year two review of water quality monitoring on the upper strawberry river project 07-1000
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Year Two Review of Water Quality Monitoring on the Upper Strawberry River Project 07-1000. T.R. Brueggen 1 and J.L. Bouldin 1,2 1 Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Year Two Review of Water Quality Monitoring on the Upper Strawberry River
Project 07-1000
T.R. Brueggen1and J.L. Bouldin1,2
1 Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, Arkansas State University,
State University, AR 724672Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State
University, AR 72467
Sampling sites
Greasy Creek
Little Strawberry
Sandy Creek
Fulton County
Salem
Overview• Major headwater streams in the upper Strawberry River
watershed– Little Strawberry (LS)– Sandy Creek (SC)– Greasy Creek (GC)
• Above and below BMP implementation
• Surface Water Quality Tests– Nutrients
• Nitrites• Nitrates• Ortho-Phosphates
– Total Suspended Solids
http://arkansas-dar.org/strawberryriver.htm
Little Strawberry River Subwatershed
• Largest subwatershed of the Strawberry River
Little Strawberry Upper
Little StrawberryLower
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.000.200.400.600.801.001.201.401.601.802.002.202.40
Nitrates (mg NO3/L)Nitrites (mg NO2/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Little Strawberry (LS) NOX Data
Upper5/
275/
29 6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
6/17
6/19
6/24
6/26 7/
17/
37/
87/
107/
157/
177/
227/
247/
297/
31 8/5
8/7
8/12
8/14
8/19
8/21
8/26
8/28 9/
29/
49/
99/
119/
239/
2510
/210
/710
/910
/14
10/1
610
/21
10/2
310
/28
10/3
011
/411
/611
/11
11/1
311
/18
11/2
011
/23
12/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.000.200.400.600.801.001.201.401.601.802.002.202.40
Nitrates (mg NO3/L)
Nitrites (mg NO2/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Lower
Little Strawberry (LS) Ortho-Phosphate Data5/
275/
29 6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
6/17
6/19
6/24
6/26 7/
17/
37/
87/
107/
157/
177/
227/
247/
297/
31 8/5
8/7
8/12
8/14
8/19
8/21
8/26
8/28 9/
29/
49/
99/
119/
239/
2510
/210
/710
/910
/14
10/1
610
/21
10/2
310
/28
10/3
011
/411
/611
/11
11/1
311
/18
11/2
011
/23
12/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.20
Phosphates (mg PO4/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.20
Phosphates (mg PO4/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Upper
Lower
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
TSS (mg/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
mg/
L)
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
TSS (mg/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Little Strawberry Total Suspended Solid (TSS) Data
Upper
Lower
Greasy Creek Subwatershed• 2nd largest subwatershed of the Strawberry River
Greasy Creek Upper
Greasy Creek Lower
Greasy Creek (GC) NOX Data5/
275/
29 6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
6/17
6/19
6/24
6/26 7/
17/
37/
87/
107/
157/
177/
227/
247/
297/
31 8/5
8/7
8/12
8/14
8/19
8/21
8/26
8/28 9/
29/
49/
99/
119/
239/
2510
/210
/710
/910
/14
10/1
610
/21
10/2
310
/28
10/3
011
/411
/611
/11
11/1
311
/18
11/2
011
/23
12/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40 Nitrates (mg NO3/L)Nitrites (mg NO2/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40 Nitrates (mg NO3/L)Nitrites (mg NO2/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Upper
Lower
Greasy Creek (GC) Ortho-Phosphate Data5/
275/
29 6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
6/17
6/19
6/24
6/26 7/
17/
37/
87/
107/
157/
177/
227/
247/
297/
31 8/5
8/7
8/12
8/14
8/19
8/21
8/26
8/28 9/
29/
49/
99/
119/
239/
2510
/210
/710
/910
/14
10/1
610
/21
10/2
310
/28
10/3
011
/411
/611
/11
11/1
311
/18
11/2
011
/23
12/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
-0.02
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14 Phosphates (mg PO4/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14Phosphates (mg PO4/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Upper
Lower
Greasy Creek (GC) Total Suspended Solid (TSS) Data5/
275/
29 6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
6/17
6/19
6/24
6/26 7/
17/
37/
87/
107/
157/
177/
227/
247/
297/
31 8/5
8/7
8/12
8/14
8/19
8/21
8/26
8/28 9/
29/
49/
99/
119/
239/
2510
/210
/710
/910
/14
10/1
610
/21
10/2
310
/28
10/3
011
/411
/611
/11
11/1
311
/18
11/2
011
/23
12/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
TSS (mg/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
TSS (mg/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Upper
Lower
Sandy Creek Subwatershed• Smallest subwatershed of the Strawberry River
Sandy Creek
Upper
Sandy Creek
Lower
Sandy Creek (SC) NOX Data5/
275/
29 6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
6/17
6/19
6/24
6/26 7/
17/
37/
87/
107/
157/
177/
227/
247/
297/
31 8/5
8/7
8/12
8/14
8/19
8/21
8/26
8/28 9/
29/
49/
99/
