The Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition Of Jefferson County, West Virginia
Stream and River Water Monitoring 2012 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 Monitoring # Samples Lab fees per sample Total Mountain Streams 6 - Twice each month 144 Samples$50.00$ Shenandoah River 3 Locations 72 Samples$50.00$ Training 2 Sessions FOSR & WV DEP $ Total $11,450.00
Public Data Portal Ammonia Nitrate/Nitrite Orthophosphate Dissolved Oxygen pH Temperature Turbidity
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Budget Detail B. Peak flow Sediment Monitoring Equipment QuantityPriceTotal Campbell Scientific OBS-3+ Turbidity Sensor 5$1,000.00$5, Campbell Scientific CR-800 Data Logger 5$1,000.00$5, Marine Battery5$70.00$ Containment5$500.00$2, PC-400 Software2$350.00$ Total $13,550.00
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
Turbidity Sensor
Data Logger