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Lower Catawba River Basin - Stream and Lake Nutrient Water Quality Study : Final Report of the 2019 Study
Baumann, Matthew S. South Carolina Department of Health and Environemental Control, Bureau of Water
Baumann, Matthew S.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environemental Control, Bureau of Water
Abstract
During 2019, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) collected water quality data from six stream sites and 11 lake sites in the Lower Catawba River Basin located in north-central South Carolina. The field sampling program spanned 29 weeks from mid-April through the end of October and builds on studies conducted in previous years by stakeholder partners. Bolstered by years of data collected as part of DHEC’s ambient monitoring program, the comprehensive data set will assist in calibrating new watershed, lake hydrodynamic, and lake water quality models. The models will be used to inform the development of site-specific numeric nutrient criteria and a total maximum daily load aimed at addressing water quality impairments in the basin. Broadly, the objectives of the 2019 field study were to quantify nutrient loadings from the prevalent land use types in the basin and to resolve the relationship between physical and chemical conditions and ecological responses in Fishing Creek Reservoir and Lake Wateree, two hydroelectric reservoirs in the system. Samples were collected on a biweekly schedule for 18 unique chemical water quality parameters in the streams and at multiple depths in the lakes. In addition, total chlorophyll - a and photosynthetic pigment samples along with sensor-based vertical profiles for physical parameters were collected in the lakes. Monitoring systems to continuously record physical parameters at the surface were also deployed at two locations; one in the mid-lake area of Fishing Creek Reservoir and one in Lake Wateree off the Dutchman Creek lake arm.
Issue Date
2020-02
Keywords
Water--Pollution--South Carolina, Water--Pollution--Total maximum daily load--South Carolina
Type
Document
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