PROGRAMS AND PLANS--Data networks: Hydrologic Benchmark and NASQAN; water-quality program components, 1978 FY

                                            September 15, 1977

QUALITY OF WATER BRANCH TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM NO. 77.11

Subject: PROGRAMS AND PLANS--Data networks: Hydrologic Benchmark 
         and NASQAN; water-quality program components, 1978 FY

New laboratory schedule numbers have been established for NASQAN 
and Benchmark water-quality samples for water year/fiscal year 
1978. These numbers replace the old numbers immediately. In some 
cases the new schedule numbers are the result of adding new 
determinations to network operations. The remainder of this memo 
describes the new schedules as well as changes in sampling 
frequency and constituents to be determined for the two networks. 
Appendices A to D are lists of stations in the two networks and 
Appendix E defines the constituents and sampling requirements that 
are included in each laboratory schedule.

                      NASQAN Program

Major changes in the NASQAN program this year include: (l) adding 
determinations of total ammonia and dissolved phosphorous to the 
schedule for nutrient samples; (2) adding dissolved and total 
barium and silver to the list of trace elements determined; and 
(3) adding determinations of dissolved and suspended organic 
carbon to the program. Sampling frequencies have been increased 
for total organic carbon and decreased at most sites for 
phytoplankton. A list of current NASQAN stations is included in 
Appendix A. Approximately 100 stations will be added to NASQAN 
within the next few weeks. Separate instructions for 
implementation of the new stations will be issued soon.

Sampling frequencies and lab schedules for all NASQAN stations are 
as follows:

12 per year- field measurements 1/
               Temperature, water, deg C 2/
               Specific conductance, micromhos per cm at 
                 25 deg C 2/
               Instantaneous discharge 3/
               pH
               Dissolved Oxygen
               Fecal coliform bacteria
               Fecal streptococci bacteria

           - Suspended sediment
               Concentration in mg/l
               % finer than 0.062 mm

           - Common constituents, lab schedule 1704
               Includes major nutrients

8 per year - Total Organic carbon, lab schedule 1707
               Sample taken on the same date as sample for common 
               constituents except for the months when trace 
               element sample (4 per year) is analyzed for DOC and 
               SOC

7 per year - Phytoplankton, lab schedule 1706
               Except for Hawaii and Puerto Rico, collect 
               4 samples in growing season months of June, July, 
               August, and September and 3 samples in non-growing 
               months, preferably in months of November, March, 
               and May.

             Hawaii and Puerto Rico sites should have 
               phytoplankton collected 12 times per year.

4 per year - Trace elements, dissolved organic carbon, suspended 
             organic carbon; lab schedule 1705
              (Do not collect sample for total organic carbon, lab 
              schedule 1707, when lab schedule 1905 is run.)

           - Periphyton, lab schedule 1708
_________________

1/ A 24-hour evaluation is to be made once per year at stations in 
the Missouri River Basin (WRC Region 10) only. Measure during most 
critical water-quality period (usually late summer low flows, but 
possibly under ice cover). Measure at least every 2 hours for the 
following:

     a. Oxygen, dissolved, mg/L; code 00300 
     b. pH, units; code 00400 (optional) 
     c. Temperature, water,  deg C; code 00010 
     d. Specific conductance, micromhos per cm at 25 deg C; 
        code 00095 (optional)

2/ Continuous or daily at selected sites. Data from sites with 
continuous or daily records should be stored using statistic code 
00003 or 00011.

3/ Enter discharge at the time of sampling in the water-quality 
file using parameter code 00061. At certain stations daily mean 
flow (00060) may be entered instead, with permission from the 
Region and the QW Branch. In addition, all NASQAN stations are to 
have records of daily discharge, or there should be the capability 
to estimate daily discharge based on records from a nearby 
station.

                 NASQAN Radiochemical Subnetwork

Stations listed in Appendix B have radiochemical samples collected 
at high and low flow periods. The sampling frequency and schedules 
are:

        2 per year - Radiochemical, lab schedule 1703

                    NASQAN Pesticide Subnetwork

Stations in the Pesticide Subnetwork remain essentially the same 
as in the 1977 water year. Samples are collected 4 times per year 
in November, February, May, and August. Sample containers are 
provided by the EPA laboratory, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and 
samples are analyzed by EPA. The stations in the subnetwork are 
listed in Appendix C.

