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BASELINEASSESSMENTOFWATERQUALITYIN
SUPPORTOFTHEROOTRIVERWATERSHED
RESTORATIONPLAN
SiteSelectionandPreliminaryFindings
August2011
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2011RacineHealthDepartmentRootRiverMonitoringSites
Site#1ChartroomCharlies
Site#2RootRiverEnvironmentalEducationCommunityCenter(REC)
Site#3LibertyStreetBridge
Site#4DepartmentofNaturalResourcesRootRiverSteelheadFacility
Site#5HorlickDam
Site#6Highway31and4MileRoad
Site#7JohnsonPark
Site#8HoodsCreek
Site#95MileRoadandRootRiverParkway
Site#10HusherCreek
Site#11
Highway
38
at
Milwaukee
County
Line
Site#12LegendCreek
Site#13RootRiverCanal Main
Site#14RaymondCreek
Site#15RootRiverCanal WestBranch(N)
Site#16RootRiverCanal EastBranch(N)
Site#17RootRiverCanal WestBranch(S):UnionGroveWWTP
Site#18RootRiverCanal EastBranch(S):Fonk'sTrailerPark
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Site#1ChartroomCharlies
SamplinglocationistheredX
RationaleforSiteSelection:CityofRacinehistoricsamplingsiteandlastaccessiblesamplingpointpriortotherivermouth.
WaterqualitycanbeaffectedbyLakeMichiganinflow. Situatedinachannelizedenvironment
andhashighlycommercialsurroundinglanduse.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
100 5.3 63% 7.8 537 3.2
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#1iscurrentlyincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof
5.3mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#1isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDOreading
isone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(0
14)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4,similartothe
valuesseenatSite1.TheconductivityofriversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500
mhos/cm.Studiesofinlandfreshwatersindicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixed
fisherieshavearangebetween150and500hos/cm(USEPA).Conductivityoutsidethisrange
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
TheaverageconductivityforSite#1isjustoutsidetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixedfisheries.
Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.MeanturbidityatSite#1isverygood,
meetingbothcriteria,althougheventbasedincreasesareobserved.
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Site#2RootRiverEnvironmentalEducationCommunityCenter(REC)
Samplinglocation
is
off
canoe
launch
RationaleforSiteSelection:CityofRacinehistoricsamplingsitelocatedattheRECEnvironmentalEducationCenter;used
forrecreationalpurposes(fishing,canoeing,andkayaking). Sitsjustupstreamofchannelized
downtownarea;hasindustrial,commercial,andresidentialsurroundinglanduse.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)227 8.4 101% 8.4 940 6.8
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#2iscurrentlyincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof
8.4mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#2isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDOreading
isone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(0
14)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4.The
conductivityofriversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500mhos/cm.Studiesofinland
freshwaters
indicate
that
streams
supporting
good
mixed
fisheries
have
arange
between
150
and500hos/cm(USEPA).ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#2
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
MeanconductivityforSite#2isnearlytwicetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixedfisheries.
Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.MeanturbidityatSite#2isverygood,
meetingbothcriteria,althougheventbasedincreasesareobserved.
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Site#3LibertyStreetBridge
Lookingdownstreamfromsamplinglocationonbridge
RationaleforSiteSelection:ThisisaCityofRacinehistoricsamplingsitewhichrepresentsthetransitionpointfrom
low/moderatetomoderate/highresidentiallanduse. Activefishingoccursjustupstreamof
thissite.IslandParksampleshavetraditionallyhadhigherE.colicountsthanallotherCityofRacineopenwatersites. MultiplestormwateroutfallsdischargetotheRootRiveratthissite.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
610 7.3 85% 8.1 921 6.5
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#3isjustoutsideofcompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)level
of7.3mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#3isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDO
readingisone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepH
scale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivity
of
rivers
in
the
US
generally
ranges
from
50
to
1500
mhos/cm.
Studies
of
inland
freshwatersindicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150
and500hos/cm(USEPA).ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#3
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
TheaverageconductivityforSite#3isnearlytwicetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixedfisheries.
Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.MeanturbidityatSite#3isverygood,
meetingbothcriteria,althougheventbasedincreasesareobserved.
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Site#4DepartmentofNaturalResourcesRootRiverSteelheadFacility
Lookingupstream;samplinglocationistheredX SteelheadFacilityatLincolnPark
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site#4isaCityofRacinehistoricsamplingsite. Landuseisprimarilyparkspacebutresidential
areasexistupstreamandtothesouthofSpringStreet. Thissitewaschosenduetothe
potentialutilityofthedatatotheDNRfisheriesdivision.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100
mL) DO(mg/L)
DO
(%
sat.)
pH
(1
14)
Conductivity
(S/cm)
Turbidity
(NTU)
287 7.9 91% 8.2 921 8.5
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#4iswithincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof7.9
mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#4isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDOreadingis
one>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(0
14)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivityofriversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500mhos/cm.Studiesofinland
freshwatersindicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150
and500
hos/cm
(US
EPA).
Conductivity
outside
this
range
such
as
the
value
seen
at
Site
#4
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
TheaverageconductivityforSite#4isnearlytwicetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixedfisheries.
Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.MeanturbidityatSite#4isverygood,
meetingbothcriteria,althougheventbasedincreasesareobserved.
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Site#5HorlickDam
Lookingupstreamatdamfromsamplinglocation HistoricPictureofRootRiveratHorlickDamLocation
RationaleforSiteSelection:Thissiteisthefurthestupstreamsamplingpointpriortothedamseparationandthefirstsite
withintheCityofRacine. Surroundinglanduseiscommercialandlowmoderatedensity
residential. Muchhistoricdataexistsforthissite.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
13,193 7.7 94% 8.3 893 16.8
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#5iswelloutsidecompliance,butthisisduetooneoutlierresultof129,965on
8/16. Excludingthissamplingevent,E.colimeanresultswouldhavebeen218MPN/100mL. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof7.7mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#5isconsideredgood(4.0
10.0mg/L).AnexcellentDOreadingisone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfalls
between6.5
and
8.5
on
the
pH
scale
(0
14)
with
7.0
being
neutral
(NOAA).
The
conductivity
of
riversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500mhos/cm.Studiesofinlandfreshwatersindicate
thatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150and500hos/cm(US
EPA). ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#5couldindicatethatthewater
isnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates. TheaverageconductivityforSite
#5isclosetotwicetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixedfisheries.Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warm
waterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidityconcentrationof10NTUand25NTU
respectively. CurrentmeanturbidityatSite#5issupportiveofcool/warmwaterfisheries.
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Site#6Highway31and4MileRoad
Samplinglocation
is
on
downstream
side
of
bridge,
in
middle
of
river
RationaleforSiteSelection:Sire#6islocatedonthemainstemoftheRootRiver. AUSGSgaugingstationsitsjust
downstreamandwillallowforcorrelationofmeasuredparameterstoflowrate.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli
(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
344 5.9 67% 8.0 906 7.3
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#6iswithincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof5.9
mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#6isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDOreadingis
one>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(0
14)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivityofriversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500mhos/cm.Studiesofinland
freshwaters
indicate
that
streams
supporting
good
mixed
fisheries
have
arange
between
150
and500hos/cm(USEPA).ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#6
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
TheaverageconductivityforSite#6isclosetotwicetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixed
fisheries.Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmean
turbidityconcentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.MeanturbidityatSite#6isvery
good,meetingbothcriteria,althougheventbasedincreasesareobserved.
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Site#7JohnsonPark
Fromsampling
location
looking
upstream
Side
view
of
sampling
location
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site#7isthehistoricCityofRacineupstreamsamplingsiteutilizedtoprovidekeyinformation
onthetypeandquantityofpollutantscontributedfromupstreamreachesoftheriver.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
449 10.5 123% 8.3 901 7.7
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#7iswithincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof10.5
mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#7isconsideredexcellent(>10.0mg/L).UnitedStates(US)natural
waterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).The
optimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. TheconductivityofriversintheUSgenerallyranges
from
50
to
1500
mhos/cm.
