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The Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for hydrological instruments, initiated by the Ministry of Public Works and supported by UNDP, outlines guidelines for the installation, maintenance, and data management of hydrological equipment. This document is valid for three years and aims to ensure accuracy in measuring hydrological parameters while adhering to national quality control standards. Input from various stakeholders, including the WLA and UNDP, has been incorporated, and further contributions are welcomed to enhance the SOP.

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The Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for hydrological instruments, initiated by the Ministry of Public Works and supported by UNDP, outlines guidelines for the installation, maintenance, and data management of hydrological equipment. This document is valid for three years and aims to ensure accuracy in measuring hydrological parameters while adhering to national quality control standards. Input from various stakeholders, including the WLA and UNDP, has been incorporated, and further contributions are welcomed to enhance the SOP.

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INTRODUCTION

Writing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) is initiated by the Ministry of Public Works and
supported by the UNDP. The SOP provides a standard working tool that can be used to install and
maintain hydrological equipment, perform routine management of data collection, quality checking and
data transmission. This document is valid for a limited period from the official date of publication. After
three years, this document will be reissued without change, revised, or withdrawn by the Hydrological
Service of Suriname (WLA). Purpose This Standard Operating Procedure for the Operation and
Maintenance of hydrological Instruments applies to those activities involving the collection of data of
various parameters such as floods, ground water, water speed and direction, and tidal movements, etc.
The procedures include equipment and site selection factors, installation, operation and field
measurement techniques for operation and maintenance of the hydrological stations. These procedures
are to be followed to minimize variation and reduce errors and ensure accuracy in measurement of
hydrological parameters. Once data are acquired, it must be reviewed for quality control by the WLA in
accordance with respective national quality control standards and archived in national and regional data
repositories as processed data. Only processed data will be used as credible data for any application,
anywhere in other countries. Writing this SOP has been completed with incorporating input from the
WLA and will include comments of reviewers, including national partners like UNDP. The subject
covered in this SOP is not exhaustive and further input is invited from all users.

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