National Stream Quality Accounting Network, Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 This memo is distributed only electronically via e-mail. Please insure that personnel without access to e-mail receive a copy of this memo. In Reply Refer To: Mail Stop 412 December 13, 1999 OFFICE OF WATER QUALITY TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM 2000.01 Subject: National Stream Quality Accounting Network, Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 This memorandum contains a summary of National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) status and funding for FY 2000. Details of NASQAN station operation and protocol changes are contained in the NASQAN National Operations memo, which was released at the September meeting in Carson City, Nevada. NASQAN Stations Stations included in the NASQAN Program (Table 1) are unchanged from FY 1999. NASQAN will continue to augment sampling performed on the Mississippi at Grafton, Illinois, to add high-flow samples to the monthly sampling already being performed for the State of Missouri. The same cooperative arrangements with the NAWQA Program that were established previously for sampling will continue this year. Sampling Frequency Sampling frequency (Table 1) has been reduced by one sample per year at stations where event samples were collected because of reductions in funding. No event sampling was planned for the Colorado, so there is no reduction in sampling in that basin. For the Columbia and Rio Grande Basins, the event collections were reduced by one sample. Because concentrations vary more with discharge in the Mississippi, the "fixed" collections were reduced by one, but the event collections remain the same. Don Goolsby (Central Region) will be distributing guidance to the Mississippi stations on how samples should be allocated. Cost for collection of event samples are held until July and released once event collections have been made. This provides flexibility for the program in case of unusual flood events by permitting sampling to be increased in one area and reduced in another. The amount of the initial transfer is shown, by station, in Table 2. These figures are based on the amounts provided by the Districts in August, 1999. However, as per the agreement between Cathy Hill and the Regional Program Officers, all amounts were reduced by 9 percent to reflect lower DOTSC and WOTSC rates after restructuring. No adjustments specific to each District are being made this year. If Districts have any concerns about this policy, they must check with their Regional Program Officer. The "NASQAN Fixed QW" figures shown in the attached table should be entered on the CBR request frame in AIS as your request for FY 1999 water-quality funding. Where applicable, funding for surface-water gages is shown in a separate column and should be entered into the appropriate request frame. The NAWQA portion of charges is handled differently in each District and study unit (SU). Contact the appropriate SU chief concerning those funds. For your information, the funding held in reserve for event sampling (as shown in Table 1), is contained in Table 3. Analytical Schedules There are no changes in the analytical schedules to be used this year. "Central" sediment labs will be used for all NASQAN samples to ensure data comparability across the basins. All NASQAN samples from the Mississippi and Rio Grande Basins should be sent to the Iowa Sediment Lab; Columbia and Colorado samples should be sent to CVO. Laboratory Charges Both National Water Quality Laboratory and Sediment Laboratory Charges are directly billed to NASQAN using the appropriate basin account number. Sediment lab charges are not included in the funds being transferred to the Districts. Account numbers that should be used are: Colorado River 4883-15020 Columbia River 4883-15030 Mississippi River 4883-15040 Rio Grande 4883-15050 These account numbers are to be used ONLY for laboratory charges and not for supplies, equipment or other costs. (Funds for those items have already been included in the amounts transferred to the Districts.) Any charges to these accounts directly by Districts will be rejected. Any extraordinary expenses must be discussed with Rick Hooper. Once approved, funds