1. Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Non-Tidal Network Water Quality Stations 2011 Monitoring Update

2. Pennsylvania’s monitoring is a collaboration between PA DEP, SRBC, and USGS.

3. PA 2011 Monitoring Stations 32 primary stations

5. 2011 Sampling Summary STATION #USGS GAGESTREAM NAME 2011 Routine Sample Goal # Routine Samples Collected 2011 Storm Sample Goal # Storm Samples Collected Total # of Samples Collected 20101576000SUSQUEHANNA RVR 12 8921 20401576787PEQUEA CRK 12 8517 21001574000WEST CONEWAGO CRK 12 8921 21201571500YELLOW BREECHES 12 8720 21401567000JUNIATA RVR 12 8719 21701558000LITTLE JUNIATA RVR 12 8517 22301562000RAYSTOWN BR JUNIATA 12 8921 22401556000FRANKSTOWN BR JUNIATA 12 8519 22901555000PENNS CRK 12 8720 24301568000SHERMAN CRK 12 8820 26301578475OCTORARO CRK 12 8618 26901573710CONEWAGO CRK 886311 27101570000CONODOGUINET CRK 12 8820 27201573560SWATARA CRK 12 8921 27301576754CONESTOGA RVR 12 8719 27801573695CONEWAGO CRK 33225 280015765195BIG SPRING RUN 33225 30101540500SUSQUEHANNA RVR 12118516 30201536500SUSQUEHANNA RVR 12118718 30501531500SUSQUEHANNA RVR 12 8618 31701534000TUNKHANNOCK CRK 12 8617 40101553500W BR SUSQUEHANNA RVR 12 8720 40401542500W BR SUSQUEHANNA RVR 12 8 719 41001549700PINE CRK 12118717 44501548005BALD EAGLE CRK 12 8719 44801549760W BR SUSQUEHANNA RVR 12 8719 50101614500CONOCOCHEAGUE CRK 1298718 50901613525LICKING CRK 1298920 51001613095TONOLOWAY CRK 12108618 51101619000ANTIETAM CRK 1298720 51201610155SIDELING HILL CRK 12108518 51301609000TOWN CRK 12108516

6. Nitrogen, Total and Dissolved Ammonia, Total and Dissolved Nitrate + Nitrite, Total and Dissolved Phosphorus, Total and Dissolved Orthophosphorus, Total and Dissolved Total Suspended Solids Suspended Sediment (SS, Sand, Fine) Total Dissolved Solids Total Organic Carbon Iron, Total Sulfate Chloride Nitrogen, Total and Dissolved Ammonia, Total and Dissolved Nitrate + Nitrite, Total and Dissolved Phosphorus, Total and Dissolved Orthophosphorus, Total and Dissolved Total Suspended Solids Suspended Sediment (SS, Sand, Fine) Total Dissolved Solids Total Organic Carbon Iron, Total Sulfate Chloride Nickel, Total Calcium, Total Copper, Total Aluminum, Total Manganese Lead, Total Zinc, Total Magnesium, Total pH Alkalinity Specific Conductivity Hardness Nickel, Total Calcium, Total Copper, Total Aluminum, Total Manganese Lead, Total Zinc, Total Magnesium, Total pH Alkalinity Specific Conductivity Hardness Parameters Analyzed at Non-Tidal Stations * pH, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity are taken in the field

7. Additional Parameters 13 stations in the Marcellus Shale region of PA - Sodium, Total - Strontium, Total - Osmotic Pressure - Bromide - Boron, Total - Selenium, Total - Barium, Total 9 stations also gather data for the Copper Biotic Ligand Model - Potassium - Dissolved Organic Carbon - Sodium, Total

8. Funding Sources All work for the Non-Tidal Network is now funded through the Chesapeake Bay Grant

9. 2011 Challenges Weather Tropical storm Lee ice high flows/safety Unexpected Leave missed samples Staff Turn Over training travel