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Water Quality Monitoring in the Source Water Areas for New York City: An Integrative Watershed Approach A Report on Year 5 (2004) Monitoring Activities Submitted by: Stroud Water Research Center Contribution No. 2005007 970 Spencer Road Avondale, PA 19311 27 October 2005 NY WATERSHEDS PROJECT – YEAR 5 REPORT – 27 OCTOBER 2005 Report Prepared by: David B. Arscott, Ph.D. Anthony K. Aufdenkampe, Ph.D. Thomas L. Bott, Ph.D. Charles L. Dow, Ph.D. John K. Jackson, Ph.D. Louis A. Kaplan, Ph.D. J. Denis Newbold, Ph.D. Bernard W. Sweeney, Ph.D. - II - NY WATERSHEDS PROJECT – YEAR 5 REPORT – 27 OCTOBER 2005 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction..............................................................................................................- 1 - Literature cited.....................................................................................................................................................- 3 - Chapter 2 - Technical Design .....................................................................................................- 5 - Overview..............................................................................................................................................................- 5 - Phase II Study Site Descriptions..........................................................................................................................- 7 - Literature Cited..................................................................................................................................................- 13 - Chapter 3 - Nutrients, Major Ions and Suspended Particles in transport..................................- 31 - Research Task....................................................................................................................................................- 31 - Methods .............................................................................................................................................................- 31 - Results and Discussion ......................................................................................................................................- 34 - Literature Cited..................................................................................................................................................- 39 - Chapter 4 – Molecular Tracers .................................................................................................- 53 - Introduction........................................................................................................................................................- 53 - Research Task....................................................................................................................................................- 54 - Methods .............................................................................................................................................................- 54 - Results ..............................................................................................................................................................- 56 - Discussion..........................................................................................................................................................- 59 - Appendix Discussion: QA/QC...........................................................................................................................- 61 - Literature Cited..................................................................................................................................................- 63 - Chapter 5 - Macroinvertebrate Community..............................................................................- 91 - Introduction........................................................................................................................................................- 91 - Methods .............................................................................................................................................................- 92 - Results and Discussion ......................................................................................................................................- 97 - Literature Cited................................................................................................................................................- 105 - Chapter 6 - DOC and BDOC Dynamics.................................................................................- 123 - Research Task..................................................................................................................................................- 123 - Methods ...........................................................................................................................................................- 123 - Results ............................................................................................................................................................- 124 - Discussion........................................................................................................................................................- 126 - Literature Cited................................................................................................................................................- 127 - Chapter 7 -Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Spiraling - 133 - Introduction......................................................................................................................................................- 133 - Methods ...........................................................................................................................................................- 134 - Results and Discussion ....................................................................................................................................- 137 - Literature Cited................................................................................................................................................- 141 - Chapter 8 - Stream Metabolism ..............................................................................................- 151 - Purpose and Significance.................................................................................................................................- 151 - Methods ...........................................................................................................................................................- 151 - QAQC Results .................................................................................................................................................- 155 - Results, Discussion and Conclusions...............................................................................................................- 156 - Literature Cited................................................................................................................................................- 160 - Chapter 9 - Reservoir Primary Productivity ...........................................................................- 171 - Purpose and Significance.................................................................................................................................- 171 - Methods ...........................................................................................................................................................- 171 - QA/QC Results ................................................................................................................................................- 173 - Results and Discussion ....................................................................................................................................- 175 - Literature Cited................................................................................................................................................- 178 - - III - NY WATERSHEDS PROJECT – YEAR 5 REPORT – 27 OCTOBER 2005 APPENDICES to Year 5 New York Watersheds Report .......................................................- 189 - Appendix to Chapter 3 - Nutrients, Major Ions and Suspended Particles in Transport..........- 191 - Appendix to Chapter 4 – Molecular Tracers...........................................................................- 199 - Appendix to Chapter 5 - Macroinvertebrate Community.......................................................- 215 - Appendix to Chapter 6 - DOC and BDOC Dynamics ............................................................- 217 - Appendix to Chapter 7 – Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Spiraling...................................................................................................................- 219 - Appendix to Chapter 8 - Stream Metabolism .........................................................................- 225 - Appendix to Chapter 9 - Reservoir Primary Productivity ......................................................- 241 - - IV - NY WATERSHEDS PROJECT – YEAR 5 REPORT – 27 OCTOBER 2005 Table of common abbreviations used in this report. Abbreviation Description 1MP 1-methyl phenanthrene 2MP 2-methyl phenanthrene aCOP Cholestanol AFDM Ash Free Dry Mass AHTN Tonalide ALKL Alkalinity ANOVA Analysis of Variance ANT Anthracene aONE Cholestanone BAA Benzo(a)anthracene BAP Benzo(a)pyrene BBF Benzo(b)fluoranthrene bCOP coprostanol