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Water Quality Studies Chehalis Basin Strategy: Reducing Flood Damage and Enhancing Aquatic Species Technical Workshop Olympia, Washington October 31, 2013
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Outline
•Summary of past water quality studies •Objectives of the water quality study • Study overview • Preliminary results • Other ongoing tasks
– Riparian shade surveys – Infra-red flight surveys
• Remaining water quality tasks
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Historical Water Quality Issues in the Chehalis Basin
• Chehalis River above Newaukum River confluence – Temperature – Fecal coliforms
• Chehalis - Centralia Reach – DO – BOD – Ammonia-N
• Black River – Total phosphorus – Dissolved oxygen – Fecal coliform
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Existing TMDLs and Previous Studies
• From Chehalis River Multi-Parameter TMDL Water Quality Data Review (November 2010)
– Upper Chehalis Dissolved Oxygen TMDL, 26 segments (Jennings and Pickett 2000)
– Upper Chehalis Temperature TMDL, 19 segments (Ecology 2001) – Grays Harbor/Chehalis Fecal Coliform Bacteria TMDL, 23 segments (Rountry
and Pelletier 2001) – Upper Chehalis Fecal Coliform Bacteria TMDL, 17 segments (Ahmed and
Rountry 2004) – Upper Chehalis River Dry Season TMDL, 19 segments (Pickett 1994a) – Black River Wet Season Non-Point Source TMDL, 7 segments (Coots 1994) – Black River Dissolved Oxygen and Phosphorus TMDL, 3 segments (Pickett
1994) • USGS studies on groundwater (Ely et al. 2008; Gendaszek 2011) • Chehalis River Basin Fish Studies (Anchor QEA 2012)
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Data Gaps Identified in the 2012 Chehalis River Fish Study
• Additional water quality characterizations beyond TSS and BOD
• A need for improved characterization of thermal and nutrient loads from tributaries
• A need for improved characterization of groundwater’s contribution to stream temperature
• Lack of riparian shading assessment • Meteorological data lacking in upper reaches
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Objectives and Study Design Water Quality Studies Chehalis Basin Strategy: Reducing Flood Damage and Enhancing Aquatic Species
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Water Quality Study Objectives
• Provide an evaluation of baseline water quality in the Chehalis River
• Provide a data set for model calibration – Refining existing water quality models, or – Develop new/improved models – Address data gaps identified in the 2012 fish study
• Data collection only during this phase • Provide fish biologists important data
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Water Quality Study Design
• Continuous temperature monitoring – 12 locations overall – Covers mainstem Chehalis River and major tributaries
• Synoptic low-flow water quality surveys – 3 surveys – Designed to measure nutrient and BOD loads
• Diurnal surveys at select locations – Characterizes daily fluctuations in dissolved oxygen, pH and
temperature
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Water Quality Study Design (continued)
• Depth profiles of water quality parameters at select locations
• Boat survey in Centralia reach • Historically problematic reach with thermal stratification and low
DO in summer • Characterization of the DO and temperature regime
• Groundwater temperature surveys • To provide an estimate of temperature mitigation in gaining
reaches • Focus primarily on mainstem reach above Newaukum River
confluence
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Other Program Elements to Support Water Quality Modeling • Riparian shade surveys
– Review of LiDAR data to identify vegetation type and density – Field surveys in May 2014 to ground truth (using hemi-view) vegetation
type and canopy density classifications – Assessments will provide inputs needed for temperature modeling
• Adding meteorological sensors to rain gage on Chehalis River near Thrash Creek – Will provide wind speed and direction, dew point temperature, and
incident solar radiation – Data available to public through early warning system website
• FLIR thermal imaging
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Surface Water Monitoring Locations
Groundwater Monitoring Locations
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Water Quality Study Schedule Task Jul-2013 Aug-2013 Sep-2013 Oct-2013 Jul-2014
Tidbit Deployment and Temperature Data
Download
Deployed week of
7/29
Downloaded during second low-flow water quality survey
Downloaded and reset if
needed Download during
WQ Survey Synoptic Low Flow Water Quality Monitoring and
Flow Measurements
First of three completed
week of 8/5
Second of three completed week
of 9/16 Third of three
Boat Survey on the Centralia Reach
Planned for mid- to late July
Groundwater Surveys
First of three surveys
completed 9/4-9/6
Second of three
completed 10/14 – 10/16 Third of three
FLIR Flight Surveys Partially
completed TBD
• A draft Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) was submitted in August • A revised plan was approved by Ecology on October 10, 2013
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Preliminary Findings Water Quality Studies Chehalis Basin Strategy: Reducing Flood Damage and Enhancing Aquatic Species
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7-Day Average of Daily Maximum (7-DADmax) Temperature: Mainstem
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7-DADmax Temperature: Tributaries
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Verification of Temperature Tidbit Measurements
• Tidbit measurements paired and compared against field measurements
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Synoptic Surveys: Flow Measurements
Tributaries measurements are shown with open symbols