Studies
of
inland
fresh
waters
indicate
that
streams
supporting
goodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150and500hos/cm(USEPA).Conductivity
outsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#7couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitable
forcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates. TheaverageconductivityforSite#7isclose
totwicetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixedfisheries.Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwater
fisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidityconcentrationof10NTUand25NTU
respectively.MeanturbidityatSite#7isverygood,meetingbothcriteria,althoughevent
basedincreasesareobserved.
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Site#8HoodsCreek
Fromsamplinglocationlookingdownstream
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site#8islocatedattheBrookRoadcrossing;immediatelyupstreamfromtheconfluencewith
theRootRiver. Thissitewillprovideinformationonthecomposition/loadofpollutantscoming
intotheriverfromthecreek. Limitedhistoricwaterqualityexists;somefishbioticindexing,
macroinvertebrate,andstreamhabitatconditiondataexists.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)752 6.5 72% 7.9 1,185 17.9
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#8isoutsideofcompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof
6.5mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#8isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L). AnexcellentDO
readingisone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepH
scale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivityofriversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500mhos/cm.Studiesofinland
freshwaters
indicate
that
streams
supporting
good
mixed
fisheries
have
arange
between
150
and500hos/cm(USEPA). ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#8
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
TheaverageconductivityforSite#8ismorethantwicetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixed
fisheries.Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmean
turbidityconcentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.CurrentmeanturbidityatSite#8is
supportiveofcool/warmwaterfisheries.
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Site#95MileRoadandRootRiverParkway
Samplinglocationiswhereropeisextended
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site#9islocatedontheMainStemoftheRootRiver. Thissitewillprovidekeyinformationon
thetypeandquantityofpollutantscontributedfromupstreamreachesoftheriver.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
469 7.0 81% 8.1 889 12.7
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#9iswithincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof7.0
mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#9isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDOreadingis
one>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(0
14)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivityof
rivers
in
the
US
generally
ranges
from
50
to
1500
mhos/cm.
Studies
of
inland
freshwatersindicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150
and500hos/cm(USEPA). ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#9
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
TheaverageconductivityforSite#9isclosetotwicetheoptimumrangeforgoodmixed
fisheries.Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmean
turbidityconcentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.CurrentmeanturbidityatSite#9is
supportiveofcool/warmwaterfisheries.
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Site#10HusherCreek
Sideviewofsamplinglocation Lookingupstreamfromsamplinglocation
Rationalefor
Site
Selection:
HusherCreekisatributaryoftheRootRiver. Thissitewillprovideinsightintocreek
contributionstotheRootRiver. Limitedhistoricwaterqualitydataindicateselevatedfecal
indicatorbacterialevels. Limitedfishandmacroinvertebratebioticindexingandhabitat
conditionassessmentdataexistsforSite#10.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100
mL)
DO
(mg/L)
DO
(%sat.)
pH
(114)
Conductivity
(S/cm)
Turbidity
(NTU)
762 6.1 67% 8.0 765 32.0
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#10isoutsidecompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof
6.1mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#10isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDO
readingisone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepH
scale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivityofriversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500mhos/cm.Studiesofinland
freshwaters
indicate
that
streams
supporting
good
mixed
fisheries
have
arange
between
150
and500hos/cm(USEPA). ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#10
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.MeanturbidityatSite#10isoutsidethe
recommendedconcentrationsforeithercoldorcool/warmwaterfisherywaters.
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Site#11Highway38atMilwaukeeCountyLine
Sideviewofsamplinglocation Lookingdownstreamfromsamplinglocation
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site#11islocatedontheMainStemoftheRootRiverjustdownstreamoftheconfluenceof
HusherCreekandtheRootRiver. Datacollectedfromthislocationmayallowinferencestobe
madeastothetypeandquantityofpollutantscontributedbythecreektotheriverproper.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)533 6.6 76% 8.0 924 15.9
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#11isjustwithincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)level
of6.6mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#11isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDO
readingisone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepH
scale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivityofriversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500mhos/cm.Studiesofinland
freshwaters
indicate
that
streams
supporting
good
mixed
fisheries
have
arange
between
150
and500hos/cm(USEPA). ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#11
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.CurrentmeanturbidityatSite#11is
supportiveofcool/warmwaterfisheries.
