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Human Fecal Contamination Patterns in Tillamook Bay Watershed
Citation:
Zimmer-Faust, A. AND C. Brown. Human Fecal Contamination Patterns in Tillamook Bay Watershed. Meeting With Alex Manderson (Oregon Department of Agriculture, Newport, Oregon, July 05, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
Tillamook Bay is one of Oregon’s leading producers of shellfish for human consumption. However, high levels of fecal indicator bacteria that exceed state water quality standards often result in shellfish harvesting area closures leading to potential public health and economic burdens. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is responsible for conducting sanitary surveys which evaluate all environmental factors, including potential pollution sources that may influence water quality in shellfish growing areas. The ODA will be conducting a sanitary survey in Tillamook this summer and has requested a briefing on our microbial source tracking study in Tillamook for use in developing their sampling plan for this survey. This will allow them to focus their sampling in areas where we have detected human sources of fecal pollution.
Description:
The Oregon Department of Agriculture is responsible for conducting sanitary surveys to evaluate environmental factors , including potential pollution sources, which influence water quality in shellfish growing areas. We have been requested by Oregon Department of Agriculture to provide a briefing on microbial source tracking study we conducted in Tillamook Bay, Oregon. Oregon Department of Agriculture would like to use our microbial source tracking results to develop their sampling plan for the upcoming sanitary survey.