Saturday, June 30, 2012

Carthage(MO) Spring River 319 Watershed Grant Project -approved

The Carthage(MO) Spring River 319 Watershed Grant Project was approved by Missouri Department of Natural Resources last week. The award amount was for $331,000, with a required match of $197,000. The Spring River Watershed Alliance will be meeting to review the terms and scope of the contract. This has been a collaborative project, including: the Jasper County Health Department, Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council, City of Carthage, Carthage Water and Electric Plant, Jasper County, University of Missouri Extension, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources and Conservation Service, Missouri Southern State University, and the Southwest Ozarks Stream Team Association (SWOST).

Grand Lake Watershed Council

The Grand Lake O' The Cherokee Watershed Council met in Miami, OK June 28. Representatives from Grand Lake Watershed Alliance Foundation, Environmental Task Force of Jasper and Newton Counties (MO), Wyandotte Nation, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Seneca Cayuga Tribe, Peoria Tribe, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Newton County (MO) Health Department, Elk River, Shoal Creek, Neosho Basin Advisory Council, Spring River WRAPS (KS), LaRussell Stream Team #2945 and Carthage Watershed 319 Project, attended. Each representative reported on activities in their watershed.

Monday, June 04, 2012

Body Contact is NOT Reccomended, May 31, 2012

The Jasper County Health Department has posted the results of their 05/31/2012 water quality testing on Spring River. Specifically, this is the number of Escherichia coli colonies per 100 milliliters of river water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that swimming and body contact is NOT recommended when the sample exceeds 235 E. coli colonies per 100 ml. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) recommends a maximum of 126 E. coli colonies per 100 ml. as the limit for "recreational" swimming and whole body contact, annually between April 1 and October 31.

The 05/31/2102 test results (E. coli colonies per 100 ml) indicated a level of:
Site1, Spring River at County Road 3, 1119.9
Site 2, Spring River at CR 85, 478.6
Site 3, Kellogg Lake-Carthage, 365.4
Site 4, Spring River at Francis Street-Carthage, 1986.3
Site 5, Spring River at Quake Mill on CL 216, 1413.6
Site 6, Spring River at CR 270, 1203.3
Site 7, Spring River at Kafir & State Line, 1299.7 .

For further information, contact:
Jasper County Health Department
105 Lincoln
Carthage, MO 64836
417/358-3111
417/358-0494 (fax)
moehra@lpha.dhss.mo.gov (e-mail)
877-879-9131 (toll free)
8:30 - 4:30 (hours)


E. coli Tests for Spring River, 2012

The Jasper County Health Department began testing for E. coli bacteria in Spring River in May 2007. They selected seven sites for weekly testing, including: Spring River at County Road 3 (referenced as SR1), Spring River at County Road 85 (SR2), Spring River at Kellogg Lake-Carthage (SR3), Spring River at Francis Street-Carthage (SR4), Spring River at Quaker Mill on County Lane 216 (SR5), and Spring River at Kafir and State Line (SR7). The following are test results for 2012.

The test results are shown as # of colonies of E. coli bacteria per 100 milliliters of river water. The data in Bold indicates that the # of colonies are in excess of the maximum recommended by the US EPA for bodily contact, which is 235 colonies of E. coli per 100 milliliter of water sampled. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) recommends a maximum of 126 E. coli colonies per 100 ml. as the limit for "recreational" swimming and whole body contact, annually between April 1 and October 31. The data is arranged by sampling site, with the latest data 'on top'.

Spring River at County Road 3 (SR1)
10/02/2012, 63.3
09/26/2012, 143
09/18/2012, 178.5
09/11/2012, 58.10
09/05/2012, 83.9
08/30/2012, 38.3
08/21/2012, 42.8
08/14/2012, 75.4
08/09/2012, sample error/no report
07/31/2012, 488.4
07/26/2012, 141.4
07/18/2012, 91
07/11/2012, 73.3
07/02.2012, 50.4
06/27/2012, 32.8
06/20/2012, 59.4
06/12/2012, 135.4
06/06/2012,  88.2
05/31/2012, 1119.9
05/22/2012, 38.6

