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| Title | Water Quality in the Johnson Creek Watershed after the Implementation of Best Management Practices | |||
| Month-Year Published | June 1990 | |||
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| Short Description |
Monitoring was performed in the Johnson Creek watershed in 1988/89 to assess water quality as related to Class A standards, and to compare conditions to a 1980/81 pre-Best Management Practice study. Water quality in 1988/89 was found to violate Class A standards for dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, and pH. Fecal coliform, nitrate and total phosphorus concentrations increased significantly between the pre and post-BMP implementation studies, but turbidity decreased. It appears that manure continues to reach creeks in the watershed regardless of the BMPs; this may be predominately due to improper management techniques and/or non-participating farms. | |||
| Publication Number | 90-e16 | |||
| Author(s) | Dickes, B. and K. Merrill | |||
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Not maintained in stock. Copy must be made from archive version.
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| Number of pages | 50 pp. | |||
| Keywords | best management practice, creek, fecal coliform, implementation, monitoring, nitrate, pH, quality, study, water, water quality | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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