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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WESTERN REGIONAL CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS:
Impact/Purpose:
The products from this project will be used by the states within EPA Regions 8 and 10 and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate and illustrate the applicability of EPA's tiered aquatic life use conceptual model to a western State's bioassessment data.
Description:
Initial Center Objectives 1. Coordinate the establishment of the Advisory Board for the newly formed Western Regional Center for Biological Monitoring and Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystems. The responsibility of the Advisory Board will be to set research, education, and outreach priorities for the Center and serve to review annual accomplishments. 2. Provide technical advice to State and EPA aquatic monitoring personnel within EPA Regions 8 and 10 with respect to development and implementation of aquatic monitoring and assessment procedures including sampling designs, sampling procedures, data analysis, and data interpretation. 3. Collaborate with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate and illustrate the applicability of EPA's tiered aquatic life use conceptual model to a western State's bioassessment data.