Collaboration in Lake Water Quality Monitoring Bob R. Pohlad Carolyn L. Thomas.

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Collaboration in Lake Water Quality Monitoring Bob R. Pohlad Carolyn L. Thomas

Smith Mountain Lake, VA Photo By: Bob Pohlad

EREN Ecologists and Students and Citizen Scientists

Smith Mountain Lake Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program Sponsoring Organizations Smith Mountain Lake Association Ferrum College Appalachian Power Company Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Western Virginia Water Authority Bedford, Franklin & Pittsylvania Counties Tri County Lake Administrative Commission

Annual Reports Since 1987

Involvement Levels Basic – Turbidity with Secchi Disk readings and temperature Intermediate – Algal and Bacterial Sampling Advanced – Chemical Analysis for Trophic State Index Total Phosphorus Chlorophyll-a Secchi Depth

Involvement Levels Basic – Temperature and Turbidity with Secchi Disk readings

Involvement Levels Intermediate – Algal Population Sampling

Involvement Levels Intermediate – Bacterial Population Sampling

Involvement Levels Advanced - Trophic Status A.Trophic State Index (TSI) 1.Total Phosphorus 2.Chlorophyll-a 3.Secchi Depth

Involvement Levels Advanced - Trophic Status B. Depth Profile 1.Dissolved Oxygen 2.Temperature 3.pH?

Volunteer Monitoring Sampling Equipment for Chlorophyll-a

Integrated Water Sampling Technique Chlorophyll-a

Chlorophyll-a Analysis

In Situ Troll Probe™ and Rugged Reader ™ - Dissolved Oxygen

Phosphorus and Nitrogen Analysis LACHAT

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