Monitoring and sampling manual 2009

Water monitoring is undertaken by the Queensland Government for a variety of reasons; including the provision of information to government for policy and investment decision-making, to underpin natural resource management decisions by government and stakeholders, to assess impacts on the environment and to educate and inform stakeholders and the community generally.

Monitoring is also required to be conducted by persons under statutory approvals, and is additionally conducted by other organisations across Queensland. These include local government, industry, regional NRM bodies and community groups. Many of these organisations collect valuable information on the condition of Queensland waters that complements Queensland Government monitoring.

The Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2009 provides the common techniques, methods and standards for sample collection, handling, quality assurance and control, custodianship and data management for use by Queensland Government agencies, relevant persons and other organisations.

The manual is part of an integrated monitoring framework to decide the priorities, indicator selection, data storage, data analysis and reporting.

The Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2009 will facilitate consistency and increased scientific rigour of monitoring data available to all stakeholders. The data will support assessment of the condition and trend of Queensland waters so that the aquatic environment can be managed for sustainable development and aquatic ecosystem health.

The Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2009 is the primary document to determine the protocols where monitoring is required under legislation.

Download: Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2009

The Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2009, Version 2 September 2010, has been provided in sections to enable faster download, and is also available as a complete PDF to facilitate printing.

Complete Manual

The Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2009 Version 2 September 2010 (PDF, 3.7M)*

Manual in Sections

Cover, Introduction, Table of Contents, Context - Pages i-3 (PDF, 456K)*

Part A - Pages 4-17 (PDF, 508K)*

Part B - Pages 18-51 (PDF, 395K)*

Part C - Appendixes - Pages 52-55 (PDF, 272K)*

Part C - Appendixes - Pages 56-58 (PDF, 310K)*

Part C - Appendixes - Pages 59-86 (PDF, 293K)*

Part C- Appendixes - Pages 87-95 (PDF, 515K)*

Part C - Appendixes - Pages 96-104 (PDF, 221K)*

Part C - Appendixes and Part D - Pages 105-121 (PDF, 363K)*