119/
239/
2510
/210
/710
/910
/14
10/1
610
/21
10/2
310
/28
10/3
011
/411
/611
/11
11/1
311
/18
11/2
011
/23
12/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.000.200.400.600.801.001.201.401.601.802.002.202.40
Nitrates (mg NO3/L)Nitrites (mg NO2/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.000.200.400.600.801.001.201.401.601.802.002.202.40
Nitrates (mg NO3/L)Nitrites (mg NO2/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Upper
Lower
Sandy Creek (SC) Ortho-Phosphate Data5/
275/
29 6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
6/17
6/19
6/24
6/26 7/
17/
37/
87/
107/
157/
177/
227/
247/
297/
31 8/5
8/7
8/12
8/14
8/19
8/21
8/26
8/28 9/
29/
49/
99/
119/
239/
2510
/210
/710
/910
/14
10/1
610
/21
10/2
310
/28
10/3
011
/411
/611
/11
11/1
311
/18
11/2
011
/23
12/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
Phosphates (mg PO4/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
Phosphates (mg PO4/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Upper
Lower
Sandy Creek (SC) Total Suspended Solid (TSS) Data5/
275/
29 6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
6/17
6/19
6/24
6/26 7/
17/
37/
87/
107/
157/
177/
227/
247/
297/
31 8/5
8/7
8/12
8/14
8/19
8/21
8/26
8/28 9/
29/
49/
99/
119/
239/
2510
/210
/710
/910
/14
10/1
610
/21
10/2
310
/28
10/3
011
/411
/611
/11
11/1
311
/18
11/2
011
/23
12/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
TSS (mg/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
5/27
5/29 6/
36/
56/
106/
126/
176/
196/
246/
26 7/1
7/3
7/8
7/10
7/15
7/17
7/22
7/24
7/29
7/31 8/
58/
78/
128/
148/
198/
218/
268/
28 9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
9/23
9/25
10/2
10/7
10/9
10/1
410
/16
10/2
110
/23
10/2
810
/30
11/4
11/6
11/1
111
/13
11/1
811
/20
11/2
312
/2 1/6
2/12 3/
34/
75/
56/
11 7/9
8/7
9/2
10/4
11/4
12/1
01/
1102
/12
03/0
804
/05
05/1
106
/08
07/1
9
2008 2009 2010
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
TSS (mg/L)
Collection Date
Conc
entr
ation
(mg/
L)
Upper
Lower
High and Mean Values: Pre-BMP 2008, 2009, 2010
Nitrate (mg/L)
Pre-BMP 2009 2010 (thru July)
Site High Mean High Mean High Mean
LSUP 2.05 0.76 1.34 0.67 1.54 0.97
LSLO 2.37 0.56 0.90 0.58 1.18 0.70
GCUP 0.67 0.29 0.69 0.30 0.48 0.29
GCLO 1.28 0.29 0.73 0.34 0.71 0.44
SCUP 2.30 0.46 1.11 0.40 0.83 0.44
SCLO 0.74 0.31 0.54 0.27 0.73 0.42
Nitrite (mg/L)
Pre-BMP 2009 2010
Site High Mean High Mean High Mean
LSUP 0.16 0.16 BDL BDL BDL BDL
LSLO BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL
GCUP BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL
GCLO BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL
SCUP 0.13 0.13 BDL BDL BDL BDL
SCLO BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL
High and Mean Values: Pre-BMP 2008, 2009, 2010
Ortho-phosphate (mg/L)
Pre-BMP 2009 2010
Site High Mean High Mean High Mean
LSUP 0.18 0.04 0.11 0.05 0.06 0.04
LSLO 0.06 0.01 0.12 0.05 0.09 0.04
GCUP 0.05 0.02 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.03
GCLO 0.08 0.03 0.13 0.05 0.05 0.03
SCUP 0.05 0.03 0.13 0.05 0.05 0.03
SCLO 0.04 0.02 0.14 0.05 0.06 0.03
High and Mean Values: Pre-BMP 2008, 2009, 2010
TSS (mg/L)
Pre-BMP 2009 2010
Site High Mean High Mean High Mean
LSUP 26.6 4.2 55.8 7.6 6.7 3.3
LSLO 41.3 5.0 20.0 4.6 8.9 3.9
GCUP 14.3 2.4 16.6 4.4 4.4 3.1
GCLO 13.9 4.4 14.6 5.2 15.2 6.7
SCUP 71.4 8.8 36.6 7.1 5.8 2.8
SCLO 29.3 4.6 8.8 3.5 14.0 5.7
High and Mean Values: Pre-BMP 2008, 2009, 2010
Other Analyses
• Stream bank erosion• Benthic macroinvertebrate survey• Escherichia coli
http://www.esf.edu/rwls/Research/Benthic/ACRONE1-1.jpghttp://www.famu.org/mayfly/images/pluteus_nym.jpg http://www.lifeinfreshwater.org.uk/species%20pages/caddis%20flies.jpg.html
Supported by 104-B Grant: AWRC and Arkansas State University
• Little Strawberry
• ≈2.74 km (1.7 miles) surveyed
• 24 sites determined of severe or very severe erosion
• Greasy Creek
• ≈3.17 km (2.0 miles) surveyed
• 16 sites determined of severe or very severe erosion
• Sandy Creek
• ≈6.63 km (4.1 miles) surveyed
• 22 sites determined of severe or very severe erosion
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Abundance
LSUP LSLO GCUP GCLO SCUP SCLO0
100
200
300
400
500
Sample Site
Mac
roin
vert
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te
Abun
danc
e
LSUP LSLO GCUP GCLO SCUP SCLO0
50100150200250300350400450500
Sample Site
Mac
roin
vert
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te
Abun
dace
Spring 2009
Low: SCLO (21)High: GCLO (456)
Fall 2009
Low: SCLO (135)High: LSUP (295)
Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT)
9
124
1
9
4
Spring 2009
1 or less: POOR
Between 2 and 5: MODERATE
More than 5: GOOD
LSUP
LSLO
SCUP
SCLO
GCUP
GCLO
9 8
4 4
109
Fall 2009
Escherichia coli
LSUP LSLO GCUP GCLO SCUP SCLO0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
20092010
Collection Site
Mea
n Co
ncen
trati
on (C
FU/L
)
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