                  Benchmark Water-Quality Program

Appendix D lists the stations included in the water quality part 
of the Hydrologic Benchmark program. The last column of the table 
indicates sampling frequencies, which are:

Schedule M - Monthly - Field measurements
                         Instantaneous discharge
                         Specific conductance
                         Temperature,  deg C
                         pH
                         Dissolved oxygen
                         Total coliform
                         Fecal coliform
                         Fecal streptococci

                    - Suspended sediment concentration
                    - Common constituents, lab schedule 1700 

2 per year - Minor elements, lab schedule 1701 
1 per year - Pesticides, lab schedule 1702
                    - Radiochemical, lab schedule 1703

Schedule B - Bimonthly - Field measurements (same as Schedule M)
                    - Suspended sediment concentration
                    - Common constituents, lab schedule 1700 

2 per year - Minor elements, lab schedule 1701 
1 per year - Pesticides, lab schedule 1702
           - Radiochemical, lab schedule 1703

Schedule Q - Quarterly - Field measurements (same as Schedules M 
and B)
           - Common constituents, lab schedule 1700

                            R. J. Pickering
                            Chief, Quality of Water Branch

Attachments

Appendixes:
A. List of NASQAN stations
B. List of NASQAN radiochemical subnetwork stations
C. List of NASQAN pesticide subnetwork stations
D. List of Benchmark water-quality stations
E. Laboratory schedules

WRD Distribution: A,B,S,FO,PO

APPENDIX A  (Unedited)

TAsLE I NATIoNAL STREAM OUALITY AccouNTING NETWORK 
STATIONS IMPLEMENTEO AS OF SEPTEMBER_ 1977 ~soRTED BY 
STATES?

  USGS STATION NAME	ST LATl- LONGI~ 
Mo-yR
STAT,NO.	   TUDE TUoE 
IMPLE-
	   OEG~ oE6~ 
MENTED
	   MIN MiN

0242oooo ALABAMA RIVER NEAR MONTGOMERY	AL 3225	oB624
o2429500 ALABAMA RIVER AT CLAIBORNE	AL 3133	o873l
o244sooO TOMBIGBE~ RIvER AT GAlNEsvILLE	AL 3249	OBsos
o2469762 TOMBIGBEE R, AT COFfEEVILLE L~O NR. CFVL AL 3146 
o8aos

15024800 STIKINE RIVER NEAR WRANGELL	AK 5642	13208
15294350 SUSITNA RIVER AT susITNA STATION	AK 6133	15031
15304000 KusKoKwIM RlvER AT CROOKEO CREEK	AK 6152	15807
15565447 YUKON RlvER AT PI~oT STATION	AK 6156	162s3
15744500 KOBUK RIV~R NEAR KIANA	AK 66s9	lZ007
15896000 KUPARUK RIvER NEAR DEAOHORSE	AK 7011	14853

os3soooO COLOQADO RIVER AT LEES FERRY	AZ 36s2	11135
09401200 LlrTLE COLORAOO RIVER AT CAMERON	AZ 35s3	11125
09421500 COLORAOO RIVER sELow HOOVER DA~	AZ 3601	11444
o9426600 BILL WILLIAMS ,R NEAR PLANET	AZ 3416	11402
os4294so COLORADO RIVER ABOVE IMpERlAL OAM	~Z 32s3	11428
o9466soo GILA RIVER AT CALVA	AZ 3311	11013
o947350o SAN PEOQO RlvER AT WINKELMAN	AZ 3259	1~046
09414000 GILA RIVER AT KELVIN	AZ 3306	l1059
os4Bsooo SANTA CRUZ RIVER NEAR LAVEEN	AZ 3314	11210
osso2oOo SALT RIVER BELOW STEWART MT OAM	AZ 3334	11132
09510000 VERDE RIV~R BELOW BARTL~TT DAM	AZ 3349	lll3a
09518000 GILA RIVE~ ABOVE DIV AT GILLESPIE DAM	AZ 
3314	11246
oss2o700 GILA RIvER NEAR MOUTH NEAR YUMA	A2 3243	11433
oss22000 COLORADO R AT N INT BDRY AB MORELOS DAM	AZ 
3243	11443

