Idaho DEQ Stream Monitoring Locations (BURP)

In 1993, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) embarked on a pilot monitoring program, the Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Project (now Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Program [BURP]) aimed at integrating biological monitoring with physical habitat assessment to characterize stream integrity and the quality of Idaho's waters. The program has been implemented statewide since 1994. DEQ's past monitoring and assessment practices and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rapid bioassessment protocols (RBPs) provided the foundation for BURP monitoring protocols. The purpose of BURP is to assist in determining the existing uses and beneficial use support status of Idaho's water bodies. The purposes of an annual BURP work plan are to provide background information about the program and list program objectives for a specific year. A companion to this work plan, the Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Program Field Manual for Wadeable (Small) Streams (Clark, in prep), describes the methods used in BURP. Idaho DEQ Monitoring and Assessment Annual Work Plan (2022) (PDF) BURP Data Viewer1993年，爱达荷州环境质量部（Idaho Department of Environmental Quality，DEQ）启动试点监测计划——有益用途侦察项目（现更名为有益用途侦察计划，Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Program，BURP），旨在将生物监测与物理栖息地评估相结合，以表征溪流生态完整性与爱达荷州水体质量。该计划自1994年起在全州范围内实施。DEQ过往的监测与评估实践，以及美国环境保护署的快速生物评估规程（Rapid Bioassessment Protocols，RBPs）为BURP的监测规程奠定了基础。BURP的宗旨是协助确定爱达荷州水体的现有使用类型及有益用途支持状态。年度BURP工作计划的目的在于提供该计划的背景信息，并列明特定年度的计划目标。本工作计划的配套文件《可涉水（小型）溪流有益用途侦察计划野外手册》（Clark，待出版）详细说明了BURP所采用的方法。相关配套资源包括《爱达荷州DEQ监测与评估年度工作计划（2022年）》（PDF格式）与BURP数据查看器。