Watershed Assessment and Protection Plan Guidance Documents

Updated Guidance Documents

Contact: Elizabeth Booth, 404.463.4929

• Introduction [Revised Oct 2015]

• Watershed Monitoring Plans [Revised July 2016]

• Watershed Assessments [Revised Oct 2015]

• Watershed Protection Plans [Revised Oct 2015]

• Watershed Protection Plan Annual Reporting Requirements [Revised Oct 2015]

Notice of Updates of the Watershed Assessment/Watershed Protection Plan Guidance Documents and Bioassessment Changes For Protection Plan Long-term Monitoring

Watershed Assessment Macroinvertebrate SOP Field and Laboratory Sheets [August 31, 2016]

Watershed Assessment Fish Field Sheets [March 28, 2016]

Guidelines for Using Third Party Biological Data For 305(b)/303(d) Purposes [Revised April 2019]

The Excel file below is provided for all NPDES permit holders who are required to complete a Watershed Assessment and Watershed Protection Plan. Spreadsheet should be used to report all water quality data collected during the Watershed Assessment and subsequent Long Term Monitoring process.

Watershed Assessment and Protection Plan Data Reporting Template and Instructions [March 2019]

Tools and resources for TMDL Implementation Planning, as well as for general Watershed Planning, Protection, and Restoration can be found at Tools for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation and Watershed Planning.