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What is runoff water? Why is it bad?What is runoff water? Why is it bad? What is a rain garden and what does it do?What is a rain garden and what does

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•What is runoff water? Why is it What is runoff water? Why is it bad?bad?

•What is a rain garden and What is a rain garden and what does what does it do?it do?

•Where is this water supplied Where is this water supplied from?from?

•Why did I choose to do this?Why did I choose to do this?

Before We Begin…Before We Begin…

The purpose of my project was to The purpose of my project was to create a rain garden and see if that create a rain garden and see if that

would effect the quality of the water. I would effect the quality of the water. I wanted to find out if, by removing wanted to find out if, by removing

invasive materials such as trash and invasive materials such as trash and planting native plants, the water planting native plants, the water quality would improve as set by quality would improve as set by

GLOBE and stream sampling protocol.GLOBE and stream sampling protocol.

I hypothesized that if native I hypothesized that if native flora were planted and invasive flora were planted and invasive

materials removed, then the materials removed, then the water quality would ultimately water quality would ultimately

improve.improve.

MaterialsMaterials•Buckets

•Water testing kit (pH, chlorine, hardness, nitrites, sulfate, etc.)

•Plants (native, non-invasive)

•People to help with trash cleanup and planting process

•Planting utensils such as shovels

1.1. Analyze the locationAnalyze the location

2.2. Map the locationMap the location

3.3. Test the waterTest the water

4.4. Research, research, research!Research, research, research!

5.5. Plan day to clean up areaPlan day to clean up area

6.6. Test the water (again)Test the water (again)

7.7. Clean up with MHS Outdoor ClubClean up with MHS Outdoor Club

8.8. Test againTest again

9.9. Create PowerPointCreate PowerPoint

10.10. Get plants to be plantedGet plants to be planted

11.11. Plant with MHS Outdoor ClubPlant with MHS Outdoor Club

12.12.Analyze change, pass project on Analyze change, pass project on to current HSTA memberto current HSTA member

Current DataApril 12,2010April 12,2010

•Free Chlorine- 0.0ppmFree Chlorine- 0.0ppm•pH- 8pH- 8•Total alkalinity- 120ppmTotal alkalinity- 120ppm•Total chlorine- 0ppmTotal chlorine- 0ppm•Total hardness- 0ppmTotal hardness- 0ppm•Nitrates- 0ppmNitrates- 0ppm•Nitrites- 0ppmNitrites- 0ppm•Iron- 0ppmIron- 0ppm•Copper- 0ppmCopper- 0ppm•Sulfates- 100ppmSulfates- 100ppm•Hydrogen Sulfide- 0ppmHydrogen Sulfide- 0ppm•Chloride- 500ppmChloride- 500ppm•Temp- 14.4 degrees CTemp- 14.4 degrees C

April 19, 2010April 19, 2010•Free Chlorine- 0.0ppmFree Chlorine- 0.0ppm•pH- 8pH- 8•Total alkalinity- 0ppmTotal alkalinity- 0ppm•Total chlorine- 0.2ppmTotal chlorine- 0.2ppm•Total hardness- 0ppmTotal hardness- 0ppm•Nitrates- 0ppmNitrates- 0ppm•Nitrites- 0ppmNitrites- 0ppm•Iron- 0ppmIron- 0ppm•Copper- 0ppmCopper- 0ppm•Sulfates- 100ppmSulfates- 100ppm•Hydrogen Sulfide- 0.2ppmHydrogen Sulfide- 0.2ppm•Chloride- 400ppmChloride- 400ppm•Temp.- 15.0 degrees CTemp.- 15.0 degrees C

What does it mean?What does it mean?•Free Chlorine- Free Chlorine- kills bacteria, algae, pathogenskills bacteria, algae, pathogens

•pH- pH- measure of the acidity/alkalinity of a solution; dissolved H+ ionsmeasure of the acidity/alkalinity of a solution; dissolved H+ ions

•Total alkalinity- Total alkalinity- total concentration of bases in watertotal concentration of bases in water

•Total hardness- Total hardness- sum of the dissolved Ca and Mg ionssum of the dissolved Ca and Mg ions

•Nitrite- Nitrite- a form of nitrogen that kills fisha form of nitrogen that kills fish

•Nitrate- Nitrate- found in fertilizersfound in fertilizers

•Iron- Iron- toxic in large amountstoxic in large amounts

•Copper- Copper- toxic in large amountstoxic in large amounts

•Sulfate- Sulfate- sulfur and oxygen; acts as a laxative to animalssulfur and oxygen; acts as a laxative to animals

•Hydrogen sulfide- Hydrogen sulfide- flammable and poisonousflammable and poisonous

•Chloride- Chloride- only allowed 250ppm for drinking water; road salt runoff; only allowed 250ppm for drinking water; road salt runoff; decreases oxygen and increases salinitydecreases oxygen and increases salinity

•High total alkalinityHigh total alkalinity

•High SulfateHigh Sulfate

•High ChlorideHigh Chloride

What does this mean?What does this mean?

Progress in Planting:Progress in Planting:

What plants?What plants?

When?When?

Who?Who?

What I expect…What I expect…

Future Project…Future Project…

DeMedici, Terra. Telephone interview. 2 Apr. 2010. DeMedici, Terra. Telephone interview. 2 Apr. 2010.

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"NATIVE PLANT NURSERIES - West Virginia to Wyoming." "NATIVE PLANT NURSERIES - West Virginia to Wyoming." Plant NativePlant Native. 2002. . 2002. 15 Jan. 2008 <http://www.plantnative.org/nd_wvtowy.htm>. 15 Jan. 2008 <http://www.plantnative.org/nd_wvtowy.htm>.

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Weurtonburg, Sara. West Virginia Soil Conservation-Panhandle District, E-Weurtonburg, Sara. West Virginia Soil Conservation-Panhandle District, E-Mail interview. Jan.-Apr. 2010. Mail interview. Jan.-Apr. 2010.

Weurtonburg, Sara. West Virginia Soil Conservation-Panhandle District, Weurtonburg, Sara. West Virginia Soil Conservation-Panhandle District, Personal interview. 9 Jan. 2010.Personal interview. 9 Jan. 2010.