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South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study

South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study. WQ Partnership Meeting March 15, 2007 Andrew Kolosseus 360-407-7543 akol461@ecy.wa.gov. The Problem. Goal of the Study. Determine how human activities (along with natural factors) affect low dissolved oxygen levels in South Puget Sound.

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South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study

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  1. South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study WQ Partnership Meeting March 15, 2007 Andrew Kolosseus 360-407-7543 akol461@ecy.wa.gov

  2. The Problem

  3. Goal of the Study Determine how human activities (along with natural factors) affect low dissolved oxygen levels in South Puget Sound. This study is part of Governor Gregoire’s long-term effort to protect Puget Sound

  4. Primary Issues • Fish need oxygen • Solve the problem before it gets worse • Nitrogen is the main pollutant that causes low dissolved oxygen levels

  5. Long Term If the study shows that something needs be done to protect dissolved oxygen levels in South Puget Sound, a plan of action that will result in clean water will be necessary.

  6. Involvement 1. Webpage www.ecy.wa.gov/puget_sound then click on “South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study” 2. ListServ 3. Technical Advisory Committee Next meeting: March 19

  7. Technical Advisory Committee Tribes WWTPs University Municipalities Counties Business Interests Conservation District Department of Health Environmental Groups Federal Government

  8. Why do we care about nitrogen? limited mixing From website: http://omp.gso.uri.edu/

  9. South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study Input Data Model Development What-if Scenarios

  10. Point source loads Nonpoint source loads Rivers/streams Groundwater Septic systems Fertilizer Atmospheric deposition 1. Collect data to set up model Input Data Model Development What-if Scenarios

  11. WWTPs currently monitored

  12. Current tributary monitoring

  13. Marine Data • Ambient monitoring • Monthly boundary sampling cruises • Depth profiles • Grab samples • Productivity • Currents (ADCP)

  14. South Sound Marine Stations

  15. Atmospheric Deposition • National Atmospheric Deposition Program • Hood Canal?? • South Sound Phase 1 Total Nitrogen loads: • 3 kg/d • (1.2 tons/yr) Ammonium (mg/l) Nitrate (mg/l) Nitrate (kg/ha)

  16. Meteorology • Wind • Precipitation • Cloud cover • Air temperature • Dewpoint temperature • Solar radiation Available rain data

  17. Septic systems, land cover effects • Included in river and stream monitoring (89% of the watersheds tributary to South Sound)

  18. 2a. Develop model to represent complex physical structure Input Data Model Development What-if Scenarios

  19. 2b. Develop model to represent water quality processes Input Data Model Development What-if Scenarios

  20. 2c. Compare model output to data Input Data Model Development What-if Scenarios

  21. 3. Apply model to various what-if scenarios Input Data What if nitrogen loads decrease? Model Development What-if Scenarios Will South Sound DO levels… … improve markedly? … remain low?

  22. South Puget Sound Phase 1 Direct Point Sources Watershed Inflows Pointvs.nonpoint Puyallup/Tacoma Deschutes/LOTT

  23. Expected Schedule • Data collection • Model development • Potential follow-up activities 2006-07 2007-09 2010-

  24. South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study Andrew Kolosseus 360-407-7543 akol461@ecy.wa.gov

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