Monitoring & Assessment
Algal blooms. Lakes that have bloomed; how to report an algal bloom.
Atlantic Salmon rivers. Water quality data for the Atlantic salmon rivers.
Beaches. Link to the Maine Healthy Beaches Program and other information.
Biological monitoring. Biological monitoring activities, most of which are currently occuring in rivers, streams and wetlands.
Classification of Maine waters. Water quality goals for the State.
Dioxin monitoring. Information about dioxin contamination in the waters and fisheries.
Invasive aquatic plants. Information on invasive aquatic plants in Maine.
Integrated water quality monitoring and assessment reports (305b/303d). These reports are required by USEPA and provide information on the quality of Maine's waters.
Lake manuals. Instruction manual and standard field methods.
Miscellaneous publications. Maine state-wide water quality criteria and other materials.
River modeling & data reports. Reports on the Androscoggin, Aroostook, Penobscot, and more.
Stream studies. The findings of a comprehensive watershed assessment of Long Creek and Red Brook, and more.
Surface Water Ambient Toxics Monitoring Program (SWAT). Information about the nature, scope and severity of toxic contamination in the surface waters and fisheries of the State.
Sustainable water use program.
Establishing minimum river and stream flows and lake and pond water levels to protect natural aquatic life and other designated uses in surface waters threatened by significant water withdrawals.
Total maximum daily load (TMDL) documents. TMDL reports are required by USEPA and are an initial step in the process of restoring impaired waters.
Related pages: (1) Toxic monitoring along Maine's coast. A decade of toxic monitoring along Maine's Coast. (2) What is he doing? Lake water quality monitoring - what to expect to see.
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