Water Quality Test Data
Name of Tester:
Joel and Jacki Clark Date:
Location : Little
Recent and Current Weather
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Almost daily afternoon
storms in area. Sunny and 91F today. |
Description of Area (Include plant and animal/insect
life)
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There is
a small number of minnows in the basin.
Lack of other fish could be attributed to the numerous people and pets
in the water and surrounding areas.
Grass is beginning to grow between the sidewalk and water. There is a lot of
algae present on submerged rocks. |
Description of Water (Include aquatic plant and
animal/fish life)
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The water is clear except
when the bottom is disturbed by swimmers.
The water level is low again. |
pH: 6.8 (6.5-8.5) Temperature: not
measured
TDS:
200 ppm ( <500
ppm) Nitrate: 2
ppm (< 10 ppm) Nitrite: 0 ppm (< 1 ppm)
DO: 1.5 ppm ( >2
ppm) Phosphate: .15 ppm (<0.1 ppm) Turbidity: 60+
(clear)
BOD: unavailable Flow: not
measured WQI:
45.75-72.33 which
is fair to
average
*Numbers in
parenthesis are acceptable limits.
Cave Species Counts:
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The cave was not entered. |
Date and Time of E. Coli Count:
Non-Fecal Coli (pink, light pink): 0/100 ml Other Bacteria (teal/pale/yellow/clear): 0/100
ml
Implications and questions: Because
we currently lack enough results to track trends, no true conclusions can be
wrought from the data. As more tests are
completed, trends should become visible.
While the bacterial counts were all zero, I have to doubt the validity
of the test. Further testing and
observation are needed.