LAKE
WALLENPAUPACK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
F.
X. BROWNE, INC. PROGRESS REPORT FOR JUNE-JULY 2005
PA1012-46
- FY 1998 EPA GRANT PROJECT
Water Quality Monitoring – F.
X. Browne, Inc. continued work on reestablishing the atmospheric deposition
sampling site. We received
permission from PPL to reinstall the sampler and began gathering equipment
needed for the reinstallation.
TMDL – F. X. Browne, Inc. finalized a time extension and funds
redistribution request letter to Fred Suffian and sent it to Karen for
submission to the EPA.
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,
- 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.
Create
an Ecosystem
– During June 2005,
F. X. Browne
, Inc. designed and completed a draft version of
the Sixth Grade Create-a-Wetland presentation.
F. X. Browne
, Inc. also made minor changes and refinements to
the other seven presentations.
F.
X. Browne, Inc. prepared presentation scripts, teacher’s handouts, and student
handouts (including book lists, internet links, and vocabulary lists) for all
eight presentations. We also produced draft versions of two hands-on activities
to accompany the seventh and eighth grade presentations.
All
eight of the draft presentations and accompanying materials were burned onto a
CD and sent to Dr. Browne for his review and comments. We
are currently reviewing the draft presentations.
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
June and early July, 2005 we finalized the spreadsheets that included the water
quality data, stream level data, stream flow data, and rain data for the
project. We updated the project
spreadsheets and performed general data calculations.
F. X. Browne
, Inc. also began writing the final technical
report for the project as well as the brief summary report for Growing Greener.
Additionally,
we met with Andy Schweitzer, the DEP Growing Greener Representative for this
project, gave him a tour of the sampling stations, and requested additional
funds and a time extension to complete the project.
As requested by Andy, we prepared a time extension and request for
additional funds for Karen’s signature that was sent to the DEP.
At the end of July, we received notice from the DEP that the project
would be extended until December 300, 2005 and they would give the District an
additional $12,000 to complete the project.
We
inventoried all of the stations, prepared a list of required repairs and
replacement parts that would be needed to get the samplers up and running,
returned several parts to ISCO to determine if they could be repaired or needed
to be replaced, discussed potential repairs and replacements with ISCO, and
placed an order for needed parts. We
received the parts and are planning to install the new parts and get the
samplers back online within the next two weeks.
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 June Board Meeting Minutes,
- Prepared
a project status report for the July Board Meeting, and
- Discussed
Landowner Agreements and bidding the projects with Karen M.
Billing
Group 005 – Emil Swingle Farm Project
- Made
minor changes to the plans based on comment from Emil Swingle.
Sent revisions to Karen so she could show Swingle and get agreement
signed,
- Modified
Contract Documents and Bidding Documents to account for bidding Swingle and
W. Keating
projects together,
- Coordinated
with Karen to establish bidding date, pre-bid meeting date, and bid opening
date,
- Made
15 copies of plans, specifications, contract documents, and bidding
documents and sent 10 copies to Karen for her use,
- Prepared
a Notice to Bid and sent to Karen for her use, and
- Received
and responded to Contractor questions.
Billing
Group 006 – John Pawlowski Farm Project
- Discussed
project on several occasions with Karen Mandeville.
Billing
Group 008 – Will Keating Farm Project
- Modified
Contract Documents and Bidding Documents to account for bidding Swingle and
W. Keating
projects together,
- Coordinated
with Karen to establish bidding date, pre-bid meeting date, and bid opening
date,
- Made
15 copies of plans, specifications, contract documents and bidding documents
and sent 10 copies to Karen for her use,
- Prepared
a Notice to Bid and sent to Karen for her use, and
- 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 June 2005, F. X. Browne, Inc. performed the following tasks:
1.
Prepared
for and attended the June Board meeting, and
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 June and July 2005
sampling events for
Lake
Wallenpaupack
. On
June 1, 2005
and
July 5, 2005
, we collected surface, middle, and bottom water samples for chemical
analysis at Station #3, and on
June 15, 2005
and
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
June and July 2005
