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2015 Lower Russian River and Estuary Water Quality Monitoring
Jeff ChurchSenior Environmental Specialist
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Flow
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Salin
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)Russian River at Brown's Pool - Salinity and Flow 2015
Brown's Pool bottom (9-10 meters) Flow
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Flow
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Tota
l col
iform
(MPN
)Total Coliform - Lower Russian River and Estuary - 2015
Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
Jenner
EPA TC Criteria
Hacienda Flow
Total Coliform exceedancesconstituted
3.8% of FRESHWATER
samples collected in 2015.
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Flow
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E. co
li (M
PN)
E. coli - Lower Russian River and Estuary - 2015
Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
Jenner
EPA E. coli criteria
Hacienda Flow
E. coli exceedancesconstituted
2.5% of ALL samples
collected in 2015.
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Flow
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Ente
roco
ccus
(MPN
)Enterococcus - Lower Russian River and Estuary - 2015
Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
EPA Entero Criteria
Hacienda Flow
Enterococcus exceedancesconstituted
15.2%of ALL samples
collected in 2015.
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Flow
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Tota
l Nitr
ogen
(mg/
L)Total Nitrogen - Lower Russian River and Estuary - 2015
Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
EPA TN Criteria
Hacienda Flow
Total Nitrogen exceedances
constituted 1.9% of FRESHWATER
samples collected in 2015.
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Flow
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Tota
l Nitr
ogen
(mg/
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Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
Jenner
EPA TN Criteria
Hacienda Flow
Total Nitrogen exceedances
constituted 13.1% of ALL
samples collected in 2015.
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Flow
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Tota
l Pho
spho
rus (
mg/
L)Total Phosphorus - Lower Russian River and Estuary - 2015
Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
EPA TP Criteria
Hacienda Flow
Total Phosphorus exceedances
constituted 86.5% of FRESHWATER
samples collected in 2015.
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Flow
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Tota
l Pho
spho
rus (
mg/
L)Total Phosphorus - Lower Russian River and Estuary - 2015
Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
Jenner
EPA TP Criteria
Hacienda Flow
Total Phosphorus exceedances
constituted 88.5% of ALL
samples collected in 2015.
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Chlo
roph
yll-a
(mg/
L)Chlorophyll a - Lower Russian River and Estuary - 2015
Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
Chlorophyll-a Criteria
Hacienda Flow
Chlorophyll aexceedances
constituted 26.0% of FRESHWATER
samples collected in 2015.
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Flow
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Chlo
roph
yll-a
(mg/
L)Chlorophyll a - Lower Russian River and Estuary - 2015
Closed Conditions
Dam Removal
Vacation Beach
Monte Rio
Patterson Point
Casini Ranch
Jenner
Chlorophyll-a Criteria
Hacienda Flow
Chlorophyll aexceedances
constituted 37.7% of ALL
samples collected in 2015.
2016 Estuary and MBA Monitoring
• Deploy datasondes in Estuary and MBA• Collect weekly grab samples for:
– Nutrients– Bacteria– Chlorophyll a (algae)
• Algae monitoring
2015 Lower Russian River and Estuary Water Quality Monitoring
Jeff ChurchSenior Environmental Specialist