0703200o MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT/MEMPHIS        ~TN~ AR 3508 
o9004
o7047soo ST fRANClS RIVER AT PARKIN	AR 3516	o9034
o704790o ST FRANCIS sAy AT RIvERFRoNT	AR 3516	o9041
o70778oo WHITE RIVER AT CLARENDON	AR 3441	oglls
o7250ssO ARKANSAS R~VER AT DAM 13 NEAR VAN BUREN	AR 
3521	o9418
07Z63620 ARKANSAS RIvER AT L AND O 6 LIT RocK	AR 
3440	Os2os
         MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ARKANSAS CI~Y	AR 
3334	OgllS
073620oo OuAcHITA ~IVE~ AT CAMDEN	AQ 3336	Os24s

09424190 COLORADO RIvE~ AOUED. NR SAN JAcINTo	CA 3349	11658
10254970 NEW RIVER AT lNT. BDRY- NR. CALEXICO	CA 
3240	11530
10261500 MOJAVE R, AT LOw NARROWS NR VlCtORVlLLE	CA 
3434	11719
10277400 OWENS RIVER BLW TINEMAHA o~ NR BIG PINE	CA 
3703	11813
11074000 SANTA ANA RIVER 8ELOW PRADo OAM	CA 3353	11739
ll1030lo LOS ANGELES R.AT WIL.St.BRoG.AT LONG ECH CA 3348 
11812
11152300 SALINAS RIvER NEAR CHUALAR	CA 3633
	12133	01~77
11250000 FRIANr-KERN CANAL AT fRIANT	CA 3700	11942
11303500 SAN JOAaUIN RIvEQ NEAR VERNALlS	CA 3741
	l,2ll6
11325500 MOKELUMNE RIvER AT WOOOBRI~GE	CA 3slo	l2llB
11447650 SACRAMENTO RIVER AT FREEPORT	CA 3827	12180
11467000 RUsSIAN QIvER NEAR GUERNEVILLE	~A 3B30	12256
11530500 KLAMATH QIvER NEAR KLAMATH	CA 4131	12358

0676400o SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT JULESBURG	co 4059	10215

                 Seen Rejected  Percentage

Characters       2265       25   98.90

Al'Pl:NUlX A--CONr~U~D
08251500 RIO GRANDE NEAR LO~ATOS                  co 37o5 10545 
09152500 GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GRAND JUNCTION       co 3859 10827 
09163530 COLORADO RIVER BLW. COLO-UTAH STATE LINE co 3905 10906
09251000 YAMPA RIV~R N~AR MAYBELL	co 4030	10802
0926000o LITTLE SNAKE RiVER NEAR LILY	CO 4033	10825

01184000 CONNECTICUT RIVER AT THOMPSONVILLE	CT 4159	o7236
01205500 HOUSATONIC RIVER AT STEVENSON	CT 4123	o7310

02231000 ST MARYS RIVER NEAR MACCLENNY	FL 3022	os20s
o2244450 ST JOHNS RIVER AT PALATKA	~L 2939	0~13B
o824sooo SpRucE CREEK hEAR SAMsuLA	FL 2903	o8103
02253ooo MAIN CANAL AT VERO BEACH	~L 2739	o8024
022730oo KISSI~MEE ~IVER AT S6sE NEAR OKEECHOBEE ~L 2714 Ososs
02279ooo wEST PALM eEACH CANAL A~ WEST PALM ~EACH fL 2639 osoo4
o228~600 MIAMI CANAL AT NW 36TH STREET- MIAMI     ~L Z548 o~ol6
o2292480 CALOOSAHATCHEE CNL AT ORToNA L-NR LABELLE~L 2647 oslls
o229675o PEAcE RIVER AT ARCAOIA	FL 27l3	osls3
o23030oo HILLsBoRouGH RlvER NEAR zEpHrRHILLs	FL 2809	08214
0231300o WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR HoLDER	FL 2859	od22l
o23205oo SUWANNEE RIvER At ~RANFORO	FL 2957	Os2s6
o23290oo OcHLocKoNEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA	fL 3033	o8423
o23s8ooo APALACHlCOLA RIYER AT CHATTAHOOCHEE	~L 3042	os4s2
023s90oo CHIPOLA RIVER NEAR ALTHA	fL 3032	Osslo
o2366500 CHOCTAWHA~CHEE RIVER NEAR BRUCE	FL 3027	o8554
o23680oo YELLOW RIVER AT MILLIGAN	fL 3045	o~638
o237s50o ESCAM~IA ~IVER NEAR CENTURY	~L 3057	os7l4

