These Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) serve as guidance to SWQB personnel engaged in monitoring of New Mexico surface waters. 

SOP TitleRevision #Effective DateRelated SOP FormsStaff Contact
1.0 General
1.1 SOP Creation & Maintenance22/26/2020SOP Template
SOP Template Instructions
Miguel Montoya
2.0 Planning
2.1 Development of Field Sampling Plans (FSP)42/16/2023FSP TemplateMiguel Montoya
3.0 [RESERVED]
4.0 Field Observations
4.1 Probable Source Determination37/29/2020Appendix A
Stakeholder Probable Source(s) Form
Heidi Henderson
Hydrology Protocol210/23/2020Hydrology Protocol Field SheetsLynette Guevara
5.0 Physical Habitat
5.0 Physical Habitat76/9/2023Habitat Field Sheets
Habitat Field Upload Forms
Equipment Checklist
Lynette Guevara
6.0  Sondes & Thermographs
6.1 Sondes74/10/2024Sonde Calibration Worksheet
Stream Field Data Form
Sonde Deployment/Retrieval Field Form
Miguel Montoya
6.2 DO and Conductivity Loggers64/10/2024DO Logger Deployment/Retrieval Form
Conductivity Logger Deployment/Retrieval Form

Miguel Montoya
6.3 Thermographs36/10/2019Thermograph Deployment Form
Thermograph Deployment Checklist
Miguel Montoya
6.4 Long-term Deployment Data Logger QA & Upload51/5/2021Long Term Data Management Spreadsheet-Hourly Data
Long Term Data Management Spreadsheet– 15-Minute Data
QA Examples
Miguel Montoya
7.0 Flow
7.0 Flow23/24/2022Flow Field Sheet
Flow Sheet and Calculator
Miguel Montoya
8.0 Chemical Sampling
8.1 Chemical Sampling -Equipment Cleaning Procedure 16/25/2022noneMiguel Montoya
8.2 Chemical Sampling in Lotic Environments74/19/2024Stream Field Data Form
SLD Submittal Form
Chemical Sampling Checklist
Total Residual Chlorine Data Upload Form
Miguel Montoya
8.3 NPDES Wastewater Sampling08/8/2014Wastewater Field Sheets
ISCO Deployment-Retrieval Field Sheets
Susan LucasKamat
8.4 PFAS Sample Collection06/21/2023SLD UCMR 5 PFAS Collection Instructions
-SLD PFAS Analyte List
Miguel Montoya
9.0 Bacteriological Sampling
9.1 Bacteriological Sampling63/14/2023see SLD Submittal Forms for Bacteria Record Sheet. Bacteria Database Upload – ExampleMiguel Montoya
10.0 Nutrient Survey and Sampling (archived)n/aLevel I Nutrient Form
Level II Nutrient Form
Miguel Montoya
11.0  Biological Sampling
11.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrates16/26/2020Field Form – Benthic Macroinvertebrates and PeriphytonMiguel Montoya
11.2 Periphyton29/1/2014Phytoplankton/Periphyton Analysis Sheet
Chlorophyll a Analysis Sheet
Elizabeth Stuffings
11.3 Phytoplankton (see lake sampling)n/a none
11.4 Fish Community Sampling14/3/2013Fish Sampling Field Sheet
Fish Collection Checklist (Streams)
Physical Characterization / Water Quality Field Datasheet
Meredith Zeigler
11.5 Fish Consumption
Advisory Program
12/16/2022noneElizabeth Stuffings
12.0 Lake Sampling
12.1 Lake Sampling48/19/2020Lake Field Sheet
Lakes Checklist
Chlorophyll-a Upload Form
Miguel Montoya
13.0 Specialized Monitoring
13.1 Probabilistic Monitoring22/1/2022Equipment Checklist
Mail Merge
Elizabeth Stuffing
13.2 Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) (coming soon) 09/1/2024Nate Kamm
14.0 File Management
14.2 QAQC File Management (pending)n/anoneMiguel Montoya
15.0 Data Verification and Validation
15.0 Data Verification and Validation Procedures310/17/2023Data Verification & Validation Worksheets
Attachments B1-B5
Miguel Montoya
16.0 SWQB Audits
16.1 Technical System Audit (TSA)13/28/2022TSA Checklist
TSA Checklist (follow up)
Miguel Montoya

For expired New Mexico Environment Department Surface Water Quality Bureau SOPs contact Miguel.Montoya@env.nm.gov or 505-819-9882.

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Ph: 505-827-0187 Find a list of Surface Water Quality staff contacts here.

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