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The Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition of Jefferson County seeks $25,000 for stream and river water monitoring in 2012. The detailed budget includes funding for nitrogen, phosphorus, turbidity monitoring and sediment monitoring with specialized equipment. Community participation is essential with accessible public data portals for various parameters.
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The Blue Ridge Watershed CoalitionOf Jefferson County, West Virginia
Stream and River Water Monitoring2012 Funding Request • $10,000 Community Participation Grant Awarded - Senator John Unger • $15,000 Jefferson County Commission Requested for 2012 ________ $25,000 Total 2012 monitoring budget
Budget Detail: A. Friends of the Shenandoah River – Nitrogen/Phosphorus/Turbidity
Public Data Portal • Ammonia • Nitrate/Nitrite • Orthophosphate • Dissolved Oxygen • pH • Temperature • Turbidity
Budget Detail B. Peak flow Sediment Monitoring
Continuous Monitoring of sediment levels requires specialized equipment Campbell Scientific • OBS-3+ Turbidity Sensor Highly accurate – light diffraction sensor • CR-800 Data Logger Programmable logger - 200,000 data points stored – allows recording of sediment level every 15 seconds for 1 month