Table 4.3        Water Quality Monitoring Parameters and Frequency

Monitoring Stations

Parameters, unit

Depth

Frequency

IS1, IS2, IS3

IS4, CS1, CS2, SR1, SR2, SR3, SR6, ST1, ST2, ST3, *SRA

·         Temperature(°C)

·         pH(pH unit)

·         turbidity (NTU)

·         water depth (m)

·         salinity (ppt)

·         dissolved oxygen (DO) (mg/L and % of saturation)

·         suspended solids (SS) (mg/L)

·      3 water depths: 1m below sea surface, mid-depth and 1m above sea bed.

·      If the water depth is less than 3m, mid-depth sampling only.

·      If water depth less than 6m, mid-depth may be omitted.

·      Baseline monitoring: 3 days per week, at mid-flood and mid-ebb tides, for a period of  4 weeks prior to the commencement of the marine works

* Additional monitoring points from EM&A Manual