ABSTRACT
In Chapter 1, we discussed the fact that monitoring activities must be part of a cyclical watershed management process to enable the adaptation of management programs as watersheds change due to growth, political pressures, and changing issues. We argued in Chapter 3 that there must be longterm commitment by the watershed management group to provide key scientific deliverables associated with surveillance and performance evaluation. Because of the cyclical, ongoing nature of watershed management and the ever-present need for adaptability, it follows that a successful watershed health monitoring program is contingent on the development of a sustainable cost recovery model (hence its inclusion in the Closed-Loop Model, as illustrated in Figure 1.3).
