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Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound: Phase 3 Data and Load Estimates |
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Date Published |
| 11-03-010 | May 2011 |
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Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound: Phase 3 Data and Load Estimates (Number of pages: 257) (Publication Size: 7469KB)
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| Author(s) |
Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc. |
| Description |
The Department of Ecology identified surface runoff as the most significant contributor of toxic chemicals to Puget Sound during earlier phases of the Puget Sound Toxics Loading Analysis. This study monitored an extensive list of contaminants in 16 streams in the Puyallup and Snohomish watersheds. Streams drained commercial/industrial, residential, agricultural, and forest/field/other lands. Most chemicals were detected more frequently and at higher concentrations during storm events than baseflow. Concentrations and loading rates were generally higher in the commercial/industrial basins and lower in the forested basins. At the Puget Sound scale, the relative amount of land area strongly influenced the relative contaminant loading. |
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| Contact |
Roberts, Mindy at 360-407-6804 |
| Keywords |
stream, contaminant, flow, Puyallup, Snohomish, urban, basin, water, loading, surface runoff, toxic, Puget Sound, oil |
| WEB PAGE |
Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound |
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Water Resource Inventory Areas
(WRIA 09,WRIA 10,WRIA 13,WRIA 14,WRIA 15,WRIA PS) |
| DATA |
Environmental Information Management (EIM) #PSTox001
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| RELATED PUBLICATIONS |
Title:
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Phase 3: SUSTAIN Modeling for Controlling Toxic Chemicals in Small Streams
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound Phase 3: Characterization of Loadings via Surface Runoff
Focus on Nutrients and Puget Sound: Nitrogen in surface water runoff to Puget Sound
Focus on Puget Sound: Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound
Appendix A. Detailed Maps of Monitoring Locations and Associated Drainage Basins
Appendix B. Documentation for GIS Analyses Performed During the Monitoring Location Selection Process
Appendix C. Sample Collection Times by Monitoring Location and Associated Hydrologic Conditions
Appendix D. Figures Showing Sample Collection Times Relative to the Stream Hydrograph at Each Monitoring Location
Appendix E. Target Parameters for the Phase 3 Study of Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound
Appendix F. Measurement Procedures for the Phase 3 Study of Toxics in Surface Runoff to Puget Sound
Appendix G. Alternative Method for Computing Watershed Scale Loading Estimates
Appendix H. Storm Event Delineation Method Description
Appendix I. Validation Reports for Laboratory Data -- available only on CD (85 MB)
Appendix J. Validation Reports for Stream Gauging Data
Appendix K. Detection Frequency Summary Tables for Individual Parameter by Flow Condition, Land Use, and Watershed
Appendix L. Summary Statistics for Toxic Chemical Concentrations by Monitoring Location, Land Use, and Watershed
Appendix M. Box Plots Comparing Toxic Chemical Concentrations between Monitoring Locations
Appendix N. Subbasin Scale Unit-Area Toxic Chemical Loading Estimates
Appendix O. Whisker Plots Comparing Unit-Area Toxic Chemical Loading Estimates between Monitoring Locations
Appendix P. Watershed-Scale Total Toxic Chemical Loading Estimates
Appendix Q. Puget Sound-Scale Total Toxic Chemical Loading Estimates
Appendix R. Median Concentrations and Frequency of Detection by Storm Event
Appendix S. Temporal Analysis
Quality Assurance Project Plan for Phase 3: Characterization of Loadings via Surface Runoff
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