CHAPTER 2: PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT
2.1
Water Quality Problem Identification and Detection ............................................. 2.1-1
2.1.1  Perceptions of Water Quality Problems ................................................... 2.1-1
2.1.2  Water Quality Biocriteria and Indicators .................................................. 2.1-2
2.1.3  Problem Sources..................................................................................... 2.1-4
2.1.4  Overview of Contaminants, Spills, etc...................................................... 2.1-5
2.1.5  Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 2.1-10
2.1.6  Tools .................................................................................................... 2.1-11
2.1.7  Water Quality Models ........................................................................... 2.1-14
2.1.8  Fate and Transport Modeling for Contaminants...................................... 2.1-14
2.1.9  References............................................................................................ 2.1-16
2.2
Assessment of Watershed Processes ................................................................... 2.2-1
2.2.1  The Nonpoint Source Manager's Guide to Water Quality and Land
Treatment Monitoring.............................................................................. 2.2-1
2.2.2  Data Analysis .......................................................................................... 2.2-1
2.2.3  Case Study............................................................................................. 2.2-6
2.2.4  References.............................................................................................. 2.2-6
2.3
Assessment of Reservoir Processes ..................................................................... 2.3-1
2.3.1  Lake Assessment, the First Step.............................................................. 2.3-2
2.3.2  Sample Design ........................................................................................ 2.3-2
2.3.3  Sampling Considerations ......................................................................... 2.3-4
2.3.4  Field Data - Database ............................................................................. 2.3-8
2.3.5  Data Analysis .......................................................................................... 2.3-8
2.3.6  Case Study - Richard B. Russell Lake .................................................. 2.3-11
2.3.7  References............................................................................................ 2.3-12
2.4
Assessment of Tailwater Processes...................................................................... 2.4-1
2.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 2.4-1
2.4.2  Sampling Considerations ......................................................................... 2.4-1
2.4.3  Analytical Tools ...................................................................................... 2.4-4
2.4.4  References.............................................................................................. 2.4-5
CHAPTER 3: INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS
3.1
Coordination....................................................................................................... 3.1-1
3.1.1  Defining Management Objectives............................................................. 3.1-1
3.1.2  Stakeholders and Their Roles .................................................................. 3.1-1
3.1.3  Financial Considerations .......................................................................... 3.1-1
3.1.4 Risk Assessment ..................................................................................... 3.1-4
3.1.5  Public Education ..................................................................................... 3.1-4
3.1.6  Discussion............................................................................................... 3.1-5
3.1.7  References.............................................................................................. 3.1-5

 


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