west virginia department of agriculture water quality monitoring program 2009 photo by paul morley
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West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Water Quality Monitoring Program
2009
Photo by Paul Morley
Why Does the WV Department of Agriculture Collect Water
Samples???
Where Do We Sample?
How Do We Sample?
Sample Collection
Streams Sampled1 Time per Month
•North Fork of the South Branch•South Fork of the South Branch•Mill Creek (of the South Branch)•Patterson Creek•Sleepy Creek•Opequon Creek•Rockymarsh Run•Elks Run•Elks Branch•Bullskin Run
Streams Sampled 5 Times per Month
•Lost River•South Branch of the Potomac
Field Equipment
SonTek Flow Tracker Handheld ADV (Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter)
Lost River
Patterson Creek
Added Mill Creek 10 (March 2009)
All Water Quality Analysis Done at the WVDA Moorefield Laboratory
PARAMETERS
• pH• Temperature• Conductivity• Dissolved Oxygen• Nitrate• Nitrite• Ammonia Nitrogen• Ortho-Phosphate• Total Phosphorous• Turbidity• Total Suspended Solids• Fecal Coliform
DATA
As of July 1998 the Department has collected and analyzed nearly 26,000 samples
Paper or Plastic?• All “Field Data” is recorded on paper, then transferred to lab
computer• All Lab Data entered in computer• Field and Lab Data QA’d then transferred to final Excel File
Sample Site Waypoint ListComplete
GIS
• Staff using ARC GIS 9.2
Data Availability
• No Web Based system yet…….
• Data and Sample Site locations can be requested
Special Projects
Assisting USGS in Non Tidal Monitoring
Mill Creek (of the South Branch)
in cooperation withWest Virginia Conservation Agency
Lost Riverin cooperation withWest Virginia Conservation Agency
Bear’s Hell (Lost River Watershed)
in cooperation withWest Virginia Conservation AgencyStarting in April, 2009
Cullers Run Study
ATRAZINE
Outreach• Agriculture Day at the Legislature• Tri-County Fair• 4-H Camps• Watershed Celebration Day • Science Day Dorcas Elementary School
FUTURE
10-Year Report
For More Information
Contact:
Matt Monroe
Environmental Programs Supervisor
304.538.2397