Readers guide wq his documents v2

HP IIIndian Hydrology Project

Technical Assistance(Implementation Support) and

Management Consultancy

Readers’ Guide: Water Quality HIS Documents

April 2013

Hydrological Information System March 2013

Readers’ Guide: Water Quality HIS DocumentsHelen Houghton-Carr (editor)

Issue and Revision Record

Rev Date Originator Checker Approver Description0 09/04/13 HAHC Draft for comment1 Revised draft for comment2 Final draft for comment3 Final

HP IILast Updated: 18/02/2014 06:09Filename: Readers Guide WQ HIS Documents.docx


Contents

Contents iGlossary ii

1. General 1

2. HIS Manual Water Quality 22.1 Other manuals 2

3. Water Quality Training Modules 43.1 Overview of the modules3.2 “Training of trainers” training modules

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4. Other documents 64.1 Additional guides4.2 Technical papers

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5. Archived documents 7

Annex I HIS Manual Water Quality authors 8


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Glossary

ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current ProfilerARG Autographic Rain GaugeBBMB Bhakra-Beas Management BoardCGWB Central Ground Water BoardCPCB Central Pollution Control BoardCWC Central Water CommissionCWPRS Central Water and Power Research StationDiv DivisionDPC Data Processing CentreDSC Data Storage CentreDWLR Digital Water Level Recordere-GEMS Web-based Groundwater Estimation and Management Systeme-SWIS Web-based Surface Water Information SystemFCS Full Climate StationGEMS Groundwater Estimation and Management SystemGW GroundwaterGWDES Ground Water Data Entry SystemGWIS Groundwater Information SystemHDUG Hydrological Data User GroupHIS Hydrological Information SystemHP Hydrology project (HPI Phase I, HPII Phase II)IMD India Meteorological DepartmentLab LaboratoryMoWR Ministry of Water ResourcesNIH National Institute of HydrologySRG Standard Rain GaugeStat StationSub-Div Sub-DivisionSW Surface WaterSWDES Surface Water Data Entry SystemTBR Tipping Bucket RaingaugeToR Terms of ReferenceWISDOM Water Information System Data Online ManagementWQ Water Quality


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1. General

The Hydrological Information System (HIS) provides information on the spatial and temporal characteristics of water quantity and quality variables describing the water resources/water use system in Indian States and Agencies participating in the Hydrology Project (see Table below). The information is tuned to the requirements of the decision/policy makers, designers and researchers to provide evidence to inform decisions on long-term planning, and to design or study the water resources system at large or its components.

Phase I (1996-2003) Phase II (2006-2014)States States

Andhra Pradesh Andhra PradeshChhattisgarh Chhattisgarh

GoaGujurat Gujurat

Himachal PradeshKerala KeralaKarnataka KarnatakaMadhya Pradesh Madhya PradeshMaharastra MaharastraOrissa Orissa

PondicherryPunjab

Tamil Nadu Tamil NaduAgencies Agencies

Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB)Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS)

Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS)

Central Water Commission (CWC) Central Water Commission (CWC)Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR)National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) National Institute of Hydrology (NIH)

Hydrology Project Phase I generated many hundreds of documents to assist staff working in observation networks, laboratories, data processing and data storage centres and data communication systems to collect, store, process and disseminate hydrometric data and related information. The majority of these documents, particularly those relating to fundamental principles, remain valid through and beyond Phase II. Some of the guides, manuals and training material relating to Phase I software systems (SWDES, GWDES, HYMOS, GEMS, GWIS/WISDOM) have been naturally superseded as replacement Phase II systems (e-SWIS, e-GEMS) become active.

This guide aims to help HIS users locate and understand documents relevant to Water Quality in the document library available on the Hydrology Project website http://hydrology-project.gov.in/ through the Guides and Manuals webpage. The primary reference sources are the HIS Manual Surface Water and the HIS Manual Groundwater (Chapter 2). The water quality contents of the Manuals are incorporated in the Water Quality Training Modules of the Hydrology Project (Chapter 3). Additional guides and technical papers on water quality that may be of wider interest are also included (Chapter 4). Non-current documents are still accessible to users, for reference purposes, through an archive link on the webpage (Chapter 5).


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http://hydrology-project.gov.in/


2. HIS Manual Water Quality

The HIS Manual Surface Water and HIS Manual Groundwater describe the procedures to be used to arrive at a sound operation of the HIS as far as water quality data are concerned. The relevant HIS Manual volumes include:

Surface Water Volume 5: Sediment transport measurements: network design, implementation and operation.

Design Manual Field Manual Reference Manual

Surface Water/Groundwater Volume 6: Water Quality sampling: network design, implementation, operation and maintenance.

Design Manual Field Manual

Surface Water/Groundwater Volume 7: Water Quality analysis: laboratory procedures.

Design Manual Operation Manual

Surface Water/Groundwater Volume 8: Data processing and analysis: specification of procedures for Data Processing Centres (DPCs).

Surface Water Volume 8: Data processing and analysis Operation Manual

Part I: Data entry and primary validation Part II: Secondary validation Part III: Final processing and analysis Part IV: Data management

Groundwater Volume 8: Data processing and analysis Operation Manual

Part II: Data entry and primary validation - water quality data Part V: Groundwater Year Book

Surface Water Volume 10: Surface Water/Groundwater protocols: outline of protocols for data collection, entry, validation and processing, communication, inter agency validation, data storage and dissemination, HIS training and management.

