Volunteer Monitoring Resources

​​Organizations wishing to participate in the Volunteer Monitoring Program must complete a plan which documents why they are doing the monitoring, how the data will be used, what methods will be used and how the data will be reported. General procedures are outlined in the Water Quality Volunteer Monitoring QAPP. Groups should review this QAPP to make sure they understand and agree to the general procedures that pertain to volunteer groups. Organizations then must complete their own Sampling and Analysis Plan which describes aspects of the monitoring that are specific to their project. Completed SAP's are submitted to the DEQ Volunteer Monitoring Specialist for review and approval by the DEQ Quality Assurance Officer. The Volunteer Monitoring Specialist is available to meet with your group to help work through the details of these plans.

• DEQ Water Quality Volunteer Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan
• Sampling and Analysis Plan Template, updated June 27, 2023
  The template includes questions to help draft your SAP and guide you through the process.​
  

​​​Volunteer monitoring groups submit continuous temperature and grab water quality data to the Volunteer Monitoring Specialist. Data providers are asked to assign data quality levels to all results submitted to the DEQ; however, all electronic quality control information should be submitted with field results to assist with DEQ's data review. Field data quality levels are assigned based on criteria from the Data Quality Matrix​.

• Grab Template, version 1.0
  
• Continuous Template, version 1.01
  
• Email submissions to: WQVolMon@deq.oregon.gov
  
• 2022 Volunteer Monitoring Data Submission Template Webinar​
  

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The template for biological data, including benthic macroinvertebrate data, is available upon request. Contact Nick Haxton-Evans​ for additional information and submission instructions.

For benthic taxonomic tables​, contact Shannon Hubler​, Natural Resource Specialist.