Grantee Research Project Results
2002 Progress Report: Patroon Creek Watershed Monitoring, Management and Restoration Program
EPA Grant Number: R828578Title: Patroon Creek Watershed Monitoring, Management and Restoration Program
Investigators: Simcoe, William D. , Arnason, John , Sheehan, Peter
Current Investigators: Simcoe, William D. , Arnason, John , Davis, Nate
Institution: City of Albany, NY , W. Haywood Burns Environmental Education Center , The State University of New York
Current Institution: City of Albany, NY , The State University of New York , W. Haywood Burns Environmental Education Center
EPA Project Officer: Packard, Benjamin H
Project Period: November 30, 2001 through December 1, 2003
Project Period Covered by this Report: November 30, 2001 through December 1, 2002
Project Amount: $643,614
RFA: Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) (2001) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Environmental Statistics , Water , Aquatic Ecosystems , Air , Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration
Objective:
The objective of this research project is to collect water quality data along the Patroon Creek, identify pollutants that pose a hazard to public health, and post water quality data on the Internet and at public kiosks.
Progress Summary:
Weekly samples have been collected and tested by the project team since June 11, 2002. During the progress of the project, one source of contamination of the Patroon Creek by sewage has been identified and eliminated. Volunteers and students have participated in collecting samples. Computer equipment and software have been installed to host the project Web site and map and sample data. The project included installation of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gauging station and its maintenance over the project period. Data from the USGS gauging station are available on the Internet and are linked to our project Web site.
Future Activities:
We will continue weekly sampling. The data links between computer servers at W. Haywood Burns and the sampling and test data from the State University of New York–Albany will be completed, data will be linked to mapping, and two public kiosks will be purchased and installed.
Journal Articles:
No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 22 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
RFA, Scientific Discipline, Water, ECOSYSTEMS, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, estuarine research, Water & Watershed, Restoration, Monitoring/Modeling, Wet Weather Flows, Ecological Monitoring, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Environmental Monitoring, Ecological Risk Assessment, Ecology and Ecosystems, Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration, Watersheds, Mercury, monitoring, risk assessment, aquatic ecosystem, environmental restoration, wetlands, eutrophication, estuaries, watershed, downstream effects, precipitation monitoring, coastal zone, continuous monitoring, conservation, restoration strategies, aquatic degradation, hydrology, Patroon Creek, environmental stress, combined sewer overflows, environmental indicators, ecosystem health, ecosystem restoration, water quality, storm drainage, stormwater runoff, water management options, watershed assessment, contaminated waterfronts, groundwater pollution, real-time monitoring, watershed restorationRelevant Websites:
http://www.w-haywoodburns.org Exit
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv?01359133 Exit
Progress and Final Reports:
Original AbstractThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.