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Request for Changes to Settlement Agreement Monitoring. Pete Rawlik, SFWMD TOC Meeting, January 29, 2009. TAMBR105 Information. Historical ENP station on Tamiami Trail in Collier County sampled BWF/M Currently sampled by Miami Dade DERM DERM policy changes prevent travel outside Miami-Dade - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
Request for Changes to Settlement
Agreement Monitoring
Pete Rawlik, SFWMDTOC Meeting,
January 29, 2009
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
TAMBR105 Information
• Historical ENP station on Tamiami Trail in Collier County sampled BWF/M
• Currently sampled by Miami Dade DERM• DERM policy changes prevent travel
outside Miami-Dade• SFWMD has negotiated with BCNP to take
over sampling, initiated in mid-January
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
S12A
Tambr105
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
S38B/NSID1
• NSID Pump Station Number 1 discharges from Broward County suburb
• WCA2A Sampling Station improperly named S38B and sampled at the discharge pipe when flowing only
• Pump can discharge in three directions – L36 north of S38B divide structure – L36 south of S38B divide structure– WCA-2A
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
NSID1 pump station and ESP Autosampler
NSID1 pump station and ESP Autosampler
NSID1 pipe discharge erroneously named S38B
NSID1 pipe discharge erroneously named S38B
S38B culvert (north- south)S38B culvert (north- south)
NSID1 pipeNSID1 pipe
NSID1 pesticide sampling point also called S38B
NSID1 pesticide sampling point also called S38B
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NSIDPS01 discharge to WCA2A
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S38B/NSID1, Reconfigure
• Request to clean up this situation– Relocate sampling point to upstream of
the structure– Maintain frequency of BWF, but only if
discharging to WCA-2A – New station will be coded as NSID1
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
Parameter Changes
• In May 2006, the TOC agreed to eliminate monitoring of Color, NO2, Hardness, Cd, Cu, and Zn at the vast majority of Settlement Agreement stations
• This rectified discrepancies between SA and NECP monitoring sets
• Two stations (S38B and S5A) were not included in this change
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
S5A and S38B (NSID1)Parameter Changes
• Usefulness of color questionable – S5A Turbidity (BWF/M) and TSS (Q)– S38B Turbidity and TSS (BWF)
• No excursions of Cd, Cu and Zn since prior to 2003– Limited data at S38B (N=4)(Rare
discharges)
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
S5A and S38B (NSID1)
• Request that the following parameters be eliminated at S5A and S38B– NO2– Color– Trace metals (Cd, Cu, Zn)– Hardness (Ca, Mg)
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
S5A Parameter List
• Biweekly if Flowing otherwise Monthly– TPO4, OPO4– TKN, NOX, NH4– Cl, Turbidity, Alkalinity
• Quarterly– Ca, Mg, Na, K, SiO2, SO4, TSS, Fe
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
S38B/NSID1 Parameter List
• Biweekly if Flowing– TPO4, OPO4– TKN, NOX, NH4– Cl, Turbidity, TSS, Alkalinity
• Quarterly if Flowing– Ca, Mg, Na, K, SiO2, SO4, TSS, Fe
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
CA215• CA215 is an EVPA station in WCA2A • Established to meet the requirements of the
Settlement Agreement• Station specifically located to monitor water
quality conditions near the 2-17 Stage Gauge
• Threshold Research Station U3 established for the same purpose
• U3 now a TP Rule Station
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
301 meters
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Location of U3 and CA215
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CA215 and U3WQMD and Research Data
• Comparison of data from these two stations (n=70+ and n= 40+) found some differences:– Geomeans TP 5.2 vs 7.6*– Conductivity 875.2 and 851.7*– SO4 35.0 and 36.4 (Not statistically different)
• However, these differences may result from differences in methods between sampling approaches or differences in stations
• Recent data allows comparison with the same sampling approach
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CA215 and U3WQMD Data Comparison
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Request to Consolidate CA215 and U3
• Despite some statistical differences in data from differences in sampling approaches, recent data indicates that this area of WCA-2A is sufficiently characterized by one station.
• U3 has existing platforms and is a TP Rule station as well as a Research station. Therefore, U3 appears the more logical choice for retention and discontinuation of monitoring at CA215 is requested.
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
EVPA; Convert to Monthly Sampling
• Portions of WCA-2A and WCA-3A are monitored biweekly under Settlement Agreement Project EVPA
• Other marsh monitoring projects are monthly– Refuge (compliance and expanded)– Everglades National Park– Threshold Research Stations– TP Rule sampling throughout the EPA
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
Supporting Data
• Analysis of data sets from Everglades Research (monthly) and WQMD (biweekly), found no statistical difference for TP, SRP, TN and TKN at two common stations.
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DBHYDRO 80 0.041 0.042ERDP 34 0.044 0.042
Two Sample t-Test Results
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Difference in Means95% Confidence Interval
t-StatisticDegrees of Freedom
Comparison of Total Phosphorus at WCA-2A Marsh Stations (F1 and F4)
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ERDP 34
Chi-square approximation 0.248842 with 1 df
Mann-Whitney or Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test Results
Mann-Whitney U test Statistic 1279.5Probability 0.618
Rank Sum
4519.52035.5
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
Request to modify EVPA marsh monitoring
from biweekly to monthly
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
Summary
• Relocate station S38B, recode as NSID1, and sample only if discharging to WCA-2A
• Eliminate Cd, Cu, Zn, Color, and Hardness from S5A and S38B
• Transfer monitoring at CA215 to U3• Reduce frequency of EVPA
monitoring from biweekly to monthly
S O U T H F L O R I D A W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T D I S T R I C T
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