CONTENTS

Acronymns Used in this Report
Introduction
Your Role as a USGS Employee
General Operational and Safety Procedures

Training for New Employees
Communication
Preparing for the Field
Transportation
In the Field

Weather
Terrain
Animals
Poisonous Plants

Equipment
Maintenance and Storage
Safety Inspections
Specific Procedures and Safety Issues

Surface-Water Activities

Wading Measurements
Bridge Measurements
Cableway Measurements
Boat Measurements
Discharge Measurements Under Ice Cover
Indirect Flood Discharge Measurements
Electrofishing
Construction, Repair, and Maintenance of Streamgaging Stations
Gage Inspection and Records Removal
Scuba Diving

Ground-Water Activities

Well Inventory
Collecting Water-Level Data
Instrumenting and Repairing Observation Wells
Drilling Observation Wells
Conducting Aquifer Tests
Geophysical Logging of Wells
Surface Geophysical Measurements

Water-Quality Activities

Collecting Samples From Streams, Rivers, and Lakes
Sampling Wells
Sample Preservation and Shipment
Operating Field Parameter Meters
Installing and Operating Water-Quality Monitors

References
Additional Reading

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