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Site#12LegendCreek
Samplinglocation
is
in
the
middle
of
the
creek
RationaleforSiteSelection:LegendCreekisatributarytotheRootRiverlocatedinMilwaukeeCounty. Datacollectedat
thissitewillaugmentdatabeingcollectedbytheMilwaukeeMetropolitanSewerageDistrict
(MMSD).
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
766 6.2 66% 7.9 1,003 16.3
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#12isoutsideofcompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof
6.2mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#12isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDO
readingisone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepH
scale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivityof
rivers
in
the
US
generally
ranges
from
50
to
1500
mhos/cm.
Studies
of
inland
freshwatersindicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150
and500hos/cm(USEPA). ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#12
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.CurrentmeanturbidityatSite#12is
supportiveofcool/warmwaterfisheries.
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Site#13RootRiverCanal Main
Viewupstream
from
sampling
location
USGS
gauging
station
on
downstream
side
of
bridge
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site#13islocatedapproximately1.5milesdownstreamoftheconfluenceoftheeastandwest
branchesoftheRootRiver. ThislocationisalsothesiteofUSGSgaugingstation,whichallows
examinationofwaterqualityrelativetoflow. Agoodhistoricalwaterqualitydatasetexists.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
216 20.5 240% 9.0 1,249 30.7
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#13iswellwithincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)level
of20.5mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#13isconsideredexcellent(>10.0mg/L). UnitedStates(US)
naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).
TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4;Site#13isfarfromthisvalue. Theconductivity
ofrivers
in
the
US
generally
ranges
from
50
to
1500
mhos/cm.
Studies
of
inland
fresh
waters
indicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150and500
hos/cm(USEPA). ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#13could
indicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates.
Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.MeanturbidityatSite#13isoutsidethe
recommendedrange.
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Site#15RootRiverCanal WestBranch(N)
Fromsamplingpointonbridgelookingupstream Fromsamplingpointunderbridgelookingdownstream
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site#15isasitethatsitsjustupstreamfromtheconfluenceoftheeastandwestbranchesof
theRootRiverCanal. Monitoringatthislocationwillprovideinsightonpollutantloadingfrom
thewestbranchtotheRootRiverCanal,whichisimpairedfortotalsuspendedsolidsand
phosphorus.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
256 17.0 199% 8.7 1,580 16.4
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#15iswithincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof
17.0mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#15isconsideredexcellent(>10.0mg/L).UnitedStates(US)
naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).
TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. TheconductivityofriversintheUSgenerally
rangesfrom
50
to
1500
mhos/cm.
Studies
of
inland
fresh
waters
indicate
that
streams
supportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150and500hos/cm(USEPA).
ConductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#15couldindicatethatthewater
isnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates. Coldwaterfisheryand
cool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidityconcentrationof10NTU
and25NTUrespectively.CurrentmeanturbidityatSite#15issupportiveofcool/warmwater
fisheries.
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Site#16RootRiverCanal EastBranch(N)
Viewofsamplinglocationondownstreamsideofbridge Viewdownstreamfrombridge
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site#16sitsjustupstreamfromtheconfluenceoftheeastandwestbranchesoftheRootRiver
Canal. Monitoringatthissitewillprovideinsightonpollutantloadingfromtheeastbranchto
theRootRiverCanal,whichisimpairedfortotalsuspendedsolidsandphosphorus.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100mL) DO(mg/L) DO(%sat.) pH(114) Conductivity(S/cm) Turbidity(NTU)
168 5.3 62% 8.2 859 15.4
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#16fallswellwithincompliance. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)
levelof5.3mg/LtheRootRiveratSite#16isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).Anexcellent
DOreadingisone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthe
pHscale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4.
The
conductivity
of
rivers
in
the
US
generally
ranges
from
50
to
1500
mhos/cm.
