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QualityAssuranceProjectPlanforSouthwestBranchRancocasEscherichia coli Screening Program

WatershedProtectionProject2015-16

QualityAssuranceProjectPlanApproval

Name: RolandWall,M.S.Title: ANS,PrincipalInvestigator

Signature: ___________________________________ Date_________Name: Dr.RichardHorwitzTitle: ANS,FisheriesPrincipalInvestigator

Signature: ___________________________________ Date_________Name: Dr.DavidVelinskyTitle: ANS,BiogeochemistryPrincipalInvestigator

Signature: ___________________________________ Date_________Name: Dr.DonCharlesTitle: ANS,PhycologyPrincipalInvestigator

Signature: ___________________________________ Date_________Name: Dr.JerryMeadTitle: ANS,GeomorphologyPrincipalInvestigator

Signature: ___________________________________ Date_________Name: Dr.StefanieKrollTitle: ANS,ProjectScienceDirector

Signature: ___________________________________ Date_________Name: DavidKeller,M.S.Title: ANS,FieldManager

Signature: _____________________ Date_________Name: PaulaZelanko,M.S.Title: ANS,BiogeochemistryLaboratoryManager

Signature: _____________________ Date_________

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SouthwestBranchRancocasStreamMonitoringQualityAssuranceProjectPlanThisdocumentwaspreparedtomeetQualityAssurance/QualityControl(QA/QC)requirementsforTheAssociationofNJEnvironmentalCommissionsbacteriascreeningcomponentofitsSouthwestBranchoftheRancocasSepticeducationproject.Itdocumentsthestandardoperatingproceduresandqualitycontrolmethodsusedinmonitoringtheprojectareastreams.ThisQA/QCworkplanispreparedusingasreferencetheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency’s(EPA)USEPARegion2GuidancefortheDevelopmentofQualityAssuranceProjectPlansforEnvironmentalMonitoringProjects(January22,2004)andtheAcademyofNaturalSciences&DrexelUniversityQualityAssuranceProjectPlanguidelines.

ContactInformation

Name ProgramTitle/Responsibility

JodyCarrara,ANJECCoordinator(609)-319-7237 ProgramManager

JodyCarrara,ANJECCoordinator QAOfficer

JodyCarrara,ANJECCoordinator

CherylReardon,ANJECCoordinator

Field/SamplingLeader

JenniferCoffey,ANJECExecutiveDirector

MendhamOffice:(973)-539-7547

NJDEPWaterQuality/QualityAssurance

VolunteerMonitoringCoordinator-

Signature:________________________________________________________________

Date:____________________________________________________________________

Signature:________________________________________________________________

Date:____________________________________________________________________

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TableofContents

QualityAssuranceProjectPlanApproval/ANSDU………………………………………………………………pg1ProjectContactInformation/NJDEPApproval……………………………………………………………………pg2

TableofContents………………………………………………………………………………………………………………pg3

ProjectDescription&Area…………………………………………………………………………………………………pg4

ProjectBackground……………………………………………………………………………………………………………pg5

NJDEPSurfaceWaterQualityStandards……………………………………………………………………………pg5

NJDEPAmbient&BiologicalMonitoring……………………………………………………………………………pg6-7

EveshamNJPDESPermits…………………………………………………………………………………………………..pg7

WaterQualityMonitoringSites…………………………………………………………………………………………pg7-8

Documentation&DataUse…….…………………………………………………………………………………………pg8

WaterSampleCollection&Equipment………………………………………………………………………………pg9-12

LiteratureCited………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….pg13

APPENDIX

DRWI-VisualHabitatAssessmentForm(2pages)………………………………………………………………A1,A2

MAPS-NickD’Ambrosio,GISP,DirectorofOperations,

TheNomadGroup………………………………………………………………………………………………………………B,C,D,E,F

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ProjectName:SouthwestBranchRancocasStreamMonitoringPlan/QAPP

ProjectDuration:Summer2015-Fall2016,continuingwithvolunteers

ProjectCoordinator:JodyCarrara/AssociationofNewJerseyEnvironmentalCommissions

Partners:FriendsoftheBlackRunPreserve&EveshamTownshipEnvironmentalCommission

SpecialTraining:Thisprojectusesseveralpartnerstoconductstreamsamplecollection.GrabsampletrainingforANJECcoordinatorandvolunteerswillbeprovidedbytheStonyBrook-MillstoneWatershedAssociationandtheQAPPoftheAcademyofNaturalSciences/NJDEPwillbefollowed.

ProjectDescription:

ANJECiseducatingresidentsinEveshamTownship/SouthwestBranchoftheRancocasaboutsepticmaintenanceandmethodstoensurewaterqualitystandardsaremet.LongtermstreammonitoringforEscherichiacoli,waterchemistry,temperatureandstreamflowatselectedsites,approvedbytheAcademyofNaturalSciencesandtheNJDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,willhelptoestablishabaselineandmeasureimprovementinwaterqualityastheprojectprogresses.RNASourcetrackingofE.coliinsampled“hotspots”willfurthertheprojectsgoalsofreducingsepticinfluenceonwaterquality.

In2014backgroundinformationwasgatheredontheSouthwestBranchoftheRancocasandANJECmetwithprojectpartnerstoexploretheBlackRunPreserveandenvirons.StreammonitoringforEcolilevelsin2015and2016,andresultingdata,willengagethemunicipalofficials,residentsandfurthertheirunderstandingoftheextentandcauseofstreamdegradation.ResidentswhoaremembersoftheFriendsoftheBlackRunPreservewillbetrainedinstreammonitoringaccordingtothisQAPPandassistinstreamsampling.

ProjectArea:

The142-km2SouthwestBranchstudybasindrainspartsofBurlingtonCountyandasmallportionofCamdenCounty.Fromwesttoeast,thethreemajorSouthwestBranchtributariesaretheSouthwestBranch(includingSharpsRun,BartonRun,andBlackRun),HaynesCreek(includingKettleRun,CedarRun,andseveralunnamedHaynesCreektributaries),andLittleCreek(includingBearSwampRiver).MostoftheforestedlandislocatedintheareasoftheBlackRun,KettleRun,CedarRun,andtheheadwaterareasofLittleCreek.Arelativelysmallpercentageofthestudybasinareaisagriculturalland.(EveshamEnvironmentalResourceInventory,DVRPC)

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Background

ManystudieshavebeenconductedtoascertainthehealthoftheRancocasCreekandtributaries.VariationsinwaterqualityasrelatedtolandusearedocumentedbyZampella1994,DowandZampella2000,Zampellaetal,2009.ThePinelandsCommissioninitiatedaLong-TermEnvironmentalMonitoringProgramandin2003supportedastudyoftheRancocasBasin:“TheSouthwestBranchstudybasinhadthelowestoverallecological-ratingsofthefourstudybasins.ThemajorityofSouthwestBranchmonitoringsiteswerecharacterizedbyelevatedpHandspecificconductancevalues.AcomparisonofhistoricaldatasetswithdatacollectedduringtheCommission’ssurveysuggeststhatpHhasincreasedatsomeSouthwestBranchsitesduringthepastthirtyyears.Disturbance-indicatorplantsandothernon-PinelandsplantspeciesdominatedthevegetationofmostSouthwestBranchsites.Althoughbiogeographymaybepartlyresponsibleforthesepatterns,non-Pinelandsvegetationwasassociatedwithalteredwaterquality.NonnativefishspeciesandbullfrogswerealsofoundatmostSouthwestBranchsurveysites.ThepresenceofbullfrogsatTauntonLake,wheretheyweregenerallyabsentthirtyyearsago,suggeststhatadramaticchangeinconditionsatthislakeoccurredoverthelastthreedecades.”(THERANCOCASCREEKBASIN:AREPORTTOTHEPINELANDSCOMMISSIONONTHESTATUSOFSELECTEDAQUATICANDWETLANDRESOURCES,R.Zampellaetal,2003

N.J.A.C.7:9B,NEWJERSEYSURFACEWATERQUALITYSTANDARDS(E.coli)

StatutoryAuthority:N.J.S.A.58:10A-1etseq.,58:11A-1etseq.,and13:1D-1etseq.Re-adopted:November16,2009(41N.J.R.4735(a))LastAmended–April4,2011(43N.J.R.833(a))ii.PrimaryContactRecreation:(1)Enterococcilevelsshallnotexceedageometricmeanof35/100ml,orasinglesamplemaximumof104/100ml.

(2)E.Colilevelsshallnotexceedageometricmeanof126/100mlorasinglesamplemaximumof235/100ml.

iii.SecondaryContactRecreation:(1)Fecalcoliformlevelsshallnotexceedageometricmeanof770/100ml. (2)Fecalcoliformlevelsshallnotexceedageometricmeanof1500/100ml. 2.Dissolvedoxygen(mg/L) i.Notlessthan7.0atanytime;

*E.ColiparametersforallFreshWatersinthestate(FW2),unlessahigherwaterqualitystandardisrequiredWATERQUALITYMONITORING/NJDEPThedeterminationofwhetherornotwaterqualityissufficienttomeetanassessmentunit’sdesignateduse(s)isbasedontestingresultsfromvariouswaterqualitymonitoringnetworks.Acrossthestate,NJDEPprimarilyreliesontwowaterqualitymonitoringnetworks:theAmbient

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StreamMonitoringNetwork(ASMN)andtheAmbientBiomonitoringNetwork(AMNET).NJDEPrunstheASMNnetworkincooperationwiththeU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS).Thisnetworkcontains115stationsthatmonitorfornutrients(i.e.phosphorousandnitrogen),bacteria,dissolvedoxygen,metals,sediments,chemical,andotherparameters.AMNET,whichisadministeredsolelybyNJDEP,evaluatesthehealthofaquaticlifeasabiologicalindicatorofwaterquality.Thisnetworkincludes820monitoringstationslocatedthroughoutthestate.Eachstationissampledonceeveryfiveyears.Thefirstroundofsamplingforallstationstookplacebetween1992and1996andasecondroundoccurredbetween1997and2001.Athirdroundofsamplingtookplacebetween2002and2006.(DVRPCERI)AmbientBiomonitoringNetworkTherearefourAMNETstationsinEvesham,whicharesampledevery5years.SeeTable14below.NJDEPmostrecentlysampledtheEveshamsitesinAugust2006.EachAMNETsitewastestedforthediversityoftheaquaticcommunitiesatthatsite–specifically,thebenthicmacroinvertebrates(bottom-dwellinginsects,worms,mollusks,andcrustaceansthatarelargeenoughtobeseenbythenakedeye).Thenumbersandtypesofspeciespresentaredirectlyrelatedtowaterquality.Asthepollutionlevelincreases,moresensitivespeciesdisappearfirst,followedbyothers.Asthesespecies“dropout,”thediversityofthecommunitydropsaswell.Benthicmacroinvertebratesamplingissimpleandinexpensive,andoffersaholisticindicationofoverallwaterquality.Sitescanbeclassifiedaseithernon-impaired,moderatelyimpaired,orseverelyimpairedforaquaticlifesupport.SamplesweretakeninEveshaminJulyandAugust2006.TheNJDEPrevisedtheclassificationsystemforthisroundofAMNETsamples.Thenewsystemdividedthestateintothreegeographicalareas:HighGradient(abovetheFallLine),LowGradient(CoastalPlainexcludingPinelands),andPinelands(theboundaryofthePinelandsNationalReserveplusa5kilometerbuffer).Thenewclassificationsystemhasseveralbenefits.IttakesintoaccountthatmacroinvertebratecommunitiesinNewJerseywereshowntohavestatisticallysignificantdifferencesbygeographicregion.Additionally,itrecognizesthatPinelandsstreamshavelowpHandconductivity,whichdonotresemblehighqualitystreamsinotherportionsofthestate.Forexample,tea-coloredstreamsinotherareasmightbeanindicationofpoorwaterquality,butinthePinelandsthisissimplyreflectiveofthehighironcontentofthesoil,aswellasthetanninsreleasedbysomeformsofvegetation,suchascedars.Finally,thePinelandsMacroinvertebrateIndex(PMI)hasafinerresolutionbecauseitgradesonascaleofexcellent,good,fairandpoor.AMNETBiologicalAssessmentScore-2006SiteIDStationNameWaterbodyImpairmentScore

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AN0162ElmwoodRdNexttoSTPSouthwestBrRancocasCk………………29.71AN0167HopewellRdOutofMarltonLkKettleRun……………………………….........42.09AN0165BraddockMillRdUNT(UnnamedTributary)BlackRun…………………………………….....58.17AN0164KettleRunRdPipe BlackRun………………………………..........76.61Source:NJDEP,BureauofFreshwaterandBiologicalMonitoringPinelandsMacroinvertebrateIndex(PMI)ScoreBiologicalAssessment<34Poor <56-34Fair <63-56Good ≥63ExcellentThepollutantofconcernfortheseTMDLsispathogens,thepresenceofwhichisindicatedbyelevatedconcentrationsoffecalcoliformandE.colibacteria.EveshamNJPDESPermitsSource:NJDEP,DVRPCPermitsforwastewatertreatmentanddischarge,andthefacilitylocations,areimportantforanalyzingwatersampletestdataandtheimplications.OurprojectfocusesonsepticsystemareasofEveshamTownship,howeverthelocationofsewertreatmentplantsisessentialtounderstandingthefullpicture.FacilityName EffectiveStartDate ExpirationDate DischargeCategory Status StreetAddressNJ0024031ELMWOODSTP6/11/07 5/31/2012 WastewaterBeneficialReuse260NELMWOODRD

NJ0024040WOODSTREAMSTP11/1/2008 10/31/2013 SanitaryWastewaterBRANDYWINEDR

NJG0089842SUNOCO#4-62841/1/2009 12/31/2013 GeneralPermitGWPetroProdRT70&OLDMARLTONPIKENJG0110108OWENS-CORNING 6/1/2007 5/31/2012 BasicIndustrialStormwaterGPKETTLERUNRDNJG0153451EVESHAMTWP 9/1/2005 2/28/2009TierAMunicipalStormwater 984TUCKERTONRD NJG0166014WOODSTREAMSTP10/1/2006 5/31/2011 WastewaterBeneficialReuseBRANDYWINEDRNJG0172278MONROEOFFICEPK10/1/2008 9/30/2012DentalFacilities(GP) 150EVESBOROMEDFORDRD.

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SELECTEDWATERQUALITYMONITORINGSITES

Thefollowingsites,notlocatedinEvesham’sSewerServiceArea,willbemonitoredaccordingtoAcademy of Natural Sciences Drexel University/NJDEP QAPP. These sites were chosen toascertaintheefficacyofsepticmanagementinthewatershedarea.Streamdataandlabresultswill be collected in a log book and shared with the municipal partners, Kirkwood-CohanseyClusterpartners,NJDEPandenteredintotheANSDUcomputerdatabank.

This projectwillmonitor the amountof E. coli in the selected streams,with the ambitionofidentifying the species responsible for elevated counts in the future, as conditions at themonitoring sites become better known. Specific stream locations were chosen by locationoutsideofthesewerserviceareaandalsofortheirdistancefromroadwaysandimmediatestormwaterrunoff.

BlackRun

AddresstoBlackRunPreserveParking:400KettleRunRoad,Evesham,NJ

Lat:39.844561NLong:74.897185WGPS:TBDLocation:FollowKettleRunRoadentrancetotheBlackRunPreserveTrail,followtrailtotherightthroughtheBlackRunPreservetothefirstbridgeHabitat:Deciduouswetlandandupland forest: BlackGum-Nyssa sylvatica, BlackWillow-Salixnigra,RedMaple-Acerrubrum

BartonsRun

Addressofbridge:133TauntonLakeRoad,Marlton,NJ

Lat:39.866322NLong:74.892025WGPS:TBD~133TauntonLakeRoad-atBridgelawns,deciduousforestHabitatTBD

DutchRoad/BartonBranch

Address:(approximateatbridge)239DutchRoad,Marlton,NJ

Lat:39.859572NLong:74.905346WGPS:ResidentiallawnDutchroad,secondbridge,septic,horsesHabitatTBD

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Awell-documentedarea/landmark/locationhasbeenmappedforeasyreplicationofthesamesamplingspotoverthespanofmanyyears.

PleaseseetheAppendixformapofsites

MONITORINGTIMETABLEE.colimonitoringandvisualassessmentsareconductedinthemonthsofMay,June/JulyandAugustwith5samplescollectedpersitepermonth.Twosampleswillbecollectedononedayandonesampleontheother3daysofthemonth.SamplesarecollectedonthefirstMondayofthemonth,weatherpermitting,firstcleardaythereafter.LabtestresultsandstreamsideassessmentsheetdatawillbesubmittedtoANSDUdatabaseinExcelformatthemonthfollowingsamplecollection.

Activity J F M A M J J A S O N DVolunteerTraining AsneededBacteriaSampling X X x X DataReporting X X MEASUREMENTQUALITYOBJECTIVESThefollowingtableillustratestheprecision,accuracy,andmeasurementrangeforthemonitoringprogram’stemperaturemeasurementsandsamplecollection.

Matrix Parameter Precision Accuracy MR*AmbientAir Temperature** +20% +0.5oC -5.0to50.0oCWater Temperature** +20% +0.5oC -5.0to50.0oCWater E.coli LabCertified *MR=MeasurementRange

INTENDEDUSEOFDATAANJEChasthefollowingprogramgoals:

1. TocharacterizethewaterqualityandE.colicountsintheSouthwestBranchoftheRancocas

2. Toinvolvecitizensinobserving,monitoring,recording,andreportingstreamconditions;

3. Tomotivatethepublicandlocaldecision-makerstoinitiatechangeintheiruseofthelandandsepticmanagementthatwillenhancewaterquality;(EveshamTownship&MedfordLakes)

4. ToprovidedatatotheAcademyofNaturalSciences&NewJerseyDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection;and

5. Toidentifyareaswheretherearesignificantbacteriaproblemsandmoreintense/speciesspecificmonitoringoffecalcoliformshouldbeperformed.

DOCUMENTATION&RECORDS

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Eachfielddatasheetmustbecompletedon-siteatthetimesamplingoccurs.Thesesheetsareusedtorecordinformationonecologicalconditionsaswellasanyunusualoccurrencesfound.AsampledatasheetisincludedinAppendixA.Datasheetsarereturnedtotheprojectcoordinatoralongwithwatersamplesfortransporttolab.Alogbookofsamplingdates,dataandeventuallabresultswillbekeptbytheprojectcoordinator.Achain-of-custodyform,includedinAppendixD,iscompletedwhenthesampleistransferredfromthevolunteer(s)totheProjectCoordinatoranddeliveredtothelab.Watersampleswillbehand-carriedtoaNewJerseyCertifiedLabi.e.NJAnalyticalbyJodyCarraraorANJECdesignee.

WATERSAMPLECOLLECTIONOVERVIEWWater chemistry will be sampled during the summer season of 2016. The following sampleidentifiers/samples/parameterswillbecollected/recordedatallsamplingsites:

1. Sampling site location: stream name, station number, specific location (distanceupstream or downstream of bridge, road, town, or other landmark), andlatitude/longitudeatthedownstreampointofthestudyreach.

2. Collectiondateandtime,namesofcollectors.3. Sitephysicalconditions:width,depth,currentspeed,substratetype,canopycover4. WaterchemistryperYSImeter:DissolvedOxygen(DO),pH,Conductivity,Temperature5. Biologicalassemblages:visiblewhencollectingagrabsample6. Photographs taken up- and downstream of collecting site and photograph number(s)

recorded.Waterchemistrysamplescollected,andon-sitedatarecorded,aslistedintheANSDUprotocol

EQUIPMENTNEEDSYSIMultiprobe2030-/shippedfromYSI100foottapemeasure3pairsofkneehighbootsNitrile/latexgloves(3streams,13volunteers)~100pairsofglovesStainlessRulerfielddatabookpermanentblackinkpenDeionizedWater(forblankwatertest)LargeZipLockBagsDisinfectingwipesMosquitorepellantChestWadersSAMPLECOLLECTIONPROCEDUREWatershouldbecollectedatthedownstreamportionofthestudyreachbeforeanyonehasenteredthestream.Ifanyportionofstreamreachisdisturbed,samplescanbetakenfromthe

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topofthereach.Acleanpairoflatexornitrileglovesmustbeputonatthebeginningofeachsamplecollection.AllsterilecollectionequipmentwillbeprovidedbytheNJStateCertifiedLab.Onesampleateachsite,aswellasblankandduplicatesampleswillbecollectedattherateindicatedbelow,andplacedonicefortransporttolab.Ifconditionsareencounteredwheretheabovemethodofsamplecollectionisconsideredtobedangerous(e.g.,duringhighflowevents),amodifiedtechniquewillbeusedwhichsampleswillbecompositedfromsubsamplestakenatrepresentativedepthsandlocationsalongthestreamtransect.Threesites@1sampleperday,(2samples(duplicate)persiteononedayofthemonthtocomplete5samplepermonthschedule.)Thefirstdayofsamplingseasonfieldstaffwillcollectonefieldblank.Thereafter,eachgroupof15samplespermonthwillalsocontainoneduplicateandoneblank.Atthebeginningoftheproject,andattheendofeachsamplingday,theYSIMultiprobewillbecalibratedpermanufacturer’sdirectionsasneeded.Sterilecollectionbottlesfromthelaboratorywill be retrieved each day and returned after sample collection to the lab. Multiprobe andequipmentwillbecleaned,driedandthenplacedintonewplasticZip-Locbagsforstorage.

BlankandDuplicateCollection:Twotypesofblankswillbecollectedduringtheproject.

Oneequipmentblank,containingDeionizedWater,willbecollectedaswellasonefieldblankonthefirstdayofcollectingduringthesummer:

1) EquipmentBlank:Collectedbetweensitesonthesamedayatarateof1blankper10samples.RinsesamplerthreetimeswithDIW,thenrinsetheinsideofthesamplerwithDIWintothesamplebottleenoughtimestoeventuallyfillthebottle.Placecubeonice.

2) FieldBlank:Collectedatthebeginningofthefirstfieldday.RinsesamplerthreetimeswithDIW,thenrinsetheinsideofthesamplerwithDIWintothesamplebottleenoughtimestoeventuallyfillthebottle.Placecubeonice.

3) Duplicate:Collectedatthesametimeassampleatarateof1duplicateper10samples.

Sample Preservation: Sterile laboratory bottles containingwater samplesmust be kept at 4degreesCelsius(±2degreesCelsius)aftercollectionuntilreceivedbythelab.Thesampleswillbereturnedtothelabonthesamedayascollection.

Guidelinesformeasurementofphysical/streamsidechemicalparameters(Tier1)DissolvedOxygen:MeasuredwithaYSI6000DMorequivalentsensorinsitu1mbelowwatersurfaceorjustbelowthewatersurfaceinriffles.pH:MeasuredwithaYSIMultiProbeorequivalentsensorinsitu1mbelowwatersurfaceorjustbelowthewatersurfaceinrifflesConductivity:MeasuredwithaYSIMultiProbeorequivalentsensorinsitu1mbelowwatersurfaceorjustbelowthewatersurfaceinriffles.Temperature:MeasuredwithaYSIMultiProbeorequivalentsensorinsitu1mbelowwatersurfaceorjustbelowthewatersurfaceinriffles.

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Speedofcurrent:Wherefeasible,currentspeedswillbemeasuredwithapre-calibratedcurrentmeter(e.g.,GlobalWaterFlow,Swoffer,Marsh-McBirney).Allcurrentmetercalibrationdatawillberecorded.Whenpre-calibratedcurrentmetersarenotavailable,ormeaningfulcurrentspeedmeasurescannotbeobtainedusingacurrentmeter(e.g.veryshallowwater),surfacecurrentspeedwillbemeasuredbytimingfloatingobjectsoverafixeddistance.Portionsofwoodentonguedepressorsorsimilarlowprofilefloatingobjectswillbetimedoveradistanceofoneormoremeters,andconvertedtocentimeterspersecond.Alternately,floatingdebrismaybemeasuredoveradistanceofoneormoremetersandconvertedtocentimeterspersecond.Timingisdonewithadigitalstopwatchaccurateto0.1second.SpeedofcurrentmeasuredinthiswaywillbeconsideredTier2.Depth:Depthwillbemeasuredusingastainlesssteelrule.Measurementswillbetakentoestimatetheundisturbedwatersurface(typicallythedownstreamsideoftherule),i.e.,theincreaseddepthontheupstreamsideoftherulewillnotbeincluded.Accuracywillbetoonecm.http://www.state.nj.us/dep/wms/bwqsa/vm/docs/visual_manual_2011.pdfClustergroupswillfollowtheNewJerseyDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection’s“StreamMonitoringManual”inaccordancewiththeNJDEPVolunteerMonitoringProgram,andwillfilloutandsubmitthemanual’sVisualAssessmentsection.Visualstreamassessmentswillbeconductedovera100-meterlongstreamreachinordertoestimatesubstratecomposition,channelmorphology,canopyandriparianzonecover.Theentirelengthofthereachmustbewalkedpriortofillingoutanyoftheassessmentforms(whichshouldbedoneaftersamplinganyfish,macroinvertebratesoralgae).Fortheintentsandpurposesofthisproject,theleftandrightbanksofthestreamwillbedeterminedbylookingdownstream,notupstreamasthe“StreamMonitoringManual”indicates.GeneralSheet.Siteidentificationdata,surveyteam,date,timeofdayandweatherconditions.Theassessmentalsoentailsestimatesofwaterconditions(odor,turbidity,surfacecoatingandstreamflow)anddescriptionsofstreamcharacteristics(woodydebris,aquaticvegetation,algae,litterandstructures).TheGeneralAssessmentsheetsalsoaskfornotesonlandusecharacteristicsandgeneralobservationsaboutfloraandfaunaatthesite.Finally,asitesketchshouldbedrawnwhichincludessuchinformationasstreamflow,roads,samplinglocations,andphotoandGPSreferences.Pipe&DrainageDitchSheet.Makenoteofanypipeswithinthereach,anddescribeitssize,type,location,flowandtheconditionofthestreambothatthepipeanddownstreamofit.StreamFlowWorksheet.Firstmeasurethewidthanddepthofrandomareasthroughouta20-footlengthofthestreamtodetermineanaveragewidthanddepth,andthentimehowlongittakesanobject(suchasastick,leaforball)tofloatdownthe20-footstreamsection.These

