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: | Bishop Lake and Its 6 Inflows | County: | Cobb |
Group ID number | AAS-G | Topo Map Quadrant: | |
Site ID Number | AAS-S | ||
Stream name | Tributary of Bishop Lake - #5 | ||
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: This is at the West end of Bishop Lake at the outflow of the culvert beneath Bishop Lake Road. This is the stream feeding from the retention pond on the West side of Bishop Lake Road (locally known as Buck's Pond). The sample point will be inside the East end (outflow end) of the culvert. |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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: |