Studies
of
inlandfreshwatersindicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearange
between150and500hos/cm(USEPA). Conductivityoutsidethisrangesuchasthevalue
seenatSite#16couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacro
invertebrates. Coldwaterfisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommended
meanturbidityconcentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.CurrentmeanturbidityatSite
#16issupportiveofcool/warmwaterfisheries.
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Site#17RootRiverCanal WestBranch(S):UnionGroveWWTP
Viewdownstreamfromsamplinglocation Viewofsamplinglocation(largepipe)
RationaleforSiteSelection:ThismonitoringstationislocatedatthesouthernendofthewestbranchoftheRootRiver
Canal. Datacollectedherewillprovideinsightintohumansourcecontributionsasthisbranch
ofthecanalsitsupstream,justtothenorth,oftheUnionGroveWastewaterTreatmentPlant.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100
mL)
DO
(mg/L)
DO
(%sat.)
pH
(114)
Conductivity
(S/cm)
Turbidity
(NTU)
2,804 7.7 85% 7.8 2,254 2.7
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#17fallswelloutsideofcompliance. Thismaybeattributedtocontributions
fromthewastewatertreatmentplant. Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof7.7mg/L
theRootRiveratSite#17isconsideredgood(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDOreadingisone
>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepHscale(014)
with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. Theconductivity
ofriversintheUSgenerallyrangesfrom50to1500mhos/cm.Studiesofinlandfreshwaters
indicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150and500hos/cm(USEPA). ConductivitylevelswelloutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenatSite#17
couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacroinvertebrates
andindicatesignificantcontributionsofsedimentsorchemicals. Coldwaterfisheryand
cool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidityconcentrationof10NTU
and25NTUrespectively.MeanturbidityatSite#17isverygood,meetingbothcriteria,
althougheventbasedincreasesareobserved.
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Site#18RootRiverCanal EastBranch(S):Fonk'sTrailerPark
Viewofsamplinglocation(downstreamofbridge) Fonk'sTrailerParkWastewaterTreatmentsitsjustupstream
RationaleforSiteSelection:Site318isatthesouthernendoftheeastbranchoftheRootRiverCanal. Thislocationwill
provideinsightintowhetherhumansourcesarecontributingtopoorwaterqualityinthis
branchofthecanal. ThetrailerparkWWTPliesjustupstreamofthesamplingpoint.
PreliminaryResults:
MeanResults(9Events)August2011
E.coli(MPN/100
mL)
DO
(mg/L)
DO
(%sat.)
pH
(114)
Conductivity
(S/cm)
Turbidity
(NTU)
1,565 4.9 51% 7.3 1,316 11.6
Intheir1986waterqualityguidelines,theUSEPAsuggestsanE.colimaximumvalueof576MPN/100mlforinfrequentlyusedfullbodycontactwaters. Asanincidentalcontactwater,the
RootRiver,atSite#18fallswelloutsideofcompliance. Thismaybeattributedtocontributions
fromthewastewatertreatmentplant.Withanaveragedissolvedoxygen(DO)levelof4.9mg/L
theRootRiveratSite#18isjustwithinacceptablelimits(4.010.0mg/L).AnexcellentDO
readingisone>10mg/L. UnitedStates(US)naturalwaterfallsbetween6.5and8.5onthepH
scale(014)with7.0beingneutral(NOAA).TheoptimumpHforriverwaterisaround7.4. The
conductivity
of
rivers
in
the
US
generally
ranges
from
50
to
1500
mhos/cm.
Studies
of
inland
freshwatersindicatethatstreamssupportinggoodmixedfisherieshavearangebetween150
and500hos/cm(USEPA). Conductivitylevelswelloutsidethisrangesuchasthevalueseenat
Site#18couldindicatethatthewaterisnotsuitableforcertainspeciesoffishormacro
invertebratesandindicatesignificantcontributionsofsedimentsorchemicals. Coldwater
fisheryandcool/warmwaterfisherywatershavearecommendedmeanturbidity
concentrationof10NTUand25NTUrespectively.CurrentmeanturbidityatSite#18is
supportiveofcool/warmwaterfisheries.