LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT
F. X. BROWNE, INC. PROGRESS REPORT FOR
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2005
PA1012-46 - FY 1998 EPA
GRANT PROJECT
Water Quality Monitoring –
F. X. Browne
, Inc. met with
Karen Mandeville
to review the procedures for collecting dry and
wet deposition samples from the recently installed atmospheric deposition
sampler. One dry deposition sample
was collected and delivered to our laboratory for analysis.
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:
- Prepared
the progress reports for the project,
- Emailed
and mailed the progress report to all Board Members,
- 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
July 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:
- Prepared the progress
report for the project,
- Emailed and
mailed the progress report to all Board Members,
- Changed
progress report to pdf format and uploaded to the LWWMD website, and
- 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 August and early September,
we continued with basic maintenance, including battery charging, rain gage
clean-out, etc. We received repaired
parts damaged by past flooding and restored the Purdy Creek, West Branch, Main
Branch, and Mill Brook stations to full operation, including reprogramming and
reinstallation of in-stream probes and intakes.
Additionally, we had the phone line connection corrected at the Diamond
Run and West Branch station. The
probe and intake housing structures at all stations were cleared of sediment and
debris, and all stations were set-up to collect stormwater samples through phone
command.
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
- F.
X. Browne, Inc. provided overall project management services for all of the
active BMP design projects,
- Received
and reviewed the July Board Meeting Minutes,
- Prepared
a project status report for the July Board Meeting, and
- Discussed
bidding the projects with
Karen Mandeville
.
Billing Group 005 –
Emil Swingle Farm Project
- Responded
to contractor questions from Pioneer Construction Company and James T.
O'Hara, Inc.,
- Wrote
addendum for the Swingle project to change pole building warranty
requirements and provide further requirements for the fence.
Faxed addendum to bidders, and
- Emailed
cost estimate information to Karen Mandeville.
Billing Group 006 –
Pawlowski Farm Project
- Provided
construction observation services.
Billing Group 008 –
Will Keating Farm Project
- Responded
to contractor questions from Pioneer Construction Company and James T.
O'Hara, Inc., and
- Emailed cost estimate information to Karen
Mandeville.
PA1012-63
- 2005 GENERAL ENGINEERING
During the month of August
2005, F. X. Browne, Inc. performed the following taskS:
1. Prepared for and attended the August 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 August and September 2005
sampling events for
Lake
Wallenpaupack
. On
August 3, 2005
and
September 12, 2005
we collected surface, middle, and bottom water
samples for chemical analysis at Station #3, and on
August 24, 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 August and September 2005 is provided in
Appendix A.
Appendix
A
Water
Quality Data
For August and September 2005
