TAflX 4. A5SESS DCPAIRMEJIT AMD JLEPIITB PROTOCOLS 



A. Objective: Assess impairment to wetlands sampled in Tas)c 3 

 using preliminary criteria and bioassessment protocols 

 developed in Task 2; refine bioassessment protocols. 



B. Work Activities: The assessment of impaired wetlands and 

 refinement of bioassessment protocols will be an iterative 

 process supported by ecoregion-specif ic criteria generated in 

 Task 2. The biological measures (metrics) developed in Task 

 2 will be assigned ranges of acceptibility . The degree of 

 impairment will be judged by the extent to which measured 

 values exceed the acceptible range for that metric. Protocols 

 will be adjusted to increase their sensitivity to 

 environmental changes and to improve the accuracy of 

 assessment. Chemical data and other environmental information 

 will be used to support the bioassessments. 



C . Outputs : 



1. Water Quality Assessments for 60 wetlands (20 impaired, 

 40 unimpaired) . 



2. Bioassessment protocols for wetlands. 



D . Budget : 



^tem State Federal 



Salaries & Benefits 



Environmental Program Mgr. II 

 Indirect (20.75% salaries & benefits) 

 Biological Contractor 



Totals 



