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Water Quality Resources

Drinking Water Standards and Regulations

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Federal Drinking Water Standards (EPA)

New York State Drinking Water Standards

Coliform Bacteria and Drinking Water (NYS Department of Health)

Lead in Drinking Water (EPA)

Current Drinking Water Regulations (EPA)

Analytical Methods and Laboratory Certification (EPA)

Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (grants certification to labs in NY)

Surface Water Standards and Regulations

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Surface Water Quality Standards 

Guidelines for Healthy Streams from the Hudson Basin River Watch Guidance Document

Summary of the Clean Water Act

Surface Water Quality Standards (New York State)

Waterbody Inventories for New York watersheds

Private Wells

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Private Drinking Water Wells (EPA Website)

Private Water Wells (Tompkins Co. Health Dept.

Red Flag Volunteer Monitoring Resources

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Split Sample Tracking Sheet   (Chain of Custody Documentation)

Red Flag Field Data Sheet (updated July 2013)

The Cheat Sheet to “Red Flag” Monitoring

Rough Guide to Red Flag Monitoring [/list_item]

Criteria for Accepting “Red Flag” Data

Visual Assessment Manual (from ALLARM)

Tips & Resources:

Red Flag Test Kit Instructions (with pictures)

Dissolved Oxygen Test Tips

What is pale yellow? Similar to this paint color.

How to read the titration plunger

BMI Volunteer Resources

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Tier 2 Data Collection Packet – 2014 – Download this packet with everything you need for BMI sampling

BMI Protocol Sheet 2014

Physical Survey Sheets

CSI-BMI-2015-Tier3-IdentificationDataSheet

Rough Guide To BMI-2014 (Booklet format)

Rough Guide To BMI-2014

Reports and Permits

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Report documenting impacted water quality in Owego Creek, February 2013

SPDES Permit NY00071111 – Harford Mills Storage Terminal

SPDES Permit NY00071111 Transfer

EPA Underground Injection Permit UIC122X001

Gas Drilling Resources

CSI Recommended Tests & Fees– Private Drinking Water Wells

CSI Recommended Tests and Fees – Surface Water

Community-based risk assessment of water contamination from high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing” written by CSI staff and published in the peer-reviewed journal, New Solutions, Volume 23, 2013