LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
F. X. BROWNE, INC. PROGRESS REPORT FOR AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2004
TMDL - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued providing assistance, as necessary, for the TMDL. We found several documents that Tetra Tech requested and sent the documents to them.
Brochures - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued work on the educational brochures. Draft copies of the watershed brochure and the stormwater management brochure were edited. Work continued on developing a draft copy of the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Brochure.
Project Management and Documentation - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued providing project management and documentation services. F. X. Browne, Inc. conducted the following tasks:
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
Update Management Plan - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued work on updating of the Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management Plan.
Community Assistance - F. X. Browne, Inc. updated the BMP GIS database and checked old project files for actual locations. F. X. Browne, Inc. developed and sent two BMP maps per Karens request for a newspaper article. F. X. Browne, Inc. also designed and plotted out a 3 panel display for Karen to use at the fair.
Project Management and Documentation - F. X. Browne, Inc. continued providing project management and documentation services. F. X. Browne, Inc. conducted the following tasks:
PA1012-55 - LWWMD GROWING GREENER PROJECT
During August 2004, F. X. Browne, Inc. continued with basic maintenance, including battery charging, rain gage clean-out, etc. Data from all stations were downloaded weekly. Upon download, the data was 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.
The sampler at the Purdy Creek Station experienced problems during the month of August and we had to send the sampler to ISCO to be repaired. The computer unit in the sampler died and would not initiate the pump so that samples could be collected. We worked with ISCO to cover this out-of-warranty repair which was only partially covered by ISCO. ISCO will be billing the LWWMD directly for a portion of the repairs. We installed one of our samplers at the Purdy Creek station so that we would not loose any data. We programmed the sampler, manually downloaded data, as necessary (since there is no modem in our unit), and set the sampler to collect storm flows.
On August 4, 2004 and September 8, 2004, dry weather stream samples were collected at the six stream stations and each sample was analyzed for pH, alkalinity, specific conductance, total phosphorus, dissolved reactive phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, nitrate-nitrite nitrogen, and total suspended solids. All data were entered into an excel spreadsheet and reviewed for quality control purposes. We now have five dry weather sampling events.
On August 12, 2004 the samplers collected the first stormwater samples. The sampling event went well. We collected all samples collected from each station, composited the samples, as necessary, and conducted all lab analysis. We reset the samplers and continued with routine maintenance. On September 13, 2004, the samplers collected the second set of stormwater samples. All samples were composited and lab analyses were conducted.
1. F. X. Browne, Inc. provided overall project management services for all of the active BMP design projects.
Billing Group 005 Emil Swingle Farm - F. X. Browne, Inc. conducted the following tasks:
1. Wrote billing review work description for July,
2. Received E&S comment letter from Wayne Conservation District and faxed a copy to Karen Mandeville,
3. Conducted site visit to obtain additional field information,
4. Discussed design modifications with Mr. Swingle and Karen Mandeville,
5. Sized rip-rap apron to replace concrete splashblock,
6. Updated CAD file with design changes based on both site visit and E&S comments,
7. Added a temporary manure storage facility to the plan,
8. Added a riprap apron below the gutter,
9. Added grooving to the concrete barnyard area, and
10. Modified silt fence locations.
1. Wrote billing review work description for July,
2. Made all final revisions to the E&S plan,
3. Completed E&S application form and checklist, and
4. Sent revised plans to the Conservation District along with the required application fee.
1. Conducted site visit to discuss current plans with the farmer and to obtain additional field information,
2. Received and reviewed comment letter from Lackawanna County Conservation District,
3. Worked on revisions to the E&S Plan based on the site visit and comments from the Conservation District,
4. Discussed project modifications with the farmer,
5. Updated CAD files with plan revisions, including eliminating manifold system and filter box and changing proposed contours,
6. Prepared calculations for silt fence and roof runoff to gutter and sized pipe from the gutter, and
7. Called Ken Harvey for verbal approval of the changes.
Billing Group 009 Bill Whermann Farm F. X. Browne, Inc. conducted the following tasks:
1. Continued work on the design of the constructed wetland,
2. Updated and modified Hydraflow model to better simulate the hydraulics of the new wetland system,
3. Conducted site visit to obtain additional field information and to discuss preliminary plan with the farmer, and
4. Revised plans based on field visit and revised model information.
Billing Group 011 Jim Keating Farm F. X. Browne, Inc. conducted the following tasks:
1. Reviewed roof proposals from contractors,
2. Called Don Zook of Conestoga Buildings regarding roof design and faxed him our preliminary designs, and
3. Called Karen Mandeville regarding roof prices.
1. Conducted site visit at the request of Karen Mandeville,
2. Observed all construction work completed to date, and
3. Took photos of work for our records, and used some of the photos in the display that we made for the fair.
During the month of August 2004, F. X. Browne, Inc. prepared for and attended the August Board meeting and discussed various project related topics with Karen Mandeville by telephone.
F. X. Browne, Inc. coordinated the August and September 2004 sampling events for Lake Wallenpaupack. On August 2, 2004 and September 7, 2004 we collected surface, middle, and bottom water samples for chemical analysis at Station #3. On August 23, 2004 we collected surface, middle, and bottom water samples for chemical analysis at Stations #1, #3, and #5. In addition, we collected photic zone composite samples for chlorophyll a and phytoplankton analyses at all stations on all dates. We also collected temperature and dissolved oxygen profile data at 1-meter intervals from the surface to the bottom. We 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 August and September 2004 water quality data is provided in Appendix A.
Appendix A
Water Quality Data