Operation Manual Data entry forms

Extracts from Surface Water/Groundwater Volume 1: Hydrological Information System and Surface Water/Groundwater Volume 2: Sampling Principles may also be relevant. For Volumes 1-2 and Volumes 6-7, there is some inevitable overlap and repetition between the Surface Water and Groundwater HIS Manuals.

2.1 Other manuals


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Also relevant to Water Quality are the HPI manuals for the SWDES and GWDES software systems, which will be superseded by e-SWIS and e-GEMS, respectively, in HPII.


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3. Water Quality Training Modules

The Water Quality training modules are divided into five sets:

Set I: covers surface water and groundwater sampling and on-site analysis, plus chemistry concepts and laboratory practices for Level I laboratories.

Set II: covers pollution parameters, plus chemistry concepts and laboratory practices for Level II and II+ laboratories.

Set III – Set V: cover chemistry concepts and laboratory practices for Level II and II+ laboratories.

3.1 Overview of the modules

The modules of the Water Quality training are listed below:

Topic Module TitleSet I 01 Basic water quality concepts

02 Basic chemistry concepts 03 Good laboratory practices 04 How to prepare standard solutions 05 How to measure colour odour and temperature 06 Understanding hydrogen ion concentration 07 How to measure the pH 08 Understanding EC 09 How to measure EC 10 How to measure solids 11 Chemistry of DO measurement 12 How to measure DO 13 How to sample surface waters 14 How to sample Ground Water

Set II 15 Understanding BOD test 16 Understanding dilution and seeding procedures in BOD test 17 How to measure BOD 18 Understanding COD test 19 How to measure COD 20 Introduction to Microbiology 21 Microbiological Laboratory Techniques 22 Coliforms as Indicator of Faecal Pollution 23 How to measure coliforms

Set III 24 Basic aquatic chemistry concepts25 Oxygen balance in Surface Waters 26 Basic Ecology Concepts 27 Surface Water Quality Planning Concepts 28 Major Ions in Water 29 Advanced aquatic chemistry solubility equilibria 30 Advanced aquatic chemistry 31 Trace Compounds in the Aquatic Environment 32 Potentiometric Analysis of Water Quality 33 Use of Ion Selective Probes 34 Absorption spectroscopy35 Emission Spectroscopy and Nephelometry 36 Measurement of Fluoride


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37 Measurement of Oxidised Nitrogen 38 Measurement of Ammonia and Organic Nitrogen 39 How to measure Ammonia Nitrogen 40 Measurement of Chlorophyll-a

Set IV 41 Measurement of Phosphorus 42 Measurement of Boron 43 How to Measure Total Iron 44 How to Measure Sodium 45 How to Measure Sulphate 46 How to Measure Silicate

Set V 47 Basic Statistics 48 Applied Statistics 49 Quality Assurance and within Laboratory AQC 50 Inter-Laboratory AQC Exercise

3.2 “Training of trainers” training modules

There are two “Training of trainers” surface water modules relevant to water quality, which may be of interest to the more advanced user:

Topic Module TitleHIS WQ Training Specifications Processing of Stream Flow Data


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4. Other documents

4.1 Additional guides

Protocol for Water Quality Monitoring – summary of the design approach and necessary actions to implement water quality monitoring networks for both surface water and ground water.

Network and Mandates of WQ monitoring – theme paper discussing water quality monitoring networks for both surface water and ground water.

Standard Analytical Procedures – summary of standard analytical procedures for water quality analysis.

Maintenance norms for WQ laboratories – maintenance guidance for water quality instrumentation and equipment.

Surface Water Yearbook - a template for a Surface Water Yearbook published at a State level.

4.2 Technical papers

An integrated approach to WQ management – a paper considering water quality issues across India by RC Trivedi, M Villars and SP Chakrabarti.

WQ monitoring system for protecting National Water Resources – Expert Group report. Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal – paper by D Chakraborti. Proceedings of workshop on surface water WQ monitoring – 10 or so technical papers from a

March 2002 workshop on surface water quality monitoring.


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5. Archived documents

The archived water quality documents currently include the Round 1 and Round 2 reports on within-laboratory analytical quality control, and the Rounds 1, 2 and 3 reports on inter-laboratory analytical quality control. These reports are now more than 10 years old..


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Annex I HIS Manual Water Quality authors

The following staff of the Hydrology Project contributed to the development of the HIS Manual Water Quality:

Name Expertise Contribution to VolumesMr. B.W.G. Blok Equipment and Information

Technology SW5

Mr. P.M.A. Boderie Water Quality GW6, SW7, GW7, SW8, GW8Mr. H. Chowdhary HIS SW8, SW10Dr. A.N. Khan Water Quality SW6, GW6, SW7, GW7Dr. K.A.S. Mani HIS GW8, GW10Mr. P.C. Naik HIS GW8, GW10Mr. H.J.M. Ogink HIS SW5, SW8Prof. J.J. Peters Sediment Transport SW5, SW8Prof. Dr. R.H. Siddiqi Water Quality SW6, GW6, SW7, GW7Dr. R.C. Trivedi Water Quality SW6, GW6, SW7, GW7Mrs. M. Villars Water Quality SW6, GW6, SW7, GW7, SW8,

GW8

The manuals were processed by the secretarial staff of the Hydrology Project, including Mrs. Sangeeta Ghosh, Mrs. Suveera Ahluwalia and Ms. Urmila Panwar. The structure of the Surface Water Manual was designed by Mr. H.J.M. Ogink. The structure of the Groundwater Manual was designed by Dr. K.A.S. Mani and Mr. H.J.M. Ogink.


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