Water Quality and Quantity Data Standard Version 3.0

OR-IB-2026-007
Information Bulletin

Bureau of Land Management
Oregon State Office
1220 S.W. 3rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97204
United States

In Reply Refer To:

1283/6720/6762/7000/9167(OR955/930) P 

Post Date/EMS Transmission:
To:Deputy State Directors, District Managers, and Branch Chiefs
From:Branch Chief, Information Resources Management
Subject:Water Quality and Quantity Data Standard Version 3.0
Administrative or Mission Related:

Mission

Information Bulletin:

This information bulletin announces the availability of the Water Quality and Quantity Data Standard Version 3.0. This dataset represents spatial location and basic information about stream sampling activities and is used to record summary and measured values for water quality inventory and monitoring sites. The following changes were applied:

  • Modified the document to match the latest data standard format.
  • Modified edit tracking field names to match the Oregon Data Framework standard.
  • Modified relationship classes to use the Global ID field as the linking field and type/messaging to enforce cascading deletes of child records.
  • Updated names to match current naming conventions.
  • Added calculation, constraint, and data check-in validation rules.

Any questions about this data standard can be directed to Michael Brown, State Data Steward for Water Quality and Quantity, at 541-999-4226; Dana Baker-Allum, Technical Lead and Geospatial Data Designer at 503-313-6287; or Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator at 503-808-6565.

Signed By:
Matthew Roth
Branch Chief
Information Resources Management
Authenticated By:
K. Wentworth
Data Records Administrator

Districts with unions are reminded to notify their unions of this information bulletin and satisfy any bargaining obligations before implementation. Your servicing Human Resources Office or Labor Relations Specialist can provide you with assistance in this matter.

Attachment: Water Quality and Quantity Data Standard Version 3.0 (68pp)

Distribution:
OR955 (Eric Hiebenthal, Dana Baker-Allum)
OR930 (Rachele (Shelley) Moore)
OR931 (Emily Johnson)
OR936 (Michael Brown)
OC530 (Jesse German)
HQ500 (Karen Meeker)
HQ200
HQ300
HQ400

Office

Oregon/Washington State Office

Attachments

Fiscal Year

2026