LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

F. X. BROWNE, INC. PROGRESS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005

 

PA1012-46 - FY 1998 EPA GRANT PROJECT

Water Quality Monitoring – F. X. Browne, Inc. coordinated atmospheric deposition sampling with Karen Mandeville; received on dry deposition sample from Karen Mandeville; and conducted laboratory analysis on the sample.

Brochures – F. X. Browne, Inc. continued work on revisions to all of the brochures.

Project Management and Documentation - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued providing project management and documentation services. F. X. Browne, Inc. conducted the following tasks:  

  1. Prepared the progress reports for the project,

  1. Emailed and mailed the progress report to all Board Members,

  1. 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.        

PA1012-52 - FY 1999 EPA GRANT

Effectiveness of BMP Controls – F. X. Browne, Inc. worked with Karen to continue monitoring of the Bakker Marina BMP and the Carroll Krautter BMP.   

Update Management Plan – During September and October 2005, F. X. Browne, Inc. continued working on the Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management Plan update.

Create an Ecosystem – F. X. Browne, Inc. continued work on reviewing the draft Create-an-Ecosystem program.

Project Management and Documentation - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued providing project management and documentation services. F. X. Browne, Inc. conducted the following tasks:  

  1. Prepared the progress report for the project,
  1. Emailed and mailed the progress report to all Board Members,
  1. Changed progress report to pdf format and uploaded to the LWWMD website, and
  1. Provided overall project management services, including scheduling of task work, review of charges, and preparation

          of detailed invoice descriptions.

PA1012-55 - LWWMD GROWING GREENER PROJECT  

During September and early October, we continued with basic maintenance, including battery charging, rain gage clean-out, etc.  We monitored weather conditions to identify potential storm events.  We conducted a site visit to each sampling station to lower the enable points of the samplers to account for the low flows in the stream.  We collected samples on October 7-10 at all stations except for the Purdy Creek Station.  We reset the samplers so they are ready for the next rain event. The samples were taken to our laboratory for analysis.  Two dead trees fell on the Purdy Creek Station during the Oct. 7-10 sampling event.  We removed the trees and repaired the stream station.  The station was not damaged and is now operational.  On October 14th we pulled the samplers at the Main Stem and West Branch Stations as a protective measure against potential flooding.  These stations were reinstalled on October 17th and are now functional. 

Data from all stations were downloaded weekly (at a minimum).  Upon download, the data were 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. 

PA1012-58 - BMPs  

Billing Group 001 - Project Management  

  1. F. X. Browne, Inc. provided overall project management services for all of the active BMP design projects,
  1. Received and reviewed the September Board Meeting Minutes,
  1. Prepared a project status report for the September and October Board Meeting, and
  1. Discussed bidding the projects with Karen M.

Billing Group 005 – Emil Swingle Farm Project  

  1. Began work on revising bid documents.

Billing Group 006 – Pawlowski Farm Project  

  1. Provided construction observation services.

Billing Group 008 – Will Keating Farm Project  

  1. Began work on revising bid documents.

PA1012-63   2003 GENERAL ENGINEERING  

During the month of September 2005, F. X. Browne, Inc. performed the following tasks:  

1.                  Prepared for and attended the September Board meeting,  

2.                  Held telephone conversations with Karen Mandeville regarding various topics.

PA1012-64  2005 LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROJECT

F. X. Browne , Inc. coordinated the September 2005 sampling events for Lake Wallenpaupack .  On September 12, 2005 we collected surface, middle, and bottom water samples for chemical analysis at Station #3, and on September 26, 2005 , we collected surface, middle, and bottom water samples for chemical analysis at Stations #1, #3, and #5.  In addition, on each sampling date 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.  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, alkalinity (surface samples only), and pH.

A summary of the water quality data for September-October 2005 is provided in Appendix A.

 

Appendix A

 

Water Quality Data

For September and October 2005