{"id":16,"date":"2021-06-25T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T19:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:07:04","slug":"sop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/sop\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Operating Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These Standard Operating Procedures<\/strong> (SOP) serve as guidance to SWQB personnel engaged in monitoring of New Mexico surface waters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOP Title<\/th>Revision #<\/th>Effective Date<\/th>Related SOP Forms<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1.0 General<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
1.1 SOP Creation & Maintenance<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>2\/26\/2020<\/td>SOP Template<\/a>
SOP Template Instructions<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2.0 Planning<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2.1 Development of Field Sampling Plans (FSP)<\/a><\/td>4<\/td>2\/16\/2023<\/td>FSP Template<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
3.0 <\/strong>[RESERVED]<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4.0 Field Observations<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4.1 Probable Source Determination<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>7\/29\/2020<\/td>Appendix A<\/a>
Stakeholder Probable Source(s) Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Hydrology Protocol<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>10\/23\/2020<\/td>Hydrology Protocol Field Sheets<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
5.0 Physical Habitat<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
5.0 Physical Habitat<\/a><\/td>8<\/td>11\/20\/2025<\/td>Habitat Field Sheets<\/a>
Habitat Field Forms – Electronic Version<\/a>
Equipment Checklist<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
6.0  Sondes & Thermographs<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
6.1 Sondes<\/a><\/td>8<\/td>7\/25\/2025<\/td>Sonde Calibration Worksheet<\/a>
Stream Field Data Form<\/a>
Sonde Deployment\/Retrieval Field Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
6.2 DO and Conductivity Loggers<\/a><\/td>1<\/td>6\/24\/2025<\/td>DO & Conductivity Logger Deployment\/Retrieval Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
6.3 Thermographs<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>6\/10\/2019<\/td>Thermograph Deployment Form<\/a>
Thermograph Deployment Checklist<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
6.4 Long-term Deployment Data Logger QA & Upload<\/a><\/td>5<\/td>1\/5\/2021<\/td>Long Term Data Management Spreadsheet<\/a>-Hourly Data
Long Term Data Management Spreadsheet<\/a>\u2013 15-Minute Data
QA Examples<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
7.0 Flow<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
7.0 Flow<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>3\/24\/2022<\/td>Flow Field Sheet<\/a>
Flow Sheet and Calculator<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
8.0 Chemical Sampling<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
8.1 Chemical Sampling -Equipment Cleaning Procedure <\/a><\/td>1<\/td>6\/25\/2022<\/td>none<\/td><\/tr>
8.2 Chemical Sampling in Lotic Environments<\/a><\/td>8<\/td>4\/11\/2025<\/td>Stream Field Data Form<\/a>
SLD Submittal Form<\/a>
Chemical Sampling Checklist<\/a>
Total Residual Chlorine Data Upload Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
8.3 NPDES Wastewater Sampling<\/a><\/td>0<\/td>8\/8\/2014<\/td>Wastewater Field Sheets<\/a>
ISCO Deployment-Retrieval Field Sheets<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
8.4 PFAS Sample Collection<\/a><\/td>1<\/td>11\/20\/2025<\/td>–SLD UCMR 5 PFAS Collection Instructions<\/a>
-SLD PFAS Analyte List<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
9.0 Bacteriological Sampling<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
9.1 Bacteriological Sampling<\/a><\/td>6<\/td>3\/14\/2023<\/td>see SLD Submittal Forms for Bacteria Record Sheet. <\/em>Bacteria Database Upload \u2013 Example<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
10.0 Nutrient Survey and Sampling <\/strong>(archived)<\/td>n\/a<\/td><\/td>Level I Nutrient Form
Level II Nutrient Form<\/td><\/tr>
11.0  Biological Sampling<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
11.1 Benthic Macroinvertebrates<\/a><\/td>1<\/td>6\/26\/2020<\/td>Field Form \u2013 Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Periphyton<\/td><\/tr>
11.2 Periphyton<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>5\/2\/2025<\/td>Phytoplankton\/Periphyton Analysis Sheet<\/a>
Chlorophyll a Analysis Sheet<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
11.3 Phytoplankton (see lake sampling)<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/td><\/td> none<\/td><\/tr>
11.4 Fish Community Sampling<\/a><\/td>1<\/td>4\/3\/2013<\/td>Fish Sampling Field Sheet<\/a>
Fish Collection Checklist<\/a> (Streams)
Physical Characterization \/ Water Quality Field Datasheet<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
11.5 Fish Consumption
Advisory Program<\/a><\/td>		1<\/td>2\/16\/2022<\/td>none<\/td><\/tr>
12.0 Lake Sampling<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12.1 Lake Sampling<\/a><\/td>5<\/td>5\/22\/2025<\/td>Lake Field Sheet<\/a>
Lakes Checklist<\/a>
Chlorophyll-a Upload Form<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
13.0 Specialized Monitoring<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
13.1 Probabilistic Monitoring<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>12\/31\/2024<\/td>Equipment Checklist<\/a>
Mail Merge<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
13.2 Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)<\/a><\/td>0<\/td>12\/10\/2025<\/td>HABs Field Sheet<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
14.0 File Management<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
14.2 QAQC File Management (pending)<\/em><\/td>n\/a<\/td><\/td>none<\/td><\/tr>
15.0 Data Verification and Validation<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
15.0 Data Verification and Validation Procedures<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>10\/17\/2023<\/td>Data Verification & Validation Worksheets<\/a>
Attachments B1-B5<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
16.0 SWQB Audits<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
16.1 Technical System Audit (TSA)<\/a><\/td>1<\/td>3\/28\/2022<\/td>TSA Checklist<\/a>
TSA Checklist (follow up)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For expired New Mexico Environment Department Surface Water Quality Bureau SOPs contact Miguel.Montoya@env.nm.gov <\/a>or 505-819-9882.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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