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Reduce Nutrients

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Parameter	Waterbody Type	Program	Protocol	Measurement Method	Frequency	Seasonality	Sampling Location
Abundance of individual aquatic plant species (rake score)	Lakes	IDNR LARE IDNR Fisheries	IDNR LARE Methods	Plant sampling rake	Once or twice a season	Jul 15-Aug 31 (once), May 15-Jun 15, Jul 15-Aug 15 (twice)	Littoral zone
Alkalinity	Streams	USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods		3-4 samples/mo (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
		IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Hach™ kit or onsite probe	Once per stream survey station	After July 1 (if avg depth <4feet), after mid-Sept (avg depth >4ft)	At either the up- or downstream end of each station
		USFWS	USFWS Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Once per site, concurrent with biological sampling	June 1 – Sept 30	Per sample site
		IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program	Per sample site
	Lakes	IDNR LARE IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
		IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Kemmerer sampler	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (samples taken at hypolimnion and epilimnion)
		IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Hach™ kit or onsite probe	Once per survey	Summer	Over the deepest basin (surface and lake bottom measurement)
Ammonia	Streams	IDNR LARE IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
	Streams	USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods		3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Kemmerer sampler	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (samples taken at hypolimnion and epilimnion)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)	Streams	IDNR Hoosier Riverwatch	Riverwatch Methods	Black (light-free) bottle, DO testing kit	Minimum of 4 times per year for 2 years	April-October	Per stream segment
Chlorophyll a	Streams	USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods		3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
	Lakes	IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods		Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
		IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Kemmerer sampler	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin
		IN Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program	Volunteer Lake Monitoring Methods	Integrated pipe sampler		During the recreational season	Over deepest basin
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)	Streams	IDNR Hoosier Riverwatch	Riverwatch Methods	Testing kit	Minimum of 4 times per year for 2 years	April-October	Per stream segment
		IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Hach™ kit or onsite probe	Once per stream survey station	After July 1 (if avg depth <4feet), after mid-Sept (avg depth >4ft)	At either the up- or downstream end of each station
		IDNR LARE IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Onsite Probe	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
		USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods	Onsite probe	3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
		USFWS	USFWS Methods
	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Onsite probe	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (at 1-meter intervals)
		IN Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program	Volunteer Lake Monitoring Methods	Onsite probe (YSI Model 95)	Once a month	During the recreational season	Over deepest basin
		IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Hach™ kit or onsite probe	At 2 or 5 ft intervals until oxygen measures zero	May-September	Over the deepest basin (at 2 or 5 ft intervals until oxygen measures zero)
Indiana Trophic State Index (ITSI)	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Calculation	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Not applicable	Not applicable
Light Transmission (% at 3 ft depth)	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Beckman EV3 Enviroeye light meter	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (samples taken at 3 feet depth)
Light Transmission (% at 3 ft depth)	Lakes	IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Licor spherical quantum sensor	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
Nitrate	Streams	IDEM Hoosier Riverwatch	Riverwatch Methods	Test strips	Minimum of 4 times per year for 2 years	April-October	Per stream segment
Nitrate+Nitrite	Streams	IDNR LARE IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
	Streams	USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods		3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Kemmerer sampler	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (samples taken at hypolimnion and epilimnion)
Nitrite	Streams	IDNR Hoosier Riverwatch	Riverwatch Methods	Test strips	Minimum of 4 times per year for 2 years	April-October	Per stream segment
Orthophosphate	Streams	IDEM Hoosier Riverwatch	Riverwatch Methods	Testing Kit	Minimum of 4 times per year for 2 years	April-October	Per stream segment
	Streams	USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods		3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
	Lakes	IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
Oxidation Reduction Potential	Streams	USFWS	USFWS Methods
Percent Bluegreen Algae	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Calculation	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (vertical tow from 1% light level to surface)
Percent Saturation		IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Calculation	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
pH	Streams	IDEM Hoosier Riverwatch	Riverwatch Methods	Test strips	Minimum of 4 times per year for 2 years	April-October	Per stream segment
		IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Hach™ Kit or onsite probe	Once per stream survey station	After July 1 (if avg depth <4feet), after mid-Sept (avg depth >4ft)	At either the up- or downstream end of each station
		IDNR LARE IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Onsite Probe	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
		USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods	pH meter	3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects, relevant where mining occurs
		USFWS	USFWS Methods
	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Kemmerer sampler	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (samples taken at hypolimnion and epilimnion)
	Lakes	IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Hach™ Kit or onsite probe	Once per survey	May-September	Over the deepest basin (surface and lake bottom measurement or every 2 ft to bottom)
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (SRP)	Streams	IDNR LARE IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (SRP)	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Kemmerer sampler	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (samples taken at hypolimnion and epilimnion)
Total Dissolved Solids	Streams	IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Hach™ kit or onsite probe	Once per stream survey station	After July 1 (if avg depth <4feet), after mid-Sept (avg depth >4ft)	At either the up- or downstream end of each station
	Streams	USFWS	USFWS Methods
	Lakes	IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Hach™ Kit or onsite probe	Once per survey	May-September	Over the deepest basin (surface and lake bottom measurement or every 2 ft to bottom)
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)	Streams	IDNR LARE IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Kemmerer sampler	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (samples taken at hypolimnion and epilimnion)
Total Nitrogen	Streams	USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods		3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
Total Phosphorus	Streams	IDNR LARE IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
	Streams	USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods		3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Kemmerer sampler	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin (samples taken at hypolimnion and epilimnion)
	Lakes	IN Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program	Expanded Volunteer Lake Monitoring Manual	Integrated pipe sampler		During the recreational season	Over deepest basin
Turbidity/ Transparency/ Secchi Depth (NTUs and secchi depth measurements)	Streams	IDEM Hoosier Riverwatch	Riverwatch Methods	Transparency tube	Minimum of 4 times per year for 2 years	April-October
		USGS NAWQA Surface Water Monitoring Program	USGS NAWQA Methods	Electronic turbidimeter	3-4 samples/month (May-Aug), monthly (Sept-Apr)	Year round	Equal width increments across transects
		IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Secchi disk or Hach™ Hydrolab	Once per stream survey station	Summer	Over the deepest pool in the sampled section
		IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Onsite Probe	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
		USFWS	USFWS Methods
	Lakes	IDNR LARE IN Clean Lakes Program	Clean Lakes Program Methods	Secchi disk	Once every 5 years (basin rotation schedule)	Measured in July-August	Over deepest basin
		IN Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program	Volunteer Lake Monitoring Methods	Secchi disk	Once every two weeks	During the recreational season	Over deepest basin
		IDNR Fisheries	IDNR Fisheries Methods	Secchi disk or Hach™ Hydrolab	Once at surface or every 2 ft to bottom	May-September	Secchi: Over deepest basin Turbidity: Over deepest basin every 2 ft to bottom
Water Hardness	Streams	USFWS	USFWS Methods
Water Hardness	Streams	IDEM Assessment Branch	IDEM Assessment Branch Methods	Sample bottle and sample collection device	Dependent on the monitoring program	Dependent on the monitoring program
Water Quality Index (WQI)	Streams	IDEM Hoosier Riverwatch	Riverwatch Methods	Calculation	Minimum of 4 times per year for 2 years	April-October	Per stream segment

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