Monitoring and Assessments

The Wetlands Protection Program instituted a wetland water-monitoring program that focused on collecting Physical (location, size and informal boundaries) and Chemical (pH, salinity, DO, turbidity, conductivity) data on the Tribe’s wetlands. As a result of the collected information, the Program was able to develop a GPS-referenced map indicating the types and extent of wetlands that is now used in making initial site determinations for regulatory purposes. The collected water quality data provides a baseline from which the Program can track changes in quality and future progress.