o2202500 OGEEC~EE RIvER NEAR EOEN	GA 3211	o8125
02226160 ALTAMAHA RIVER NEAR EVERETT CITY	GA 3126
	osl36	10~77
o2228000 SATILLA RIVER AT ATKINsON	6A 3113	o8ls2

16031000 WAIMEA RIVER AT WAIMEA	HI 2159	15940
16213000 WAIKELE STREAM AT WAIPAHU	HI 2123	15801
16229300 KALIHt STREAM AT KALIHI	HI 2120	15753
16400000 HALAWA STREAM NEAR HALAWA	HI 2llo	15646
16618000 KAHAKULOA STREAM NEA~ HONOKOHAU	HI zoss	15633
16704000 WAILUKU RIVER AT PII~ONUA	HI 1943	15509

12318500 KOoT~NAI RIVER NEAR COPELAND	ID 485s	11625
13154500 SNAKE RIVER AT KING HILL	ID 4300	11512
13213000 30ISE RIVER NEAR PARMA	ID 4347	11658
13213100 SNAKE RIvER AT NYSSA	~OR) )0 4353	11659
13290450 SNAKE RIV~R At HELLS CANrON OAM	10~) ID 45ls
	l1642-
13317000 SALMON RIVER AT WHITE ~IRD	I~ 454s	11619

o5446500 ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN	IL 4l34	o90ll
oss43sOO ILLINOIS RIvER AT MARSEILLES	IL 4120	o8843
osss6l00 ILLINOIS QIvER AT VAL~EY CITY	IL 3942	o9039
O5594loo KASKASKIA RIv~R NEAR VENEDY STATION	IL 3827	o893s
o559950o 3IG MUD~Y RIvER AT MURPHYS~ORO	IL 3745	o892l

o327650o WHITEWATEQ RIVER Ar ~ROOKVILLE	IN 3924	o8sol
03374100 WHITE RIVER AT HAZELTON	IN 3829	o8733
o3378500 WA~AsH RIVER AT NEW HARMONY	IN 3808	Os7s6

os420500 MIssIssIppI RIVER A~ CLINTON	IA 4147
	09015
os474soO MISSISSIPPI RlVER A~ KEOKUK	IA 4024	o9122
064g600C MISSOURI RIvER AT SIOU~ CITY	IA 4229	o~62s
o6so7000 MIssouRI ~IVER AT NE~3RASKA CITY	~N8) IA 4041	0~551

                 Seen Rejected  Percentage

Characters       2320       49   97.89

Al'rlNDlX A--coNlllNlJEl)

06856600 REpu~LIcAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER	KS 3921	Os7os
0687760o SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE	KS 3s54	o9?o7
06a~700o BIG 3LUE RIVER NEAR M~NHATTAN	KS 3914	o9634
06~92350 KANSA5 RIVER AT DESOTO	KS 3859	Os4ss
o7137soo ARKANSAS RIVER NR COOLIOGE	KS 3ao2	10201
07139500 ARKANSAS RIVE~ At DODGE CITY	KS 3745	looo
o7146soo 4RKANSAS RIVER AT ARKANSAS CITY	KS 3703	Os70~

