAPHIC AND SPATIAL INFORMATION 8.1 Minimum Longitude -122 Degrees 30 Minutes 25 Seconds West (-122.507056 Decimal Degrees) 8.2 Maximum Longitude -121 Degrees 13 Minutes 25 Seconds West (-121.223858 Decimal Degrees) 8.3 Minimum Latitude 45 Degrees 41 Minutes 17 Seconds North (45.688187 Decimal Degrees) 8.4 Maximum Latitude 47 Degrees 28 Minutes 53 Seconds North (47.481605 Decimal Degrees) 8.5 Name of Area or Region EPA Region 10 - The sampling area included the Coast Range Ecoregion and the Yakima River Basin (Columbia Basin Ecoregion). 9. QUALITY CONTROL / QUALITY ASSURANCE 9.1 Data Quality Objectives See Chaloud and Peck (1994), Merritt (1994), and Hayslip (1993). 9.2 Quality Assurance Procedures See Chaloud and Peck (1994), Merritt (1994), and Hayslip (1993). 9.3 Unassessed Errors NA 10. DATA ACCESS 10.1 Data Access Procedures Data can be downloaded from the WWW site or contact personnel listed in Section 10.3. 10.2 Data Access Restrictions Data can only be accessed from the WWW server. 10.3 Data Access Contact Persons Gretchen Hayslip Environmental Services Division Region 10 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Sixth Avenue, ES-097 Seattle, WA 98101 Ph 206-553-1685 Fax 206-553-0119 email hayslip.gretchen@epamail.epa.gov Marlys Cappaert CSC c/o U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NHEERL Western Ecology Division 200 S.W. 35th Street Corvallis, OR 97333 Ph 541-754-4467 Fax 541-754-4716 Email cappaert@mail.cor.epa.gov 10.4 Data Set Format Data files are in ASCII comma-delimited format. 10.5 Information Concerning Anonymous FTP Data cannot be accessed via ftp. 10.6 Information Concerning WWW Data can be downloaded from http://www.epa.gov/emap. 10.7 EMAP CD-ROM Containing the Data Data are not available on CD-ROM. 11. REFERENCES Chaloud, D.J. and D.V. Peck. 1994. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program - Surface Waters: Integrated Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Surface Waters Resource Group. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development. Washington, D.C. Hayslip, G. A. (editor). 1993. EPA Region 10 In-stream Biological Monitoring Handbook (for wadeable streams in the Pacific Northwest). U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 10, Environmental Services Division, Seattle, WA 98101. EPA-910/9-92-013. Hayslip, G., D.J. Klemm, J.M. Lazorchak. 1994. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Surface Waters and Region 10 Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program: 1994 Pilot Field Operations and Methods Manual for Streams on the Coast Range Ecoregion of Oregon and Washington and the Yakima River Basin. Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Merritt, G.D. 1994. Biological Assessment of wadeable Streams in the Coast Range Ecoregion and the Yakima River Basin: Final Quality Assurance Project Plan. Washington State Department of Ecology, Environmental Investigations and Laboratory Services, Olympia, WA, 15 pp. Plafkin, J.L., M.T. Barbour, K.D. Porter, S.K. Gross, and R.M Hughes. 1989. Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Rivers: Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Fish. EPA 440/4-89/001. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, D.C. 12. TABLE OF ACRONYMS EMAP Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program EPA U.S.Environmental Protection Agency NHEERL National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory CSC Computer Sciences Corporation R-EMAP Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program R0CE Region 10 Washington Cascades (R0CE) 13. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Project Manager Gretchen Hayslip Environmental Services Division Region 10 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Sixth Avenue, ES-097 Seattle, WA 98101 Ph 206-553-1685 Fax 206-553-0119 email hayslip.gretchen@epamail.epa.gov R-EMAP Project Leader for Washington State Glenn Merritt Washington State Department of Ecology Watershed Assessments Section 300 Desmond Drive, P.O. Box 47710 Olympia, WA 98504-7710 Ph 206-407-6777 Fax 206-407-6884 R-EMAP Project Leader for Oregon Rick Hafele Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 811 SW 6th Avenue Portland, OR 97204-1390 Ph 503-229-5983 Fax 503-229-6124 Email rick.hafele@state.or.us Quality Assurance Officer Dave Peck U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NHEERL Western Ecology Division 200 S.W. 35th Street Corvallis, OR 97333 Ph 541-754-4426 Fax 541-754-4716 Email davep@mail.cor.epa.gov Information Management, EMAP-Surface Waters Marlys Cappaert CSC c/o U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NHEERL Western Ecology Division 200 S.W. 35th Street Corvallis, OR 97333 Ph 541-754-4467 Fax 541-754-4716 Email cappaert@mail.cor.epa.gov