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Summary of Biological Assessment Programs and Biocriteria Development
for States, Tribes, Territories, and Interstate Commissions:
Streams and Wadeable Rivers
(EPA-822-R-02-048)Table of Contents
Cover:
Foreword:
Acknowledgments:
List of Tables and Figures:
1.0 Introduction:
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1.1 Bioassessment and Biocriteria in Water Resource Assessment and Management
1.2 Introduction to the Process
2.0 Summary of Findings:
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2.1 Summary of Current Biological Assessment Programs
2.2 Bioassessment Program Success from 1989, to 1995, to 2001
3.0 Program Summaries:
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4.0 Relevant Excerpts from Water Quality Standards and Biocriteria Language:
5.0 List of Acronyms and Definitions of Terms:
6.0 Literature Cited:
Appendices:
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Appendix A - Bioassessment Programs for Streams and Wadeable Rivers (2001)
Appendix B - EPA Contacts
Appendix C - Original Checklist Template
Appendix D - Program Summary Template
List of Tables and Figures
Tables
Table 1 National summary of bioassessment programs for streams and wadeable rivers in 2001
Figures
Figure 1 Use of bioassessments to assess water quality
Figure 1a. Percent of total stream/river miles assessed in each State using bioassessments
Figure 1b. Use of bioassessment to determine aquatic life use (ALU) for 305(b) reportingFigure 2 Biocriteria development
Figure 2a. Narrative biocriteria development
Figure 2b. Narrative biocriteria in WQS with quantitative implementation procedures
Figure 2c. Numeric biocriteria developmentFigure 3 Assemblages assessed
Figure 3a. Fish
Figure 3b. Benthic macroinvertebrates
Figure 3c. Periphyton
Figure 3d. Number of assemblages assessed