Keywords:
STEERING COMMITTEE, COMMUNITY AWARENESS, STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT, INTERACTIVE GIS, CONSORTIUM, REMOTE SENSING, MIDWEST, AGRICULTURE, FEEDLOTS, HYDROLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY, WATER SUPPLY, GROUNDWATER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, FTP, ORACLE,
Related Organizations:
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Mailing Address
:University Station
Citation
:Brookings
State
:SD
Zip Code
:57007
Project Information:
Approach
:Continuous real-time water quality monitors will be installed at three USGS
gauging stations to provide information on water quality in the Big Sioux River
with instrumentation to measure specific conductance, pH, water temperature,
dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and nitrate concentration. Monitoring these
parameters will provide useful information concerning the ionic content of the
water, amounts of suspended materials, movement of nutrients through the basin,
and values of important variables that are critical to aquatic organisms.
Periodic water samples for analysis of nitrate and suspended-sediment
concentrations will be collected monthly at each station. Samples for
semi-quantitative analysis of triazine-herbicide concentration by immunoassay
will be collected six times per year at each station, during the period April
through July to monitor pre- and post-application concentrations.
Water quality and water quantity data (stage/discharge) that is being
collected through on-going projects within the watershed will be supplied by the
partnering agencies. Chemical parameters being analyzed include ammonia,
nitrate, total suspended solids, total phosphorus, total dissolved phosphorus,
TKN and total solids. Fecal coliform is also analyzed. Field readings of
temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and conductivity are also being
taken. The city actively samples Big Sioux River water five days a week for
several parameters including pH, alkalinity, hardness (total, calcium, and
magnesium), turbidity, temperature, total dissolved solids, color, iron,
manganese, fluoride, chloride, nitrate, nitrite, bromide and sulfate. In
addition, total organic carbon and UV-254 are sampled weekly. Samples for
microbiological parameters are collected on a monthly basis that includes total
and fecal coliforms, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia. Quarterly analysis of select
herbicides and insecticides is also performed and will be m
Cost
:$572,976.00
Research Component
:Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration
Project IDs:
ID Code
:R828575
Project type
:EPA Grant