MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING MONITORING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION A Case Study of the Svartå River Basin, Sweden
As a result of new recommendations and guidelines prepared by the Swedish Environmental Protection board (SNV), the emphases of current and future monitoring programs have changed. However, little attention has been focused on nonpoint sources of water pollution in considering alternative designs. This is important because monitoring programs to detect the respective impacts from point and nonpoint sources should be designed differently. The water quality monitoring program for the Svartå River Basin in Sweden was redesigned to include consideration of the nonpoint source inputs in the watershed. A careful definition of objectives was the first step in the design process. These objectives directly influence the decisions regarding station locations, choice of parameters and sampling frequency. A watershed analysis was carried out to help identify critical areas and to estimate nonpoint loadings. “Complete abstract not presented.”