Monitoring

Through monitoring activities the Portneuf Watershed Partnership seeks to increase its partner knowledge of science-based Best Management Practices and land use planning tools that will improve surface and ground water resources in the Portneuf River watershed.

Specifically we seek to:

Develop a better understanding of point and non-point pollutant loadings to the River
Meet pollutant discharge (NPDES) permit regulations
Support development of simulation models and TMDL plans
Assess compliance with water quality objectives
Help establish water quality objectives/standards that are required to support beneficial uses (fisheries, aquatic biota, recreation, etc.)
Reduce monitoring costs and improve data quality
Gain a better understanding of the aesthetic impacts of pollutant loadings to the River. Aesthetic measures include odor, flow, clarity, riparian habitat, and aquatic plant biomass