West Virginia CBP Non-tidal Network: 2006 Status Update West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection West Virginia Department of Agriculture USGS West Virginia Water Science Center
Primary Sites CY 2006 4 sites All sites sampled using CBP methods Patterson Creek near Headsville (USGS 01604500) South Branch Potomac River near Springfield (USGS 01608500) Cacapon river near Great Cacapon (USGS 01611500) Opequon Creek near Martinsburg (USGS 01616500) All sites sampled using CBP methods
Non-Tidal Primary Site Analytical Parameters Field parameters Water temperature Specific conductance pH Dissolved oxygen Total Nitrogen Dissolved Nitrate-Nitrite Dissolved Nitrite Dissolved Ammonium Total Phosphorus Dissolved Orthophosphorus Total Suspended Solids Suspended sediment concentration Sand/Fine split (1 storm sample per quarter)
Sample Summaries for CY05 and CY06 2005 Station Interval Storm PATTERSON CREEK NEAR HEADSVILLE, WV 7 1 SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD, WV CACAPON RIVER NEAR GREAT CACAPON, WV OPEQUON CREEK NEAR MARTINSBURG, WV 2006 12 6 5 4
Equipment History All equipment on hand at beginning of sampling.
CBP Method Implementation History All sites have been sampled using CBP methods from the start
2006 Challenges Funding stability Current WVDEP and USGS-WVWSC funding fairly safe.