2. What is runoff water? Why is it bad?What is runoff water? Why is it bad? What is a rain garden and what does it do?What is a rain garden and what does it do? Where is this water supplied from?Where is this water supplied from? Why did I choose to do this?Why did I choose to do this? Before We Begin…

3. The purpose of my project was to create a rain garden and see if that would effect the quality of the water. I wanted to find out if, by removing invasive materials such as trash and planting native plants, the water quality would improve as set by GLOBE and stream sampling protocol.

4. I hypothesized that if native flora were planted and invasive materials removed, then the water quality would ultimately improve.

5. Materials Buckets Water testing kit (pH, chlorine, hardness, nitrites, sulfate, etc.) Plants (native, non-invasive) People to help with trash cleanup and planting process Planting utensils such as shovels

6. 1.Analyze the location 2.Map the location 3.Test the water 4.Research, research, research! 5.Plan day to clean up area 6.Test the water (again) 7.Clean up with MHS Outdoor Club 8.Test again 9. Create PowerPoint 10. Get plants to be planted 11. Plant with MHS Outdoor Club 12.Analyze change, pass project on to current HSTA member

7. Current Data April 12,2010 Free Chlorine- 0.0ppmFree Chlorine- 0.0ppm pH- 8pH- 8 Total alkalinity- 120ppmTotal alkalinity- 120ppm Total chlorine- 0ppmTotal chlorine- 0ppm Total hardness- 0ppmTotal hardness- 0ppm Nitrates- 0ppmNitrates- 0ppm Nitrites- 0ppmNitrites- 0ppm Iron- 0ppmIron- 0ppm Copper- 0ppmCopper- 0ppm Sulfates- 100ppmSulfates- 100ppm Hydrogen Sulfide- 0ppmHydrogen Sulfide- 0ppm Chloride- 500ppmChloride- 500ppm Temp- 14.4 degrees CTemp- 14.4 degrees C April 19, 2010 Free Chlorine- 0.0ppmFree Chlorine- 0.0ppm pH- 8pH- 8 Total alkalinity- 0ppmTotal alkalinity- 0ppm Total chlorine- 0.2ppmTotal chlorine- 0.2ppm Total hardness- 0ppmTotal hardness- 0ppm Nitrates- 0ppmNitrates- 0ppm Nitrites- 0ppmNitrites- 0ppm Iron- 0ppmIron- 0ppm Copper- 0ppmCopper- 0ppm Sulfates- 100ppmSulfates- 100ppm Hydrogen Sulfide- 0.2ppmHydrogen Sulfide- 0.2ppm Chloride- 400ppmChloride- 400ppm Temp.- 15.0 degrees CTemp.- 15.0 degrees C

8. What does it mean? Free Chlorine- kills bacteria, algae, pathogensFree Chlorine- kills bacteria, algae, pathogens pH- measure of the acidity/alkalinity of a solution; dissolved H+ ionspH- measure of the acidity/alkalinity of a solution; dissolved H+ ions Total alkalinity- total concentration of bases in waterTotal alkalinity- total concentration of bases in water Total hardness- sum of the dissolved Ca and Mg ionsTotal hardness- sum of the dissolved Ca and Mg ions Nitrite- a form of nitrogen that kills fishNitrite- a form of nitrogen that kills fish Nitrate- found in fertilizersNitrate- found in fertilizers Iron- toxic in large amountsIron- toxic in large amounts Copper- toxic in large amountsCopper- toxic in large amounts Sulfate- sulfur and oxygen; acts as a laxative to animalsSulfate- sulfur and oxygen; acts as a laxative to animals Hydrogen sulfide- flammable and poisonousHydrogen sulfide- flammable and poisonous Chloride- only allowed 250ppm for drinking water; road salt runoff; decreases oxygen and increases salinityChloride- only allowed 250ppm for drinking water; road salt runoff; decreases oxygen and increases salinity

15. High total alkalinityHigh total alkalinity High SulfateHigh Sulfate High ChlorideHigh Chloride What does this mean? Progress in Planting: What plants? When?Who? What I expect… Future Project…

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