Standard Operating Procedures

These Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) serve as guidance to SWQB personnel engaged in monitoring of New Mexico surface waters. *Note- Archived 2007 SOP document

SOP title	Related SOP forms	Staff contact
1.0 General
1.1 SOP Creation & Maintenance	none	Kris Barrios
2.0 Planning
2.1 Development of Field Sampling Plan (FSP)	FSP Template	Kris Barrios
3.0 Equipment
3.0 Equipment (pending)	Master Equipment Checklist (pending)	Kris Barrios
4.0 Field Observations
4.1 Probable Source Determination (pending)	Probable Source(s) and Site Condition Field Form   Attachment #1:  EPA List of Probable Sources	Heidi Henderson
4.2 Hydrology Protocol	Cover Sheet Field Forms	Charles Dentino
5.0 Physical Habitat
5.0 Physical Habitat	Habitat Forms Equipment Checklist	Seva Joseph
6.0  Sondes & Thermographs
6.1 Sonde Calibration and Maintenance	Calibration Worksheet YSI Calibration Tips	Kris Barrios
6.2 Sonde Deployment	DO Logger Deployment Form Conductivity Logger Deployment Form Sonde Deployment Form Stream Field Data Form Sonde Data Upload Instructions	Gary Schiffmiller and Kris Barrios
6.3 Thermographs	Thermograph Deployment Form Thermograph Deployment Checklist	Gary Schiffmiller
6.4 Data Logger & Upload	Long Term Data Management Spreadsheet – Hourly Data Long Term Data Management Spreadsheet – 15-Minute Data Appendix A – QA Examples	Kris Barrios
7.0 Flow
7.0 Flow	Flow Field Sheet Flow Sheet and Calculator	Charles Dentino
8.0 Chemical Sampling
8.1 Cleaning of Sampling Equipment	none	Charles Dentino
8.2 Chemical Sampling in Lotic Environments	Stream Field Data Form Total Residual Chlorine Data Upload Form Chemical Sampling Checklist SLD Submittal Forms	Charles Dentino
8.3 NPDES Wastewater Sampling	Wastewater Field Sheets ISCO Deployment-Retrieval Field Sheets	Sarah Holcomb
9.0 Bacteriological Sampling
9.1 Bacteriological Sampling	Bacteria Record Sheet Bacteria Database Upload Bacteria Database Upload – Example	Charles Dentino
10.0 Nutrient Survey and Sampling
10.0 Nutrient Survey and Sampling	Level I Nutrient Form	Seva Joseph
11.0  Biological Sampling
11.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrates	Field Form – Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Peripyton	Seva Joseph
11.2 Periphyton	Chlorophyll a Analysis Sheet	Seva Joseph
11.3 Phytoplankton (see lake sampling)	none	Charles Dentino
11.4 Fish Community Sampling	Fish Sampling Field Sheet Fish Collection Checklist (Streams) Physical Characterization / Water Quality Field Datasheet	Gary Schiffmiller
11.5 Fish Consumption Advisory Program	none	Gary Schiffmiller
12.0 Lake Sampling
12.0 Lake Sampling	Lake Field Sheet Lakes Checklist	Charles Dentino
15.0 Data Verification and Validation
15.0 Data Verification and Validation	Data Verification & Validation Forms	Miguel Montoya