Spring River at County Road 85 (SR2)
10/02/2012, 163.8
09/26/2012, 272.3
09/18/2012, 816.4
09/11/2012, 95.9 
09/05/2012, 1,299.7
08/30/2012, 113.4
08/21/2012, 110
08/14/2012, 55.4
08/09/2012, 57.3
07/31/2012, 290.9
07/26/2012, 116.2
07/18/2012, 105
07/11/2012, 25.6
07/02.2012, 61.3
06/27/2012, 74.8
06/20/2012, 106.3
06/12/2012, 148.3
06/06/2012, 214.3
05/31/2012, 478.6
05/22/2012, 73.3

Spring River at Kellogg Lake-Carthage (SR3)
10/02/2012, 139.1
09/26/2012, not readable
09/18/2012, 2419.6
09/11/2012, 71.2
09/05/2012, 82
08/29/2012, 86
08/21/2012, 23.8
08/14/2012, 30.5
08/09/2012, 2,419.6
07/31/2012, 25.9
07/26/2012, 40.8
07/18/2012, 68.3
07/11/2012, 52.9
07/02.2012, 81.3
06/27/2012, 83.3
06/20/2012, 488.4
06/12/2012, 110
06/06/2012, 83.6
05/31/2012, 365.4
05/22/2012, 42.6

Spring River at Francis Street-Carthage (SR4)
10/02/2012, 82
09/26/2012, not readable
09/18/2012, 1732.9
09/11/2012,110 
09/05/2012, 1,732.9
08/29/2012, 139.1
08/21/2012, 54.5
08/14/2012, 24.6
08/09/2012, 435.2
07/31/2012, 166.4
07/26/2012, 33.7
07/18/2012, 119.1
07/11/2012, 63.1
07/02.2012, 21.1
06/27/2012, 37.3
06/20/2012, 81.3
06/12/2012, 172.3
06/06/2012, 88.6
05/31/2012, 1,986.3
05/22/2012, 95.9

Spring River at Quaker Mill on County Lane 216 (SR5)
10/02/2012, 90.5
09/26/2012, 54.6
09/18/2012, 410.6
09/11/2012, 51.3
09/05/2012, 167
08/29/2012, 62
08/21/2012, 62.7
08/14/2012, 71.7
08/09/2012, 90.56
07/31/2012, 115.3
07/26/2012, 37.9
07/18/2012, 59.8
07/12/2012, 55.6
07/02.2012, 74.4
06/27/2012, 64.4
06/20/2012, 71.7
06/13/2012, 83
06/06/2012, 172.5
05/31/2012, 1,413.6
05/22/2012, 59.8

Spring River at County Road 270 (SR6)
10/02/2012, 38.4
09/26/2012, 49.6
09/18/2012, 249.5
09/11/2012, 50.4
09/05/2012, 125.9
08/29/2012, 42
08/21/2012, 21.3
08/14/2012, 33.1
08/09/2012, 35.0
07/31/2012, 43.9
07/26/2012, 21.3
07/18/2012, 52.1
07/12/2012, 30.5
07/02.2012, 36.4
06/27/2012, 20.9
06/20/2012, 47.3
06/13/2012, 547.5
06/06/2012, 98.4
05/31/2012, 1,203.3
05/22/2012, 52.0

Spring River at Kafir and State Line (SR7)
10/02/2012, 117.8
09/26/2012, 162.4
09/18/2012, 517.2
09/11/2012, 137.6
09/05/2012, 191.8
08/29/2012, 54.8
08/21/2012, 16.1
08/14/2012, 54.8
08/09/2012, 71.2
07/31/2012, 30.1
07/26/2012, 65.7
07/18/2012, 48.1
07/12/2012, 56.5
07/02/2012, 35
06/27/2012, 23.8
06/20/2012, 53.8
06/13/2012, 218.7
06/06/2012, 93.3
05/31/2012, 1299.7
05/22/2012, 39.9

For further information, contact:
Jasper County Health Department
105 Lincoln
Carthage, MO 64836
417/358-3111
417/358-0494 (fax)