Table 5.1 Water
Quality Monitoring Parameters and Frequency
Parameters, unit |
Depth |
Frequency |
·
Temperature(°C) ·
pH(pH unit) ·
turbidity
(NTU) ·
water
depth (m) ·
salinity
(ppt) ·
DO
(mg/L and % of saturation) ·
SS
(mg/L) ·
Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3-N) (mg NH3-N/L) ·
Unionized Ammonia (UIA) (mg/L) ·
Nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) (mg NO3--N/L) ·
Ortho-phosphate (PO4) (mg PO43--P/L) |
·
3 water depths: 1m below water surface, mid-depth
and 1m above river bed. ·
If
the water depth was less than 3m, mid-depth sampling only. ·
If
water depth was less than 6m, mid-depth may be omitted. |
3 days per week during construction of channel |