This project carries on water quality monitoring to five kinds of water bodies of ten counties and cities in the northern Taiwan. The changes of water quality to the time and pollution assessment for those water bodies could be provided to the relevant environmental agencies for making a sound pollution control decision. For river quality, 134 sampling sites covering 36 rivers (including main streams and tributaries) were monitored monthly. The monitored results in water quality of rivers and creeks in 2008 showed that the water quality in Yilan and Hualien cities was good, the percentage of assessed result classified into the non(slight)-polluted grade was 61%; a critical difference between upstream and downstream water quality was shown in Danshuei-river, the downstream water quality got a high pollution concentration of organic matter, the percentage of assessed result in Danshuei-river classified into the non(slight)-polluted grade was 57%, the heavy-polluted grade was 6%; in Taoyuan and Hsinchu cities, Touchien-stream got the best water quality, the water quality in Nankan-stream, Laochieh-stream, Xinfeng-stream and Keya-stream was worse. The percentage of assessed result in Taoyuan & Hsinchu cities classified into the non(slight)-polluted grade was 38%, the heavy-polluted grade was 5%, the middle-polluted grade was up to 43%. As a whole, the highest percentage of the water quality was 44%, it belonged to unpolluted rivers. The secondary percentage of the water quality was 36%, it belonged to intermediately polluted rivers. Overall, water quality in this year was nondifference between the recent years. For ocean monitoring, 43 sampling sites covering 8 coastal areas were monitored quarterly. Since the estuary areas were affected by the river during high tide, the salinity were low, and the concentrations of the inorganic salts were high. The monitored results appeared that none was ever found exceeding their relative marine water quality standards in all marine regions. The water quality in eastern sea area was better than in western, Taiwan coastal waters was better than off-shore island waters and estuary. Six sampling sites covering 2 beaches were monitored biweekly from June to September. Two recreational coasts except the Fulong beach was found exceeding the water quality standard on June 2 and August 4 because of the influence of river and rainfall, the water quality of these two coastal regions was good. Forty-seven sampling sites covering 34 water reservoirs were monitored quarterly. The reservoir water quality monitoring results showed that reservoirs in Keelung and Feitsui reservoir were oligotrophic to mesotrophic, and Shihmen Reservoir and Baoshan reservoir were mesotrophic to eutrophic, and the reservoirs in Kin Men and Matsu were generally eutrophic. The 130 ground water sampling sites for 7 cities and counties were monitored quarterly. Ground water monitoring results showed that as usual, Ammonia-Nitrogen, Manganese and Iron were the major items against the Ground Water Monitoring Standard in second category. The failing rates were between 3% to 68% for different cities and counties. To analyze graphically each monitoring item by Stiff-plotting and Piper-plotting showed a trend as same as last two years, there was no significant difference compared to the past. The highest percentage of Stiff-plotting and Piper-plotting was about 60%, it belonged to HCO3－- Ca2＋ type and area of I.

Water Quality Monitoring, Water Quality Standards, Method Detection Limit