Natural Resources Training Program About Schedule Courses Conferences Instructors Subscribe Resources & Contact Fundamentals of Developing a Water Quality Monitoring Plan August 6-7, 20159 am - 5 pm and 8:30 am - 3:30 pm AgendaRegistration Form Course Location USDA ARS Facility 808 East Blackland Road Temple, Texas 76502 (map) The workshop will cover surface water quality monitoring for (1) watershed characterization and (2) evaluation of water quality improvements and BMP effectiveness from implementation activities. 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 Developing QAPPs for monitoring and acquiring data Workshop portion for collaboratively creating monitoring plans The course registration fee is $150, which includes course materials and a certificate of completion. Find out more about the Texas Watershed Planning program.