Water Quality Studies of Beaver Creek and Turkey Creek
Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, held April 23-24, 2003, at the University of Georgia. Within the area served by the Middle Flint Regional Development Center at least 19 streams were placed on the 303(b)/303(d) list for 2002. A commonly violated criterion has been fecal co...
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ftgeorgiatech:oai:repository.gatech.edu:1853/48389 2024-06-02T08:04:14+00:00 Water Quality Studies of Beaver Creek and Turkey Creek Elder, Elisabeth D. Carter, Chelsea K. Wieszalski, Theresa E. Georgia Southwestern State University. Dept. of Biology State University of West Georgia Georgia Southwestern State University. School of Nursing Hatcher, Kathryn J. 2003-04 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1853/48389 en_US eng Georgia Institute of Technology Institute of Ecology GWRI2003. Monitoring and Flint River 0935835083 http://hdl.handle.net/1853/48389 Water resources management Water quality Water contamination Total maximum daily loads Beaver Creek Turkey Creek Text Proceedings 2003 ftgeorgiatech 2024-05-06T11:14:37Z Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, held April 23-24, 2003, at the University of Georgia. Within the area served by the Middle Flint Regional Development Center at least 19 streams were placed on the 303(b)/303(d) list for 2002. A commonly violated criterion has been fecal coliform numbers. Both Beaver and Turkey Creeks were listed as impaired for fecal coliform counts. In response to the listing of the streams and to facilitate development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), fecal coliform studies were undertaken on impaired segments of Turkey Creek and Beaver Creek, tributaries of the Flint River. Samples, collected from 3 locations in Beaver Creek and 4 locations in Turkey Creek for a four month period during the summer of 2002, were tested for fecal coliforms using the membrane filter technique. Data were collected for air temperature, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and rainfall. For both creeks, these parameters were largely stable during the study period. Rainfall was sporadic and limited. Within Beaver Creek, 2 of the 3 sampling locations generally met State and Federal requirements for fecal coliforms. Within Turkey Creek, all 4 sampling locations generally exceeded State and Federal requirements for fecal coliforms. Possible sources of fecal coliforms include agriculture and the large, diverse wildlife population. Further testing, based on targeted sampling, will be necessary to determine the exact sources of the fecal coliforms. Conference Object Beaver Creek Georgia Institute of Technology: SMARTech - Scholarly Materials and Research at Georgia Tech Flint ENVELOPE(-65.417,-65.417,-67.333,-67.333) |
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Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, held April 23-24, 2003, at the University of Georgia. Within the area served by the Middle Flint Regional Development Center at least 19 streams were placed on the 303(b)/303(d) list for 2002. A commonly violated criterion has been fecal coliform numbers. Both Beaver and Turkey Creeks were listed as impaired for fecal coliform counts. In response to the listing of the streams and to facilitate development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), fecal coliform studies were undertaken on impaired segments of Turkey Creek and Beaver Creek, tributaries of the Flint River. Samples, collected from 3 locations in Beaver Creek and 4 locations in Turkey Creek for a four month period during the summer of 2002, were tested for fecal coliforms using the membrane filter technique. Data were collected for air temperature, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and rainfall. For both creeks, these parameters were largely stable during the study period. Rainfall was sporadic and limited. Within Beaver Creek, 2 of the 3 sampling locations generally met State and Federal requirements for fecal coliforms. Within Turkey Creek, all 4 sampling locations generally exceeded State and Federal requirements for fecal coliforms. Possible sources of fecal coliforms include agriculture and the large, diverse wildlife population. Further testing, based on targeted sampling, will be necessary to determine the exact sources of the fecal coliforms. |
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