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| Title | Quality Assurance Project Plan: Samish Bay Fecal Coliform Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Study | |||
| Month-Year Published | March 2006 | |||
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| Short Description |
This is the quality assurance project plan for the Samish Bay Fecal Coliform Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Study. (Also see abstract below) | |||
| Publication Number | 06-03-102 | |||
| Author(s) | Swanson, T. | |||
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| Number of pages | 53 pp. | |||
| Keywords | assessment, bacteria, creek, environmental, fecal coliform, quality assurance, quality assurance project plan, river, stream, Total Maximum Daily Load, water | |||
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| Abstract | Long Description |
Samish River, Samish Bay, Friday Creek, Thomas Creek, Edison Slough, and an unnamed slough to Samish Bay have been listed by the state of Washington under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act for non-attainment of Washington State fecal coliform bacteria criteria. The listings are based on sampling done since 1993 by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), Washington State Department of Health, and Skagit Stream Team. EPA requires states to set priorities for cleaning up 303(d) listed waters and to establish a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for each. A TMDL entails an analysis of how much of a pollutant load a waterbody can assimilate without violating water quality standards. This Quality Assurance Project Plan describes the technical study that will monitor levels of fecal coliform bacteria in the Samish Bay watershed, and will form the basis for a proposal to allocate contaminant loads to sources. The study will be conducted by Ecology′s Environmental Assessment Program. |
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