LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

F. X. BROWNE, INC. PROGRESS REPORT FOR JULY-AUGUST 2005

 

 

PA1012-46 - FY 1998 EPA GRANT PROJECT

 

Water Quality Monitoring – F. X. Browne, Inc. installed the air monitoring station on PPL property near the dam in an optimal location to measure both dry and wet deposition.  Following installation, we discussed the monitoring procedures with Karen Mandeville so that monitoring may begin during August.

 

TMDL – F. X. Browne, Inc. made revisions to the change of scope letter to Fred Suffian and contacted Karen on several occasions to determine the status of Fred Suffian’s response to the letter.

 

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,

  2. Provided overall 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. began 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 July and early August, 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 and West Branch 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 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.  April data for all stations were added to the respective calculations spreadsheets created for this project.

 

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 June Board Meeting Minutes,

 

  1. Prepared a project status report for the July Board Meeting, and

 

  1. Discussed Landowner Agreements and bidding the projects with Karen Mandeville.

 

Billing Group 005 – Emil Swingle Farm Project

 

  1. Prepared for and attended pre-bid meeting, and

 

  1. Received and responded to Contractor questions.

 

Billing Group 008 – Will Keating Farm Project

 

  1. Prepared for and attended pre-bid meeting, and

 

  1. Received and responded to Contractor questions.

 

Billing Group 011 – Jim Keating Farm  Project

 

    1.   Discussed project with Karen Mandeville on several occasions.

 

 PA1012-63 – 2005 GENERAL ENGINEERING

 

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

 

     1.  Prepared for and attended the July Board meeting,

 

     2.  Received 11 beach samples from Karen Mandeville and ran E. Coli Bacteria laboratory analyses on the samples.  Two of the

          beach samples (Indian Rocks Upper Beach and Tanglewood Dock) exceeded the PADOH standards for E. Coli Bacteria on July

          8, 2005, and

 

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

 

PA1012-64  2005 LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROJECT

 

F. X. Browne, Inc. coordinated the July 2005 sampling events for Lake Wallenpaupack.  On July 5, 2005, we collected surface, middle, and bottom water samples for chemical analysis at Station #3, and on July 20, 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 June and July 2005 is provided in Appendix A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A

 

Water Quality Data

For July and August 2005