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| Abbey examines 2 samples collected from Little Sewickley Creek in Jan 2012 |
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| QV Creeker (Eva) tests water at Barberry Road site on Little Sewickley Creek |
On Jan 18 2012, the QV Creekers were visited by Veronica Coptis of the Mountain Watershed Association. Veronica spoke to the creekers about the new testing they will be doing on Little Sewickley Creek for the next year. Students will collect monthly water samples from 5 locations in the watershed and test for TDS and conductivity. They will also record surrogate stream flow The purpose of this testing is to start gathering baseline water quality data before any type of drilling takes place for natural gas extraction in the Marcellus shale formation within the watershed. There are currently no drill sites within the LSC watershed, however the data collected by the creekers will serve as a baseline record before any drilling activities begin. The first round of water samples were sent to Dickison College for Quality Control through the ALLARM program.
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