will be SV'd to Districts to cover such costs. Program Coordination Each NASQAN basin has a "Basin Coordinator" who is the primary contact for operational questions. For FY 2000, the basin coordinators are: Mississippi Basin: Richard Coupe (rhcoupe), Jackson, MS; (601) 933-2982 Rio Grande Basin: Dee Lurry (dllurry), Austin, TX; (512) 873-3071 Colorado Basin: Bob Hart (bhart), Flagstaff, AZ; (520) 556-7137 Columbia Basin: Valerie Kelly (vjkelly), Portland, OR; (503) 251-3244 Rick Hooper (rphooper; Marlborough, MA; (508/490-5065) serves as the National Technical Coordinator, and is the primary contact regarding budget questions. A special issue of Hydrological Processes will be produced this year that will contain approximately 12 reports interpreting data collected by NASQAN. In addition, a Water Resources Investigations Report with load calculations for WY 1996-WY 1998 will be released. Allocation of NASQAN Resources The allocation of program resources is similar to past years. The breakdown of funding by category in FY 2000 is: Sample Collection: 52% Laboratory Analysis: 20% Data Interpretation: 12% Program Coordination: 4% Administration: 5% Special Studies: 4% Janice R. Ward /s/ Acting Chief, Office of Water Quality Attachment This memorandum supersedes OWQ Technical Memorandum 99.03. Distribution: A, B, DC, AO, District Water-Quality Specialists, and Regional Water-Quality Specialists Table 1. NASQAN Stations operated in FY 1999 with sampling frequency. Please view in a fixed-width font such as Monaco or Courier. +------+-----------+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+ | Dist | Station | Name | Fixed | Event | Repli | | rict | ID | | | | cates | +------+-----------+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+ | AZ | 09380000 | Colorado R@Lees Fy | 6 | 0 | 1 | | AZ | 09404200 | Colorado R@Diamond CK | 9 | 0 | 1 | | AZ | 09429490 | Colorado R. abv | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | Imperial Dam | | | | | AZ | 09522000 | Colorado R @NIB | 6 | 0 | 1 | | NV | 09421500 | Colorado blw Hoover | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | Dam | | | | | UT | 09180500 | Colorado R nr Cisco | 10 | 0 | 2 | | UT | 09315000 | Green R.@Green R. | 10 | 0 | 2 | | UT | 09379500 | San Juan R@Bluff | 10 | 0 | 2 | | OR | 14128910 | Columbia@Warrendale | 10 | 2 | 3 | | OR | 14211720 | Willamette@Portland* | 12 | 2 | 3 | | OR | 14246900 | Columbia@Beaver Army | 11 | 2 | 3 | | WA | 12400520 | Columbia@Northport | 10 | 0 | 2 | | WA | 12472900 | Columbia@Vernita FY | 10 | 0 | 2 | | WA | 13353200 | Snake@Burbank | 12 | 2 | 3 | | AR | 07263620 | Ark. R@D.Terry Dam | 10 | 0 | 2 | | IA | 05420500 | Mississippi@Clinton | 9 | 3 | 2 | | IA | 06610000 | Missouri@Omaha | 11 | 3 | 3 | | KY | 03378500 | Wabash@New Harmony | 11 | 3 | 3 | | KY | 03216600 | Ohio@Greenup Dam | 11 | 3 | 3 | | KY | 03303280 | Ohio@Cannelton | 11 | 3 | 3 | | KY | 03609750 | Tennessee R @ Paducah | 12 | 0 | 2 | | KY | 03612500 | Ohio nr Gr. Chain | 11 | 3 | 3 | | LA | 07373420 | Mississippi@St. | 11 | 3 | 3 | | | | Francisville | | | | | LA | 07381495 | Atchafalaya R | 11 | 3 | 3 | | | | @Melville | | | | | MO | 06934500 | Missouri@Hermann | 11 | 3 | 3 | | MO | 05587455 | Mississippi@Grafton | 0 | 3 | 2 | | MO | 07022000 | Mississippi@Thebes | 11 | 3 | 3 | | MT | 06185500 | Missouri nr Culbertson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | MT | 06329500 | Yellowstone R.@Sidney | 9 | 3 | 2 | | ND | 06338490 | Missouri@Garrison Dam | 6 | 0 | 1 | | NE | 06805500 | Platte R. @Louisville* | 11 | 3 | 3 | | SD | 06440000 | Missouri@Pierre | 6 | 0 | 1 | | NM | 08364000 | Rio Grande@El Paso* | 10 | 3 | 3 | | TX | 08377200 | Rio Grande@Foster | 8 | 3 | 2 | | | | Ranch | | | | | TX | 08447410 | Pecos R. nr. Langtry | 8 | 3 | 2 | | TX | 08450900 | Rio G. blw Amistad Res | 6 | 0 | 1 | | TX | 08459200 | Rio Grande@Laredo | 10 | 3 | 3 | | TX | 08461300 | Rio Grande bl Falcon | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | Dam | | | | | TX | 08470400 | Arroyo Colorado nr | 10 | 3 | 3 | | | | Harlingen | | | | | TX | 08475000 | Rio Grande nr | 10 | 3 | 3 | | | | Brownsville | | | | +------+-----------+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+ *Joint NAWQA/NASQAN Station Table 