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An interim approach for water monitoring in NSW

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1. Background

2. Purpose of the Interim Approach 

3. Using common protocols and benchmarks 

3.1 Indicators and protocols 

3.2 Assessment

4. Quality assurance and quality control

5. Managing data systems – Data management and reporting 

6. Communication of monitoring protocols to State, local and community bodies 

6.1 New South Wales Government agencies

6.2 Local and community bodies

7. Current New South Wales Government water monitoring programs 

8. Overlap/duplication coverage of current programs 

9. Consistency with interjurisdictional processes

10. Gaps

11. Key elements for implementation

11.1 New South Wales Government agencies

11.2 Local and community bodies

12. Conclusions

Table 1a: Indicators for which there are preferred standard protocols and assessment criteria

Table 1b: Indicators for which there are preferred standard protocols but for which there is no need for assessment criteria or where these are yet to be developed/standardised

Table 1c: Indicators for which standard protocols and assessment criteria are still under development

Table 2: Objectives

Table 3: Water monitoring programs 

Table 4: Interim Approach programs sorted by agency, theme and region

Appendix A: State Water Interim Monitoring Team (SWIM Team) members

Appendix B: Terms of reference

Further information

References

Abbreviations

 

 

 

Page last updated: 14 February 2008