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Category Code Description Source Reference Low level method Active Alias Modified Date
Collection BAILER-PVC Bailer, PVC Y BAIL-PVC 07/23/2014
Collection SEDTRAP Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) trap, type undifferentiated Y 07/08/2015
Collection HESTERDEND Macroinvertebrate collection, Hester-Dendy multiplate sampler Y 10/26/2005
Measurement EST_FVOL Streamflow measured by timed volume. Y 12/08/2004
Measurement GWLMZ Groundwater level by other method USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Collection CORE-MISC Corer, type unspecified Y 10/25/2005
Analysis SWRI-ORD-GC/ECD Ordnance Compounds by Gas Chromatograph with Electron Capture Detection (GC/ECD) Southwest Research Institute, 1992. San Antonio, TX, proprietary method. Y 10/07/2014
Measurement GWLMR Groundwater level reported, method not known USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Analysis CLP-DIO-LO Dissolved Inorganics, Low Concentration, EPA Contract Lab Program (CLP) U.S. EPA, Contract Laboratory Program Statement of Work for Inorganic Analysis, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, ILM0x.x Y 10/28/2005
Analysis PLUMB81TS Total Solids, Gravimetric, Plumb, 1981 (EPA/CE-81-1) SOIL TECHN Plumb, R.H. 1981. Procedures for handling and chemical analysis of sediment and water samples. Technical Report EPA/CE-81-1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS Y 09/05/2007
Measurement SECCHI-L 20 cm diameter black and white limnological style Secchi disk depth of visibility Y SECCHIM 01/03/2012
Collection PUMP-SUBMERSIBLE Pump, submersible electric Y PUMP-SUB 07/23/2014
Collection SED-CENTRIFUGE Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) by centrifuge, continuous flow composite Y CENTRIF 04/23/2015
Measurement GWLMH Groundwater level by calibrated mechanical pressure-gage measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Analysis SW7060A Arsenic by Atomic Absorption, Furnace Technique, Revision 1 EPA SW846 EPA Office of Solid Waste SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Revision 1, September 1994, (Deleted from SW-846, February 2007). Y 03/11/2013
Collection PONAR.02M2 Grab sampler, Ponar, 0.02 m2 Y 10/24/2005
Measurement GWLME Groundwater level, estimated USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Analysis COMB CO2 Total Organic Carbon (TOC) combustion/CO2 TETRA TECH Y 02/20/2004
Measurement TEMPLOGGER Temperature by data logger Y 06/11/2002
Analysis SOP730080 Carbaryl & 1-Naphthol Ecology-MEL Washington State Department of Ecology, Manchester Environmental Laboratory, 7411 Beach Drive East, Port Orchard, WA 98366, 360-871-8800. Y 04/06/2017
Collection SED-INTEGRATING Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) by depth or point integrating sampler Y SED-INTGR 04/23/2015
Analysis SWRI-ORD-HPLC Picric and Picramic Acid Ordnance Compounds by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Southwest Research Institute, 1992. San Antonio, TX, proprietary method Y 10/07/2014
Measurement SWFMR Streamflow reported, method not known. Y 12/08/2004
Analysis SM2540D110 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Dried at 110 deg C Y 02/20/2004
Measurement GWLMG Groundwater level by mechanical pressure-gage measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMQ Groundwater level by downhole mechanical pressure recorder (DST) USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Collection ROCKBASKET Macroinvertebrate collection, rock basket Y 10/26/2005
Measurement STAGE-SG Surface water/stream stage by staff gage. Y 12/08/2004
Measurement SWFMD Streamflow by doppler meter. Y 12/08/2004
Collection HANDPICK Hand, picked by Y 10/26/2005
Analysis HACH-8226 Hardness, Total (as CaCO3), buret titration HACH Hach Company, P.O. Box 389. Loveland, Colorado, 80539-0389, 800-227-4224, http://www.hach.com Y 04/28/2008
Analysis CLP-P/A-LO Pesticides/Aroclors, Low Concentration, EPA Contract Lab Program (CLP) U.S. EPA. Contract Laboratory Program Statement of Work for Low Concentration Organic Analysis, OLC0x.x Y 10/28/2005
Collection PUMP-HYDROSTAR Pump, HydroStar piston or similar Y PUMP-HYDRO 07/23/2014
Preparation BENTH.5MIC Sediment sample rinsed through a .5 micron soil sieve for Macroinvertebrate identification Y 02/26/2001
Measurement SWFMC Streamflow by current meter. Y 12/08/2004
Measurement GWLMC Groundwater level by calibrated airline measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Collection AUTOS-ISCO Auto sampler, ISCO Y 10/28/2005
Analysis CALCNH3UN Is calcualted from NH4, pH and Temperature. Y 08/26/2024
Collection FISH-POISON Fish collection, poison Y 05/27/2015
Analysis LORENZEN66 In Vitro Determination of Chlorophyll a and Pheophytin a in Marine and Freshwater Algae by Fluorescence Lorenzen, C.J., 1966. A method for the continuous measurement of vivo chlorophyll concentration. Deep-Sea Res. 13: 223-227. Y 06/23/2016
Measurement SWFMZ Streamflow by other method. Y 12/08/2004
Analysis SM10300C(6) Periphyton Analysis - Ash-Free Dry Weight Standard Methods 21st ed. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 2005 Y SM10300C5/6 06/28/2016
Collection VANVEEN.10 Grab sampler, Van Veen, 0.10 m2 Y 10/24/2005
Analysis CLP-DIO Dissolved Inorganics, EPA Contract Lab Program (CLP) U.S. EPA, Contract Laboratory Program Statement of Work for Inorganic Analysis, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, ILM0x.x Y 10/28/2005
Analysis FGS-022-W Arsenic speciation, water (Draft EPA 1632A, modified using IC-AFS) Y 11/13/2002
Collection HESS Macroinvertebrate collection, Hess-type sampler Y 10/26/2005
Measurement MIDSECTION Streamflow by USGS midsection method. Y 12/08/2004
Measurement GWLMS Groundwater level by steel tape measurement. USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Analysis CLP-SV Semivolatile Organics, EPA Contract Lab Program (CLP) U.S. EPA. Contract Laboratory Program Statement of Work for Organic Analysis, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, OLM0x.x Y 10/28/2005
Measurement GWLMD Groundwater level by float / digital punch tape USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
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