LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
F. X. BROWNE, INC. PROGRESS REPORT FOR MARCH-APRIL 2004
Project Management and Documentation - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued providing project management and documentation services. We conducted the following tasks:
1. We prepared the progress reports for the project.
2. We emailed and mailed the progress report to all Board Members.
3. We changed progress report to .pdf format and uploaded to the LWWMD website.
We provided overall project management services, including scheduling of task work, review of charges, and preparation of detailed invoice descriptions.
PA1012-52 - FY 1999 EPA GRANT
Project Management and Documentation - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued providing project management and documentation services. We conducted the following tasks:
1. Prepared the March-April progress report for the project,
2. Emailed and mailed the progress report to all Board Members,
3. Changed progress report to pdf format and uploaded to the LWWMD website,
4. Provided overall project management services, including scheduling of task work, review of charges, and preparation of detailed invoice descriptions, and
5. Provided computer assistance to Karen Mandeville, as requested.
PA1012-55 - LWWMD GROWING GREENER PROJECT
During March 2004, F. X. Browne, Inc. continued with basic maintenance, including battery charging, rain gage clean-out, etc.
Data from all stations were downloaded weekly (at a minimum, with more frequent downloads occurring during the coldest weather in an effort not to lose data). Upon download, the data entered into their respective databases created by the Flowlink 4.15 software. All data were analyzed immediately upon download to ensure that the stations were working properly.
Billing Group 001 – Project Management - F. X. Browne, Inc. provided overall project management services for all of the active BMP design projects, and obtained a copy of the NRCS design standards for agricultural BMP projects to serve as a reference in the design of all agricultural BMP projects.
Billing Group 002 - Krautter Farm – No work was completed for this task.
Billing Group 005, 008, and 009 – Swingle Farm, Will Keating Farm, and Bill Whermann Farm - During the month of March, F. X. Browne, Inc. met to discuss the required contract document changes as specified by the EPA. F. X. Browne, Inc. reviewed the Code of Federal Regulations and determined the language for necessary changes to the documents. The existing documents, specifically the Table of Contents, Notice to Bidders, Instructions for Bidders, and General Conditions were revised and reprinted. A bid bond specification was drawn up and inserted into each set of documents.
Billing
Group 006 – Pawlowski Farm
– During
the month of March, F. X. Browne, Inc. compiled and submitted the Erosion and
Sediment Control Plan to the Wayne Conservation District, and revised the
contract documents for the Pawloski Agricultural Waste Facility BMP.
The erosion and sediment control plan narrative was written, the streams
surrounding the project area were identified, Chapter 93 stream and receiving
water status was verified, and the riprap apron was designed and sized.
Changes to the plans were discussed and the plans were changed per the
edits. Labels, a cleanout detail,
and text were added to the plans for clarification.
The complete Erosion and Sediment Control Plan was sent to the Wayne
Conservation District on March 12th, 2004.
F. X. Browne, Inc. met to discuss the required changes to contract documents as specified by the EPA and NRCS. We discussed the design with Ken Harvey of the NRCS. F. X. Browne, Inc. began revising the documents by consulting the Code of Federal Regulations and reviewing the NRCS standards applicable to the project.
Billing Group 011 – James Keating Farm – No work was completed for this task.
Billing Group 013 – Bob Lesniak Farm BMP Project - F. X. Browne, Inc. attended a meeting at the Lesniak Farm on March 15th at the request of Karen Mandeville, assisted Ken Harvey of the NRCS with surveying work on March 18th so that he could complete his design, and began work on the preparation of the bidding documents for this project.
PA1012-60 2003 LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROJECT
During March 2004, F. X. Browne, Inc. completed all final data entry and statistical analyses for the 2003 lake monitoring program. We prepared all graphs and prepared a final draft of the update report for review. We made edits to the plan and made copies of the final version for distribution at the March Board Meeting.
During the month of March 2004, F. X. Browne, Inc. prepared for and attended the March 2004 LWWMD Board Meeting and discussed various project related topics with Karen Mandeville by telephone.
F. X. Browne, Inc. coordinated the March and April 2004 sampling event for Lake Wallenpaupack. On March 1, 2004 and April 21, 2004, we collected surface, middle, and bottom water samples for chemical analysis at Station #3. In addition, we collected photic zone composite samples for chlorophyll a and phytoplankton analyses. We also collected temperature and dissolved oxygen profile data at 1-meter intervals from the surface to the bottom. The water column was completely mixed, as evidenced by the thermal and dissolved oxygen profiles. We then transported all samples to our laboratory in Marshalls Creek and analyzed them for total phosphorus, dissolved reactive phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate/nitrite nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, total suspended solids, fecal coliform bacteria, fecal streptococci bacteria, alkalinity (surface samples only), and pH.
A summary of the March and April 2004 water quality data is provided in Appendix A.
Appendix A
Water Quality Data
