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2. Median =100 cfu/100ml Avg. 567 cfu/100ml 2010

9. Summary 1.pH is elevated to extremes by severe suspended algal densities avg. pH = 8.4 (max 8.84 units). 2.Total Phosphorus Is low, avg 0.27 mg P/l, less than 0.3 mg/l targeted for urban rivers by OEPA. 3.Nitrate was high ~ 4.0 mg N/l, max 13 mg N/l from row crops. 4.N:P molar ratio was 18:1, > Richardson ratio of 14, with excess N. Algae likely P-limited. 5.Conductivity = 673 uS, max 1084 uS about normal for limestone bedrock. 6.Fecal coliforms = median 100, avg. 567, max = 14700 polluted.

10. This Year March to Nov. Pick some sites of interest to you. Get two bottles per site tonight and site descriptors. Join us on 3 rd Sat. of each month at 10:00 am for sample turn in and analysis. We will train you.

11. What’s New for 2011? We have received an equipment grant from Hamilton County Soil and Water District to buy all new meters and spectrophotometer, and supplies for 2011. We have applied for a public outreach grant from the same source to expand the public’s awareness of the watershed and its health.