Design of Networks for Monitoring Water Quality

allocated analysis of variance assumptions average chlorides coefficient complete mixing computed confidence interval width confidence level cross section cumulative distribution function data analysis defined determine discharge dissolved solids downstream effluent equal Equation estimate evaluation example Figure flow groundwater hydrologic Kolmogorov-Smirnov test level of significance measure methods mg/l mixing distance monitoring activities monitoring program monitoring purposes monitoring system normally distributed null hypothesis number of observations number of samples outfall percent plot pollutant population mean probability density function problem quality monitoring network quantity random variable regulatory monitoring regulatory water quality relationship river basin sample mean samples/year sampling frequencies sampling points sediment selected sodium standard deviation stochastic stream standard Table techniques temperature test statistic tion trends tributaries U.S. Environmental Protection U.S. Geological Survey variation water quality data water quality management water quality monitoring water quality processes water quality variables Water Resources zone of complete