Number 7 Information of appropriate quality and quantity are available, and the status for Virginia s waters are known, and informed, effective decisions can be made to preserve and protect these waters. Virginia waters will be monitored. The monitoring data will all be of sufficient quality. The people who need the data will obtain it and make sound decisions based upon it. Monitoring equipment guidelines Quality control guidelines Data management procedures.
Monitoring is the ultimate audit of the success of water management programs in Virginia.
Good management decisions depend on high quality information of adequate quantity. The VWMC members should work together to ensure that monitoring resources are used to maximum efficiency and effectiveness for the long-term benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth.