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| Title | Tributaries to Totten, Eld, and Little Skookum Inlets - Fecal Coliform Bacteria and Temperature Total Maximum Daily Load: Water Quality Improvement Report | |||
| Month-Year Published | March 2006 | |||
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
This TMDL study (water cleanup plan) was conducted in response to federal Clean Water Act 303(d) listings for fecal coliform bacteria in four tributaries to Totten Inlet (Pierre, Burns, Kennedy, and Schneider creeks), two tributaries to Eld Inlet (McLane and Perry creeks), and one tributary to Little Skookum Inlet (Skookum Creek). Target bacteria reductions were estimated for these tributaries using the roll-back method. The temperature listing for Skookum Creek is also addressed. A temperature listing for Kennedy Creek is deferred pending implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan. An Implementation Strategy is also included in this report. (Also see abstract below) | |||
| Publication Number | 06-03-007 | |||
| Author(s) | Ahmed, A. and C. Hempleman | |||
| Print Availability |
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| Number of pages | 98 + appendices (154 total) | |||
| Keywords | bacteria, conservation, creek, fecal coliform, habitat, implementation, model, report , resource, temperature, Total Maximum Daily Load, water quality | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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| Related Publications | Title | Relationship | ||
| Quality Assurance Project Plan: Tributaries to Totten, Eld, and Little Skookum Inlets Temperature and Fecal Coliform Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Study | similar topic | |||
| Abstract | Long Description |
Four tributaries to Totten Inlet (Pierre, Burns, Kennedy, and Schneider creeks), two tributaries to Eld Inlet (McLane and Perry creeks), and one tributary to Little Skookum Inlet (Skookum Creek) have been placed on the federal 303(d) list for not meeting Washington State′s water quality standard for fecal coliform bacteria. Kennedy Creek and Skookum Creek are also not meeting the state′s standards for temperature. This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of fecal coliform data collected over ten years (1994-2004) for many of these tributaries, and establishes target reductions to bring bacterial concentrations down to within water quality standards. The target reductions are based on the statistical roll-back method. A monitoring strategy is proposed to evaluate the effectiveness of the total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation measures. A temperature TMDL for the listed segment of Kennedy Creek will not be conducted at this time pending implementation of the Green Diamond Resource Company Habitat Conservation Plan. Temperature data gathered during the implementation of the Habitat Conservation Plan will be evaluated to establish the need for a TMDL in the listed segment. Substantial reductions in water temperatures in Skookum Creek are predicted for conditions with mature riparian vegetation. The temperature TMDL is based on data collected in 2004. Potential reduced temperatures are predicted to be less than the water quality standard of 16°C in all segments of the streams evaluated. Load allocations were developed for effective shade for segments of Skookum Creek using the QUAL2Kw model . |
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