Table 2. Biocriteria Adoption Status and Use of Assemblages in Bioassessment Programs
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Program | Biocriteria | Assemblages in Bioassessment Program | ||||||
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State or Territory | Narrative Statement Only | Narrative Statement with Quantitative Implementation Procedures Only | Narrative and Numeric | Benthic Macro-invertebrates | Fish | Periphyton | Amphibians | # of assemblages assessed |
Alabama | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 2 |
Alaska | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
Arizona | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
Arkansas | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
California | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
Colorado | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Connecticut | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Delaware | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | 1 |
District of Columbia | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Florida | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | 3 |
Georgia | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Hawaii | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Idaho | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 3 |
Illinois | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Indiana | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Iowa | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Kansas | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 5 |
Kentucky | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Louisiana | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 |
Maine | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
Maryland | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | 5 |
Massachusetts | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Michigan | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Minnesota | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Mississippi | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | 1 |
Missouri | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Montana | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
Nebraska | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Nevada | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
New Hampshire | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
New Jersey | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | 4 |
New Mexico | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
New York | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 2 |
North Carolina | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
North Dakota | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Ohio | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Oklahoma | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Oregon | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | 3 |
Pennsylvania | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Puerto Rico | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 |
Rhode Island | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | 1 |
South Carolina | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 4 |
South Dakota | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Tennessee | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Texas | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
US Virgin Islands | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Utah | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | 4 |
Vermont | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Virginia | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | 1 |
Washington | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
West Virginia | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Wisconsin | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Wyoming | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
Total (Y) | 14 | 18 | 6 | 49 | 37 | 24 | 4 |