03215000 BIG SANDY RIVER AT LOUISA	Ky 3810	os23s
03216600 OHIO RIVER AT GREENUP DA~	KY 3839	Oa2s2
03254000 LICKING RIvER AT 8UTLER	KY 3847	Os42~
o3z77200 OMIO R, AT MARKLAND OAM NEAR WARsAw	Ky 3~46	Os4ss
03290500 KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK Z Ar LOCKPORT	KY 3826	Os4ss
03301630 RoLLIF~G FORK NEAR LEE~ANON JUNCtION	KY 3749	Oss4s

o33032so OHIO RIVEU AT CANNELTON DAM	KY 3754	Os642
03321230 GREEN RIV~R NEAR ~EECM GROVE	KY 3735	oA724
0343e2Zo CUMBERLAND RIVER NEAR GRAND RIVERS	KY 3701	Osal3
o36os7so TENNESSEE RIVER AT H~Y 6o NEAR PADucAM	KY 3702	oss32
0361250o OMIO RIVER AT L~D 53 NEAR GRANO cHAIN~IL)Ky 3712 o~902

0248950o PEARL RIVER NEAQ BOGALUSA	LA 3048	0~949
024920oo BOGUE CHltTO NEAR 6USM	LA 3038	o~gs4
073444lo RED RIVER A30VE SHREVEPOR~ ~	LA 3233	Os346
0735550O RE~ RIVER AT ALEXANDRIA	LA 3119	o9227
o7367640 OUACMITA RIVER AT COLUMDIA	LA 3206	o~204
073695oo TENSAS RIVER jT TENDAL	LA 32z6	09122
o7373420 MIssIssIppI RIVER NEAR ST ERANCISVILLE	LA 3046	o~124
o7374sos MISSISSIPP~ R~vER At NEW ORLEANS	LA 2ss7	o9008
0737e5lo AMITE RIV~R A~ 4-H CAMP NR DENHAM SPGS	LA 3026	o~oss

0~381490 ATCHAFALAiA UIVER AT sIMMEsPORt	LA 3059	0~148
o73ss700 9AYOU TEChE AT KEysT L NR ST MARTINSVL	LA 3004	09150
OaO15900 CALCASIEU RIV~R NEAR LAKE C~ARL~s	LA 301~	Og311

01017100 AROOSTOOK RIvER AT CARIBOU	ME 4651	o6aoO
01021050 St, CROIX RIvER AT MILLrowN	ME 4510	o~7ls
01034500 PENOBSCOT RIVER AT WEST ENEIELO	ME 4514	06a3s
dlo46soo KENNE3EC RIVE~ AT BI~GHAM	ME 4so3	06ss3
01059400 AN3ROSCOG~IN hIVER ~ ~RUNSWICK	ME 4355
	o69ss	10~75
0106600o SACO RIVER AT CORNISH	hE 4348	o7047

01491000 CHOPTANK RIvER NEAR GREENS90RO	MD 3soo	o7s47
01645500 POTOMAC RIvER AT GREAT FALLS	MD 3900	0~715

01096550 MERRIMACK RIVER A30VE LOWELL	MA 4238	o7122
01103500 cHARLEs RIvER iT CMARLES RIVER VILLAGE	hA 4215	o~116

o4o4oooo ONTONAGON RIVER NEAR ROCKLAND	MI 4643	Ossl2
o4o4ssoO TAHOUAMENON R~ NR TAHOUAMENON PARAoIsE	MI 4634	Ossl6
o4o4ss~o s~ MARrS ~IVER A80VE SAULT STE MARIE	MI 4629	os42s
o4os7oo4 MANlS~IQU~ RIVER ABOVE MANIsTIquE	MI 4ss7 os6ls
o4ossooo ESCANABA RlvER Ar CORNELL	hI 4sss 0~713
o4osssoo FORD RIVER NEAR HYOE	MI 4s4s	0~112
04108690 KALAMizoo RIVER Ar SAUGATUCK	~I 4239	Os6l2
04122030 MUSKEGON RIVEk NEAR BRIDGETON	MI 4319	o8602
0412~520 MiNIS~E RlvER AT MANISTEE	MI 4415	o86l9
04132052 C~EBOiGAN RIVER AT CMEBOYGAN	.MI 4539	0~42s
04142000 RI~LE RIVER NEAR gTERLING	MI 4404	0~401
04157000 SAGINAW RIVER At SAGINAW	MI 4325	o8358
04165500 CLINTON RIvER AT MT~ CLEMENS	MI 4236	o8255
04165700 OETROIT RIVER AT DETROrT	MI 4221	08Z58