Instructions
GEORGIA ADOPT-A-STREAM
Physical/Chemical/Bacterial Data Form
To be conducted every month

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.

Site and Group Information
AAS Site ID: S-
Enter the site number without the S-, and select from the list.
Note that you must be a member of a group before you can submit data for its sites.
AAS Group ID: Chattahoochee Hills Creek Keepers (G-1214)
Fulton County
This site is upstream of the bridge over Bear Creek at Campbellton Redwine Rd (hwy 70). Sample was take about 200 ft upstream of Bridge from north bank.
Event Date and 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
Registered participants
Enter one at a time, and select from the drop-down list. At least one must be QA/QC certified.

Tara Muenz (5592)   
Unregistered participants
Total number
of participants:
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
Use
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 Sample 1 Sample 2 Result
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 Sample 1 Sample 2 Result
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).
Escherichia
coli
Plate AVG # of colonies
(total # colonies / total # of plates)
cfu /100 mL
blank 1 2 3 4 5

( 0 / 3 ) x 100 =0
Date/Time in
mm/dd/yyyy    hh:mm   am/pm
Start / Min Temperature End Date/Time
mm/dd/yyyy    hh:mm   am/pm
End / Max Temperature Total Time


25.0 hours
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: