Water Quality Planning
The Water Quality Planning Branch of the Office of Water Quality, Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) consists of ecologists, biologists, and geologists who manage programs related to both surface water and groundwater. Responsibilities of the Planning Branch include the following Clean Water Act and Support Programs:
Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Program (ArMAP)
- Quality Assurance Program
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Wadeable streams monitoring
- Lakes monitoring
- Groundwater monitoring
- Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) monitoring and response
- Aquatic biological monitoring
Assessment of Waters of the State Program
- 305(b) report
- Assessment methodology
- 303(d) list
- Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
Water Quality Standards Program
- Rule 2
- Criteria Development
Miscellaneous Support Programs
- Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP)
- Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing (WET)
- Individual Water Quality Certification (401 cert.)
- Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping