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Results of Back Bay Nutrient Sampling, April 1986 - March 1987 by Ron Southwick District Fish Biologist and Mitchell D. Norman Supervising Fish Biologist Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries December, 1987

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Page 1: Results of Back Bay Nutrient Ron Southwick Virginia

Results of Back Bay NutrientSampling, April 1986 - March 1987

by

Ron SouthwickDistrict Fish Biologist

and

Mitchell D. NormanSupervising Fish Biologist

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

December, 1987

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INTRODUCTION

To determine nutrient levels in Back Bay, water samples were

collected monthly from April, 1986 through March, 1987. Surface

water samples were collected at six stations (Figure 1) and sent

to the Virginia Consolidated Laboratory for analyses. Parameters

monitored by the State Lab were suspended solids (total, volatile

and fixed), ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, total Kjeldalh nitrogen

and phosphorus (total and ortho). Other parameters which were

monitored in the field at the time of the collection were

salinity, conductivity, water temperature, Secchi disc

transparency, pH and turbidity. These results were reported by

Norman and Southwick (1987).

Overall, the nutrient levels in Back Bay were not

excessively high. Only suspended solids and total Kjeldalh

nitrogen surpassed or violated the EPA reference levels. Levels

for the basic nutrients (nitrate and phosphate) were well below

the EPA reference levels. Furthermore, the 1986 Virginia Water

Quality Assessment (S.W.C.B., 1986) reported the water quality in

Back Bay to be "good". Nutrient levels in Back Bay have changed

little since the early 1970's. Water samples collected by the

State Water Control Board from 1972 to 1975 showed that Total

Kjeldalh nitrogen and pH were the only parameters which violated

the EPA reference levels. However, levels for suspended solids

were not determined during that survey.

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RESULTS

Sol.j.ds Uota]̂ y.°l§til§ and F

Total suspended solids include 1) "Fixed" matter which is

inorganic colloidal clay and coarse suspensions of soil

particles, and 2>"Vo1 atile" matter which is made up of living and

dead organic matter.

Total suspended solids in Back Bay were very high during the

study period. The mean 1evel/station ranged from 57.3 mg/1 (Sta.

22) to 94.8 mg/1 (Sta. 5 and 20). Suspended solids were highest

from January through March when the level routinely exceeded 10O

mg/1 and frequently exceeded 2OO mg/1 (Figures 9-14). Values as

high as 294 mg/1 were detected (March, Sta. 20). The high level

of suspended solids during the Winter months was due to strong

wind induced wave action which kept the sediment in suspension.

The EPA reference level for suspended solids is SO mg/1

(Table 7). By comparison, the mean level of suspended

solids/station in Back Bay exceeded the EPA reference level at

two stations (# 5 and 2O) (Figure 2). Individual station

readings for suspended solids were generally below the EPA

reference level from April through December. However, during the

January—March period the individual- readings for suspended solids

exceeded the EPA reference level considerably - sometimes by a

factor of three.

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The cause for this high level of suspended solids

(turbidity) in Back Bay is two fold; 1) an abundance of inorganic

material in suspension and 2) an abundant phytoplankton

population (unpublished report, H.G. Marshall, 1987). Both of

these factors keep water clarity poor year around. Average

Secchi disc transparencies ranged from less than 5 inches to a

maximum of only 1*+ inches during the same period.

Volatile suspended solids ranged from a mean of 25.8 mg/1

(Sta. 22) to 3̂ .6 mg/1 (Sta. 20). The value for volatile

suspended solids was highest in February at each station except

#22 (Figures 15-20).

Fixed suspended solids ranged from a mean of 31.5 mg/1 (Sta.

22) to 60.3 mg/1 at (Sta. 20). Monthly values were consistently

higher during March (Figures 21-26).

Nitrate as Nitrogen

Nitrite does not appear to be a problem in Back Bay. Mean

nitrite level for each station ranged from 0.01 to 0.03 mg/1.

Many of the individual station readings were below the minimum

detectable level (0.01 mg/1) and are indicated with a "K" in

Tables 1-6. The EPA reference level for nitrite in natural

waters in 0.9 mg/1. Therefore, the nitrite levels in Back Bay

are well below the EPA standards (Figure 3). Nitrite levels of

natural waters are generally very low (Wetzel, 1983). Generally

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nitrite levels in Back Bay were lowest during the Spring and

highest during the Winter (Figures 27-32).

Nitrate as Nitrogen

Nitrate occurs in relatively small concentrations in

unpolluted waters (Reid, 1961). This nutrient is rapidly taken

up by plants (including phytoplankton). There is concern by some

that excessive nitrate from agricultural sources around Back Bay

is posing a problem in the bay. However, the data from this

survey indicate differently. Nitrate levels in Back Bay were

well below the EPA reference level of 0.9 mg/1 (Figure ̂ ).

Average nitrate readings/station ranged from 0.18 mg/1 (Sta. 5)

to 0.2^+ mg/1 (Sta. 20). Apparently the marsh vegetation and

phytoplankton in Back Bay utilize much of the nitrates entering

the system. This would account for the decrease in nitrate

levels from May through December, e.g. a period of increase

phytoplankton activity. Nitrates were very low (<0.05 mg/1) at

each station from May through January but increased appreciably

in February and March (Figures 33-38). This increase was

probably due to increased run-off from agricultural fields with

heavy rainfall during those months.

iQtal Kjel.da.lh Nitrogen HKN1

This form of nitrogen is present in soluable organic

compounds and as a constituent of living and dead particulate

organic matter. According to Boyd (1979), concentrations of

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organic nitrogen are usually well below 1.0 mg/1 in unpolluted

natural waters. The EPA reference level for TKN is 0.9 mg/1

(Table 7). Average TKN/station in Back Bay ranged from 2.3 to

2.8 mg/1 with three of the six stations having the same high

value. Levels of TKN in Back Bay violated the reference level in

all of the samples (Figure 5). This is a substantial increase

from the results of the 1972-75 SWCB study when TKN levels

exceeded the EPA reference level in only 11. V/. of the samples.

These high values in Back Bay are indicative of the high level of

biological productivity from the marsh vegetation and the

abundant phytop lank ton in the bay. As a general rule, TKN was

relatively low in April; then increased progressively through the

Summer to peak in August or September; then declined through

January; and then increase again through March (Figures 39-^4-).

Ammonj_a as Nitrogen

Ammonia is an end product of the bacterial decomposition of

organic matter and an excretory product of aquatic animals. At

high levels, ammonia can be detrimental to aquatic life. The EPA

reference level for ammonia is 0.89 mg/1 (Table 7). The mean

ammonia 1evel/station in Back Bay ranged from O.3E mg/1 (Sta. 1^)

to 0.^1 mg/1 (Sta. 3) and was, therefore, well below the EPA

reference level (Figure 6). Ammonia was generally low April

through November, then increased progressively each month to peak

in January—February, and then "crashed" to low values again by

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March (Figures ^5-50). High concentrations of ammonia occur

following phytoplankton die-offs (Boyd, et al . , 1975). This

could be an explanation for the increase in ammonia in Back Bay

from December through February.

Phosphorus is a key metabolic nutrient, and the supply of

this element often regulates the productivity of natural waters.

Concentrations of total phosphorus seldom exceed 1.0 mg/1 (Boyd,

1979). The EPA reference level for total phosphorus is 0.3 mg/1

(Table 7). The average level /stat ion for total phosphorus in

Back Bay ranged from 0.1S mg/1 (Sta. 22) to 0.15 mg/1 (Sta. 5 and

20) (Figure 7). At most stations, total phosphorus showed two

distinct peaks in a seasonal cycle (Figures 51-56). One peak was

in March-April; the other was in August.

Ortho phosphorus is the soluble and simplest form of

phosphorus found in natural waters, making it readily available

to plants. Concentrations of ortho phosphate are quite low and

usually no greater than 0.0005 to 0.02 mg/1 and seldom exceed O.I

mg/1 even in highly eutrophic waters (Boyd, 1979). The EPA

reference level for ortho phosphate is 0.1 mg/1 (Table 7).

Average values/station for ortho phosphorus in Back Bay ranged

from O.O4 to O.06 mg/1 (Figure 8). Although mean phosphorus

levels in Back Bay did not surpass the EPA reference level, some

sample values approached or equalled the reference level. At

most stations, ortho phosphorus was highest July through

September (Figures 57—62).

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LITERATURE CITED

Boyd, C.E., E.E. Prather, and R. W. Parks. 1975. Sudden

mortality of a massive phytoplank ton bloom. Weed Sci. ,

23:61-67

Boyd, Claude E. 1979. Water quality in warm water fish

ponds. Auburn University, Agri. Exp. Sta., 359 pg.

Marshall, H. G. 1987. Back Bay Phytoplank ton Study.

Va-DJ-F-58 (in preparation).

Norman, M. D. and Ron Southwick, 1987. Back Bay: Report on

salinity are Water Clarity in 1986. Department of Game

and Inland Fisheries. 30 pp

Reid, George K. 1961. Ecology of Inland waters and

Estuaries, ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York,

375 pp.

State Water Control Board. 1976. Water Quality Inventory

(305(b) Report). S.W.C.B. Info. Bull. 5E6. 361 pp.

Wetzel, Robert G. 1983. Limnology, ed. Saunders College

Publishing Philadelphia. 767 pp.

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List of Tables

Table 1. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected atStation 3, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Table 2. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected atStation 5, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Table 3. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected atStation 9, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Table 4. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected atStation 14, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Table 5. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected atStation 20, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Table 6. Nutrient levels (mg//l)determined from water samples collected atStation 22, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Table 7. Reference levels and source for selected water quality parameters.

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List of Figures

Figure 1. Map of Back Bay, Virginia showing the location of stations fornutrient analysis.

Figure 2. Comparison of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) in Back Bay (as meanof each station for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) wilhlEPA"Reference Level"

Figure 3. Comparison of Total Nitrite level (mg/1) in Back Bay (as meanof each station for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) with EPA"Reference Level".

Figure 4. Comparison of Total Nitrate (mg/1) in Back Bay (as mean of eachstation for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) with EPA "ReferenceLevel".

Figure 5. Comparison of Total Kjeldalh Nitrogen (mg/1) in Back Bay (asmean of each station for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) withEPA "Reference Level".

Figure 6. Comparison of Total Ammonia (mg/1) in Back Bay (as mean of eachstation for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) with EPA "ReferenceLevel".

Figure 7. Comparison of Total Phosphorus(mg/l) in Back Bay (as mean of eachstation for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) with EPA "ReferenceLevel".

Figure 8. Comparison of Total Ortho Phosphorus(mg/l) in Bck Bay (as mean ofeach station for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) with EPA"Reference Level".

Figure 9. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 3, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 10. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 5, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 11. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 9, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 12. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 14, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 13. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 20, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 14. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 22, BackBay from April, 1986 to Marach, 1987.

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Figure 15. Monthly level of Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 3,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 16. Monthly level of Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 5,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 17. Monthly level of Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 9,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March 1987.

Figure 18. Monthly level of Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 14,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 19. Monthly level of Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 20,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 20. Monthly level of Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 22,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 21. Monthly level of Fixed Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 3,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 22. Monthly level of Fixed Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 5,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 23. Monthly level of Fixed Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 9,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 24. Monthly level of Fixed Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 14,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 25. Monthly level of Fixed Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 20,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 26. Monthly level of Fixed Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 22,Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 27. Monthly level of Nitrite as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 3, BackBay, from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 28. Monthly level of Nitrite as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 5, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 29. Monthly level of Nitrite as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 9, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 30. Monthly level of Nitrite as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 14, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 31. Monthly level of Nitrite as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 20, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 32. Monthly level of Nitrite as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 22, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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Figure 33. Monthly level of Nitrate as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 3, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 34. Monthly level of Nitrate as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 5, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 35. Monthly level of Nitrate as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 9, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 36. Monthly level of Nitrate as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 14, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 37. Monthly level of Nitrate as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 20, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 38. Monthly level of Nitrate as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 22, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

'Figure 39. Monthly level of TKN (mg/1) at Station 3, Back Bay from April,1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 40. Monthly level of TKN (mg/1) at Station 5, Back Bay from April,1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 41. Monthly level of TKN (mg/1) at Station 9, Back Bay from April,1986, to March, 1987.

Figure 42. Monthly level of TKN (mg/1) at Station 14, Back Bay from April,1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 43. Monthly level of TKN (mg/1) at Station 20, Back Bay from April,1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 44. Monthly level of TKN (mg/1) at Station 22, Back Bay from April,1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 45. Monthly level of Ammonia as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 3, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 46. Monthly level of Ammonia as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 5, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 47. Monthly level of Ammonia as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 9, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 48. Monthly level of Ammonia as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 14, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 49. Monthly level of Ammonia as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 20, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 50. Monthly level of Ammonia as Nitrogen (mg/1) at Station 22, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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Figure 51. Monthly level of Total Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 3, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 52. Monthly level of Total Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 5, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 53. Monthly level of Total Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 9, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 54. Monthly level of Total Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 14, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 55. Monthly level of Total Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 20, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 56. Monthly level of Total Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 22, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 57. Monthly level of Ortho Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 3, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 58. Monthly level of Ortho Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 5, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 59. Monthly level of Ortho Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 9, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 60. Monthly level of Ortho Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 14, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 61. Monthly level of Ortho Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 20, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

Figure 62. Monthly level of Ortho Phosphorus as P (mg/1) at Station 22, BackBay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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Table 1. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected at Station 3, Back Bay from April, 1986 toMarch, 1987.

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Table 2. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected at Station 5, Back Bay from April, 1986to March, 1987.

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Table 3. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected at Station 9, Back Bay from April, 1986to March, 1987.

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4556

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474 3026

856 3396

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'76 369£

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830 396̂

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0,13

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0.05

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0,47

0.25

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1.1

1.8

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£.9

3.3

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3.7

2.4

3.5

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15

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22

£1

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Table 4. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected at Station 14, Back Bay from April, 1986to March, 1987.

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APRR96

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i£ 0.7 0.03

177 0,3 O.OE

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0.13 0.9

.05t 1.6

. OSK E

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,03K 3,3

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0,24 2.7

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0.03

0.03

0

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13

16

13

21

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£5

£3

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18

19

23

E0.8

Total 5. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected at Station 20, Back Bay from April, 1986to March, 1987.

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APRILS 5

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534

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364

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493

379

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10 0.1 O.Oi

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£ 0.1 0,02

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£6 ,10' 0.01

i£ 0,4 0.0:

52 0.6 0.02

101 0.3 0.02

72 0.1 0.02

31.5 0.33 0.01

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0.27

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1.5

1.9

2,9

3.2

E.B

2,4

I.3

2.,

£.3

2.6

1.8

2.3

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0.2 0

I,'- it -i. 1 V V

0.1 0

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0.2 0

0.1 0

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0

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Table 6. Nutrient levels (mg/1) determined from water samples collected at Station 22, Back Bay from April, 1986to March, 1987.

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PARAMETER

Orthophosphate (as P)

Total Phosphorus

Ammonia (as N)

Nitrite (as N)

Nitrate (as N)

Total Kjeldalh Nitrogen

REFERENCE LEVEL AND SOURCE

0.1 mg/1 -Nutrient*

0.3 mg/1 -Nutrient*

0.89 mg/1 -Aquatic Life **

0.9 mg/1 -Nutrient***

0.9 mg/1 -Nutrient***

0.9 mg/1 -Nutrient***

* Guidelines for Developing or Revising Water Quality Standards, EPA WaterPlanning Division, April 1973

** Criteria for Water Quality, EPA, 1973 (Section 304(a)(l) Guielines)***Biological Associated Problems in Freshwater Environments, FWPCA, 1966, pp 132-3

Source: Virginia State Water Control Board

Table 7. Reference levels and source for selected water quality parameters.

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LITTLE ISLAND CITYRtCRtATION AREA

Figure 1. Map of Back Bay, Virginia showing the location of stations for nutrient analysis,

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Figure 2. Comparison of Total Suspended "Solids (mg/1) in Back Bay (as mean ofeach station for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) with EPA "ReferenceLevel".

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tTTE (rnq/! as

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Figure 3. Comparison of Total Nitrite level (mg/1) in Back Bay (as mean of eachstation for period April, 1986 to March, 1987) with EPA "Reference level.

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NfT'RATE iVnn/i as N)

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I1'-*.!ITROGEN, Tot, K |eIclahi (mq/i)

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AMMONIA (mg/l as N)

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IORU3, ORTI 10 I'V

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STARTING DATE 86/4 /28 SAMPLE DATE

Figure 9. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1)at Station 3, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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TlH-

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STARTING DATE 86/4 728SAMPLE DATE

Figure 11. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) at Station 9,' Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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1M?

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Figure 12. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 14, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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1987

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STARTING DATE 86/4 728SAMPLE DATE

Figure 13. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 20, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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E oo 4.

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Figure 14. Monthly level of Total Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 22, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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1987

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Figure 15. Monthly level of Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/1) at Station 3, Back Bay from April, 1986 to March, 1987.

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