Water Quality Sampling Report for 2005

For the first 6 samplings of the 2005 season, the E. coli and total coliforms levels have been the lowest that we have seen for this period in the 7 years that we have participated in the water quality monitoring program. This was a surprise to us because the water temperatures were the highest that we have seen, ever, several degrees above the average. In fact, it is likely that we will see an all time high for the annual mean high lake temperature. We have concluded that the weeks of cloudless weather and extremely high UV ratings kept bacterial counts relatively low. Also the lack of rain resulted in a near total lack of runoff water.

Date	Site1	Site 3	Site 4	Site 5	Site 6	Site 7	Site 8	Site 12	Site 13	Site 14
5-30-05	TC 55	TC 8	TC <3	TC %	TC 177	TC <3	TC <3	TC 43	TC 22
	EC 3	EC 3	EC <3	EC3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC 11
6-14-05	TC 206	TC 46	TC 226	TC>2424	TC 16	TC 219	TC 19	TC 22	TC 94	TC 76
	EC 136	EC <3	EC <3	EC 33	EC <3	EC 33	EC5	EC 13	EC 30	EC <3
6-27-05	TC>2424	TC 76	TC 3	TC 3	TC 3	TC 11	TC 8	TC 8	TC 43
	EC 559	EC 3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC 3
7-11-05	TC>2424	TC <3	TC 1370	TC 1370	TC 3	TC>2424	TC>2424	TC 3	TC 55
	EC 280	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC 19	EC <3 E	EC 5
7-18-05	TC>2424	TC 194	TC 28	TC 30	TC 22	TC 39	TC 19	TC 46	TC 110	TC 106
	EC 938	EC 5	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC 5	EC 8	EC 3	EC 3	EC <3
8-02-05	TC 79	TC 3	TC 16	TC>2424	TC 5	TC 59	TC 28	TC 33	TC39
	EC 65	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC 5	EC <3	EC 5	EC 13
8-15-05	TC 255	TC 28	TC 36	TC 22	TC 72	TC 136	TC 39	TC 49 T	TC 94
	EC 52	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3
9-06-05	TC 255	TC 858	TC 308	TC 25	TC 375	TC 30	TC 161	TC 280	TC 98	TC 28
	EC 156	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC 3	EC 8	EC 3
9-19-05	TC 43	TC 16	TC 11	TC 5	TC 36	TC 271	TC 16	TC 11	TC 14
	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC 3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC 5
10-12-05	TC 30	TC 28	TC 33	TC 19	TC <3	TC 13	TC <3	TC 196	TC 19
	EC 8	EC 3	EC <3	EC 3	EC<3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3	EC <3

The TC numbers indicate the most probable number of colony forming units of coliforms per 100 ml sample.

Coliform bacteria are introduced for the most part by warm blooded mammals. A moderate amount of total coliforms is considered a normal background level.

The EC numbers indicate the most probable number of colony forming units of E. Coli per 100 ml sample.

In this area E. coli is introduced almost entirely by human activity. Its presence usually indicates the presence of other serious pathogens.

 

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