alum creek research project
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Alum Creek Research Project
Scott FennamaAndrew Hill
Cassandra WoodwardPatrick Freeze
Ashley Reid
Overview Ashley
• Alum Creek– Land uses– Sources of flow– Potential influences on water quality
• Water Quality Problems (303(d) listing)
• Our investigations– What we did and how
• Conclusions and recommendations
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Scott
Water Quality Problems: 303(d)(Cassandra)
• What is the 303(d) list• Chemicals of concern• Standards (state of NV)• Who tests• Where the tests were done• What they showed
Our investigations (Andrew)
• What we did– Chemistry survey (TMWRF, YSI)– Microbiological– Flow– Soil moisture– Piezometers– Rain gages
• When we did it
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pH to Distance
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Results
• TMWRF
Chemistry survey
• Picture of YSI
Conclusions and recommendations
• Changes with downstream distance– increases in E. coli numbers– Increased flow– Increased temperature, pH – Chemistry results?
• Changes with flow regime– Difference in E. coli numbers– Chemistry results?
Potential Sources
Acknowledgements
• City of Reno (Lynell Garfield)• Caughlin Ranch Homeowner’s
Association (Randy and Mike Trubell)• Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation
Facility
Alum Creek
• Watershed map