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Synoptic Surveys: pH
• Open symbols shown for tributaries • Water quality criteria for tributary are
shown as crosses, where applicable
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Synoptic Surveys: Dissolved Oxygen
• Open symbols shown for tributaries • Water quality criteria for tributary are
shown as crosses, where applicable
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Synoptic Surveys: BOD
• Open symbols shown for tributaries • Analytical values below reporting limit
are shown in black
Reporting Limit
Reporting Limit
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Synoptic Surveys: TKN and Ammonia
• Open symbols shown for tributaries • Analytical values below reporting limit
are shown in black • September samples were analyzed
at a lab that is authorized for lower reporting limits:
• Range for ammonia: ND (RL=0.01 mg/L) to 0.518 mg/L
Reporting Limit Reporting Limit
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Synoptic Surveys: Nitrite + Nitrate
• Open symbols shown for tributaries
• Analytical values below reporting limit are shown in black
• September samples were analyzed at a lab that is authorized for lower reporting limits:
• Range for nitrite + nitrate: 0.012 mg/L to 0.591 mg/L
Reporting Limit
Reporting Limit
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Synoptic Surveys: Orthophosphate
• Open symbols shown for tributaries
• Analytical values below reporting limit are shown in black
Reporting Limit
Reporting Limit
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Synoptic Surveys: Total Dissolved Phosphorus
Reporting Limit
Reporting Limit
• Open symbols shown for tributaries
• Analytical values below reporting limit are shown in black
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Synoptic Surveys: Total Phosphorus
• Open symbols shown for tributaries
• Analytical values below reporting limit are shown in black
• September samples were analyzed at a lab that is authorized for lower reporting limits:
– Range for total phosphorus: ND (RL=0.008 mg/L) to 0.21 mg/L
Reporting Limit
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Synoptic Surveys: Chlorophyll-a
• Open symbols shown for tributaries
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Synoptic Surveys: Turbidity
• Open symbols shown for tributaries
• Water quality criteria for tributary are shown as crosses, where applicable
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Synoptic Surveys: Total Suspended Solids
• Open symbols shown for tributaries
• Analytical values below reporting limit are shown in black
Reporting Limit
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Diurnal Measurements: Temperature
August September
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Diurnal Measurements: DO
August September
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Diurnal Measurements: pH
August September
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Diurnal Measurements: Turbidity
August September
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Diurnal Measurements: Chlorophyll-a
August September
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Depth Profiles in Centralia Reach: Temperature
August September
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Depth Profiles in Centralia Reach: DO
August September
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Depth Profiles in Centralia Reach: pH
August September
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Depth Profiles in Centralia Reach: Turbidity
August September
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Depth Profiles in Centralia Reach: Chlorophyll-a
September
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Groundwater Temperature
• Surveys conducted upstream of Newaukum River confluence
• Mostly domestic/agricultural water supply wells
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Thermal Infrared Surveys Water Quality Studies Chehalis Basin Strategy: Reducing Flood Damage and Enhancing Aquatic Species
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FLIR Survey Design
• Thermal imagery obtained through aerial survey using FLIR
• Useful for evaluating the distribution of water temperatures in the river and off-channel areas and prioritizing restoration opportunities
• Original scope called for acquisition of FLIR over 69,000 acres; to date 20,500 acres flown
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FLIR Capture Area
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Results
• Data provided to Environmental Technical Committee
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Summary and Next Steps Water Quality Studies Chehalis Basin Strategy: Reducing Flood Damage and Enhancing Aquatic Species
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Summary of Preliminary Findings from Water Quality Studies • 7-DADmax temperature above applicable criterion at all locations where
tidbits were placed – Exceedances primarily in August and September – Generally below applicable criterion in October
• Dissolved oxygen mostly meets the applicable criterion • No notable excursions over applicable criteria for pH and turbidity • Higher reporting limits confounded interpretations of nutrients
– 2014 surveys will use a lab with lower reporting limit – Low chlorophyll-a levels throughout suggest nutrients likely not an issue
• Depth profiles indicate mild stratification in Chehalis - Centralia Reach – Low DO levels recorded near sediments above confluence with Skookumchuck
• Groundwater temperature fairly constant between September and October surveys
– Ranged from 10 to 15 °C
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Upcoming Tasks
• Final summer low-flow synoptic survey in July 2014
• Riparian shade assessment • FLIR flight survey • Coordinate with fish biologists