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Ambient Water Monitoring in Ames, Iowa

Motivations for Collection of Ambient Water Quality Data. Be part of the solution not part of the problemEnvironmental concernsLegislation/RegulationsPotential addition to NPDES permits Public demandLack of scientific data. Be Part of the Problem. The earth is doomed!Do nothing!Wait for some

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Ambient Water Monitoring in Ames, Iowa

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    1. Ambient Water Monitoring in Ames, Iowa 4th Annual Water Monitoring Conference Scheman Building in Ames, Iowa February 19, 2004

    2. Motivations for Collection of Ambient Water Quality Data Be part of the solution not part of the problem Environmental concerns Legislation/Regulations Potential addition to NPDES permits Public demand Lack of scientific data

    3. Be Part of the Problem The earth is doomed! Do nothing! Wait for someone else to do it. React

    4. Be Part of the Solution Professionals collect data and make educated assessments of environmental needs Act Participate in IDNR/UHL studies IOWATER Collect ambient water quality data Promote watershed improvements Support science based standards and implementation plans

    5. Scope of Sample Collection Skunk River - 3 sites Upstream of Wastewater Plant Outflow Downstream 0.3 miles Downstream 1.3 miles Urban Streams – 5 sites Skunk River Squaw Creek Clear Creek College Creek Worle Creek

    6. Skunk River Sampling Sites

    7. Parameters Regulated parameters Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5) Temperature in degrees Celcius Dissolved Oxygen (DO) pH Nutrients Total Phosphorus as Phosphorus (Total P as P) Nitrate+Nitrite as Nitrogen (NO3+NO2) Ammonia as Nitrogen (NH3-N) Total Keldahl Nitrogen (TKN)

    8. 2003 Skunk River Total Suspended Solids

    9. 2003 Skunk River Biochemical Oxygen Demand

    10. 2003 Skunk River Temperature

    11. 2003 Skunk River Dissolved Oxygen

    12. 2003 Skunk River pH

    13. 2003 Skunk River Total Phosphorus

    14. 2003 Skunk River Nitrate + Nitrite

    15. Urban Stream Sites

    16. Skunk River

    17. Squaw Creek

    18. Clear Creek

    19. College Creek

    20. Worle Creek

    21. Urban Stream Fecal Coliform Bacteria

    22. Water Monitoring Ambitions Microbiology analysis on Skunk River Better tracking of rainfall and river levels Additional parameters added to urban stream monitoring Training of personnel

    23. Questions? Maryann Ryan Contact Information Email: mryan@city.ames.ia.us Phone: 515-239-5150 Laboratory Services Division 300 East 5th Street Ames, Iowa 50010

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