2. Initial Transfer Amounts for operation of NASQAN stations. Please view in a fixed-width font such as Monaco or Courier. +------+----------+------------+-------------+----------+-----------+ | Dist | Station | NASQAN SW | NASQAN | NAWQA | Total | | rict | ID | Gaging | Fixed QW | Portion | Fixed QW | +------+----------+------------+-------------+----------+-----------+ | AZ | 9380000 | $- | $18,130 | $- | $18,130 | | AZ | 9404200 | $- | $34,734 | $- | $34,734 | | AZ | 9429490 | $- | $19,688 | $- | $19,688 | | AZ | 9522000 | $- | $19,688 | $- | $19,688 | | NV | 9421500 | $- | $23,101 | $- | $23,101 | | UT | 9180500 | $- | $24,821 | $- | $24,821 | | UT | 9315000 | $- | $25,767 | $- | $25,767 | | UT | 9379500 | $- | $31,446 | $- | $31,446 | | OR | 14128910 | $- | $32,190 | $- | $32,190 | | OR | 14211720 | $1,911 | $17,968 | $17,968 | $35,936 | | OR | 14246900 | $14,560 | $34,997 | $- | $34,997 | | WA | 12400520 | $- | $44,663 | $- | $44,663 | | WA | 12472900 | $- | $36,473 | $- | $36,473 | | WA | 13353200 | $3,561 | $42,030 | $- | $42,030 | | AR | 7263620 | $4,300 | $28,790 | $- | $28,790 | | IA | 5420500 | $- | $32,009 | $- | $32,009 | | IA | 6610000 | $- | $49,724 | $- | $49,724 | | KY | 3378500 | $- | $46,468 | $- | $46,468 | | KY | 3216600 | $- | $56,276 | $- | $56,276 | | KY | 3303280 | $9,987 | $42,182 | $- | $42,182 | | KY | 3609750 | $- | $46,227 | $- | $46,227 | | KY | 3612500 | $- | $42,284 | $- | $42,284 | | LA | 7373420 | $- | $57,124 | $- | $57,124 | | LA | 7381495 | $- | $57,124 | $- | $57,124 | | MO | 6934500 | $4,586 | $40,114 | $- | $40,114 | | MO | 5587455 | $- | $1,121 | $- | $1,121 | | MO | 7022000 | $- | $57,138 | $- | $57,138 | | MT | 6185500 | $- | $19,217 | $- | $19,217 | | MT | 6329500 | $- | $28,847 | $- | $28,847 | | ND | 6338490 | $- | $17,818 | $- | $17,818 | | NE | 6805500 | $3,822 | $10,462 | $10,462 | $20,923 | | SD | 6440000 | $910 | $16,648 | $- | $16,648 | | NM | 8364000 | $- | $17,507 | $17,507 | $35,014 | | TX | 8377200 | $- | $28,254 | $- | $28,254 | | TX | 8447410 | $- | $27,111 | $- | $27,111 | | TX | 8450900 | $- | $16,420 | $- | $16,420 | | TX | 8459200 | $- | $35,597 | $- | $35,597 | | TX | 8461300 | $- | $19,206 | $- | $19,206 | | TX | 8470400 | $- | $29,945 | $- | $29,945 | | TX | 8475000 | $- | $31,128 | $- | $31,128 | +------+----------+------------+-------------+----------+-----------+ Table 3. Collection cost for event samples (held in reserve). Please view in a fixed-width font such as Monaco or Courier. +------+----------+---------------+-----------+------------+ | Dist | Station | NASQAN Event | NAWQA | Total | | rict | ID | District | Portion | Event Cost | +------+----------+---------------+-----------+------------+ | AZ | 9380000 | $- | $- | $- | | AZ | 9404200 | $- | $- | $- | | AZ | 9429490 | $- | $- | $- | | AZ | 9522000 | $- | $- | $- | | NV | 9421500 | $- | $- | $- | | UT | 9180500 | $- | $- | $- | | UT | 9315000 | $- | $- | $- | | UT | 9379500 | $- | $- | $- | | OR | 14128910 | $4,876 | $- | $4,876 | | OR | 14211720 | $2,280 | $2,280 | $4,561 | | OR | 14246900 | $4,876 | $- | $4,876 | | WA | 12400520 | $- | $- | $- | | WA | 12472900 | $- | $- | $- | | WA | 13353200 | $5,598 | $- | $5,598 | | AR | 7263620 | $- | $- | $- | | IA | 5420500 | $8,695 | $- | $8,695 | | IA | 6610000 | $11,507 | $- | $11,507 | | KY | 3378500 | $10,584 | $- | $10,584 | | KY | 3216600 | $13,309 | $- | $13,309 | | KY | 3303280 | $9,465 | $- | $9,465 | | KY | 3609750 | $- | $- | $- | | KY | 3612500 | $9,443 | $- | $9,443 | | LA | 7373420 | $13,560 | $- | $13,560 | | LA | 7381495 | $13,560 | $- | $13,560 | | MO | 6934500 | $9,348 | $- | $9,348 | | MO | 5587455 | $9,201 | $- | $9,201 | | MO | 7022000 | $13,997 | $- | $13,997 | | MT | 6185500 | $7,508 | $- | $7,508 | | MT | 6329500 | $7,835 | $- | $7,835 | | ND | 6338490 | $- | $- | $- | | NE | 6805500 | $3,845 | $- | $3,845 | | SD | 6440000 | $- | $- | $- | | NM | 8364000 | $8,463 | $- | $8,463 | | TX | 8377200 | $8,608 | $- | $8,608 | | TX | 8447410 | $8,179 | $- | $8,179 | | TX | 8450900 | $- | $- | $- | | TX | 8459200 | $8,681 | $- | $8,681 | | TX | 8461300 | $7,636 | $- | $7,636 | | TX | 8470400 | $7,098 | $- | $7,098 | | TX | 8475000 | $7,453 | $- | $7,453 | +------+----------+---------------+-----------+------------+