Use this form and the Adopt-A-Stream methods to record important information about the health of your stream. By keeping accurate and consistent records of your physical/chemical tests, you can document current conditions and changes in water quality.
| AAS group name: | Brookstone II | County: | Cobb |
| Group ID number | AAS-G | Topo Map Quadrant: | |
| Site ID Number | AAS-S | ||
| Stream name | Unnamed Tributary to Fords Lake | ||
| Certified QA/QC investigators: | Other registered participants: | ||
| Unregistered participants: | Total number of participants: | ||
| Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) | Time: (hh:mm am/pm) | Time Spent Monitoring minutes (don't include E. coli incubation time) | Picture/Photo Documentation? yes / no |
| Site/location Description: The sampling site is in the Brookstone II subdivision, Acworth, west Cobb County. It is located between two private residential properties (5732 Fairwood Drive, NW, and 5734 Fairwood Drive, NW). It is a small perennial stream, 2-3 feet wide and about 6 inches deep when there has been no rain. After heavy rains, depth can increase to about two feet. Residents say the creek is spring fed. Trees lining the creek include sweetgum, yellow poplar and red maple, 30 to 40 feet high. There are Japanese honeysuckle and privet along the stream bank. The creek contains silt, and neighborhood trash including tennis balls and plastic bottles. Occasional oil slicks on the water. There is a large stagnant pool of water, about 5 feet by 10 feet directly upstream from the sampling site. No sign of any animal life. | |||
| Rain in last 24 hours | Present conditions | |||
| heavy rain | steady rain | heavy rain | steady rain | intermittent rain |
| intermittent rain | none | overcast | partly cloudy | clear/sunny |
| Amount of rain, if known? inches in last hours / days | ||||
| BASIC TESTS: | Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Temperature | (°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water Temperature | (°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pH | (0 - 14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dissolved Oxygen | (mg/L or ppm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conductivity | (µs/cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ADVANCED TESTS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alkalinity | (mg/L or ppm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nitrate-Nitrogen | (mg/L or ppm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ammonia-Nitrogen | (mg/L or ppm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ortho-phosphate | (mg/L or ppm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settleable Solids | (mg/l) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity | (ppt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OTHER TESTS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fecal Coliform | (cfu / 100 mL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Escherichia coli | (cfu / 100 mL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chlorophyll A | (mg/L or ppm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turbidity | (NTU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secchi Disk Depth | (cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3M Petrifilm Method: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Run at least 3 tests for each site (plates 1-3). A blank is also recommended (plate 0). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: E. coli must be incubated for 24 hours +/- 1 hour at 35 degrees Celsius, +/- 1 degree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SPECIAL LAB ANALYSIS: Name of lab performing tests: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COMMENTS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||