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measurementswillthenbeusedtocalculatetheareaofthestreamsectionincubicfeet,andthen,thevelocity(orflow)ofthestreamincubicfeetpersecond.LiteratureCited&Reviewed

EnvironmentalResourceInventoryfortheTownshipofEvesham,2009.DelawareValleyRegionalPlanningCommissionhttp://www.evesham-nj.org/pdf/ERI.pdfDow,C.L.andR.A.Zampella.2000.SpecificconductanceandpHasindicatorsofwatersheddisturbanceinstreamsoftheNewJerseyPinelands,USA.EnvironmentalManagement26:437-445.Zampella,R.A.1994.Characterizationofsurfacewaterqualityalongawatersheddisturbancegradient.WaterResourcesBulletin30:605-611.Zampella,R.A.andN.A.Procopio.2009.Landscapepatternsandwater-qualityrelationshipsinNewJerseyPinelandsstreams.PinelandsCommission,NewLisbon,NewJersey,USA.N.J.A.C.7:9BSurfaceWaterQualityStandardsStatutoryAuthority:N.J.S.A.58:10A-1etseq.,58:11A-1etseq.,and13:1D-1etseq.Re-adopted:November16,2009(41N.J.R.4735(a))LastAmended–April4,2011(43N.J.R.833(a))PinelandsCommissionComprehensiveManagementPlan-Specifically:PARTVIII-WATERQUALITYhttp://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/cmp/CMP.pdfPinelandsCommissionProposedAmendmenttotheComprehensiveManagementPlan-PowerPointEvesham-MedfordConservationPlanhttp://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/landuse/recent/medeves/Black%20Run%20Presentation%20(3.27.2015)(REVISED).pdf

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APPENDIX

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SWRancocasStreamMonitoringSubmissionID____________________GeneralSheet*SiteName/ID#:__________________________*WatershedManagementArea:_________*WaterbodyName:_______________________*County:__________________________*SegmentIdentificationBeginningatLatitude/Longitude:__________________________________________________EstimateofSegmentLength(aimfor100m):________________________________________*SurveyTeam:_____________________________________________________________________*Time:______________________*Date:________________________________*Today’sWeather:ClearPartlyCloudyOvercastLightRainSteadyRainHeavyRainSnowHeavySnowMeltAirTemperature:____________________WaterTemperature:_________________WaterDepth:_______________________Dayssincelastrain:__________________MeterReadings:DO________________Conductivity____________________pH____________________WaterConditions:Circlethetermthatfitsbestforeachcategory.Odor: NormalSewagePetroleumChemicalAnaerobic

(rotteneggs)OtherTurbidity: ClearSlightlyturbidTurbidSurfaceCoating: NoneOilyFoamScumOtherStreamFlow:m/sec______________________ SlowModerateSwiftCombination

AssessmentSheetLandUseCharacteristics-checkthefeaturespresentwithinviewingdistanceofthewaterResidentialRecreationalAgriculturalIndustrialHousesHikingTrailsCroplandIndustrialPlantsMaintainedLawnsParks,CampgroundsPasture

Mines/QuarriesConstructionAnglersLivestockUseOdors(fromfacility)Pipes,DrainsGolfing,ResortsOrchardsPowerPlantsDumpingMarinas

PoultryCommercialRoadsTrash/LitterFeedlotEvidenceofFireBridges/CausewaysWaterWithdrawalLoggingSewageTreatment

Comments:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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