Steps in Developing a Bioassessment and Biocriteria Program

Where problems have been identified through the bioassessment/biocriteria effort, management actions including discharge reduction, pollution abatement, land use changes, and/or resource use adjustment can be implemented to both improve degraded areas and to protect exceptional minimally impaired sites from future damage.

A variety of state/tribal and federal programs can make use of biocriteria and bioassessment data in these management efforts. 

See a summary of some  applications of biological assessment and biocriteria in water quality programs.

Review case studies on: Using Bioassessments and Biocriteria in NPDES Permitting Programs and Protect Your Watershed Through Bioassessments and Biocriteria .