Water Resources...
The Water Resources program is working to protect and enhance
the water quality in the Meduxnekeag River and throughout the watershed. Through
monitoring the water quality conditions in the river, we are able to help
tribal members make informed choices regarding their activities in and around
the river.
Each summer, the Water Resources team monitors the river and
its tributaries for:
- Dissolved oxygen
- Total Suspended Solids
(TSS)
- Turbidity
- Conductivity
- e.Coli
- pH
- Benthic macroinvertebrates in rotation with
Maine DEP
- Alkalinity
- Water Temp
- e.Coli bacteria
- Stormwater Sampling
- Algal Composition
Assessment
- GIS mapping of sites
and data collection
Current and Future projects:
- Nutrients,
Organics (Pesticides), and Mercury concentrations in the
Meduxnekeag
River
, 2003. (in conjunction with
USGS)
- Phosphorus
and sediment analysis using an ISCO automated storm-event sampler.
- Fish
Habitat Assessment, Protection, and Restoration/Enhancement (in
conjunction with ME Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
- Microbial
Source Tracking of Fecal Coliform Bacteria (in
conjunction with USGS)
- Aerial
Infrared Remote-Sensing of Point and Non-Point Source Discharge to the
Meduxnekeag
River
(in conjunction with USGS)
- Algae
as an Indicator of Nutrient Loading (with the
University
of
Maine
)
- Purple
Loosestrife Invasive Plant Identification and Removal (funding and
guidance through BIA)
