Natural Resources Training Program About Schedule Courses Conferences Instructors Subscribe Resources & Contact Fundamentals of Developing a Water Quality Monitoring Plan June 4-5, 2018 9 am - 5 pm and 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Agenda Register Online at TAMU MarketplaceRegister with PO or Check Course Location Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 12100 Park 35 Circle, Bldg. B 201 Austin, Texas 78753 (map) The workshop will provide water professionals with tools to develop and implement a surface water quality monitoring program and will cover surface water quality monitoring for watershed characterization, evaluation of water quality improvements as well as BMP effectiveness from implementation activities. Through presentations and case studies will provide participants with an understanding of what monitoring is needed for watershed protection planning. Participants will learn about inventorying existing resources, selecting monitoring design, stormwater sampling and considerations to build a successful monitoring plan. This course also includes hands on experience with creating a monitoring plan and equipment demonstrations. Training topics include: Data quality objectives Identifying available data Determining data gaps and needs Monitoring plan development to meet data quality objectives and support modeling Selecting monitoring types, locations, equipment and laboratory analysis Obtaining stakeholder input Quality Assurance Workshop portion for collaboratively creating monitoring plans The course registration fee is $150, which includes course materials, coffee break & snacks, lunch and a certificate of completion. Participants may register for this training online and more information is available at the Texas Watershed Planning website or by contacting Glavy at 979-458-5915 or nathan.glavy@ag.tamu.edu. The Texas Watershed Planning Program is managed by the Texas Water Resources Institute and is funded through a Clean Water Act Section 319(h) nonpoint source grant provided by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The institute is part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.