Summary Report for the 2003 Wakatomika Creek Watershed Biological and Water Quality Survey
State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Division of Surface Water Summary Report for the 2003 Wakatomika Creek Watershed Biological and Water Quality Survey Coshocton, Knox, Licking, and Muskingum Counties, Ohio November 1, 2007 Ted Strickland, Governor Chris Korleski, Director DSW/EAS 2007-11-7 Wakatomika Creek Summary WQ Report November 1, 2007 Summary Report for Wakatomika Creek Watershed Biological and Water Quality Survey (2003) Coshocton, Knox, Licking, and Muskingum Counties, Ohio. November 2007 prepared by State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Division of Surface Water Lazarus Government Center 50 West Town St. Suite 700 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Ted Strickland, Governor Chris Korleski, Director State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency DSW/EAS 2007-11-7 Wakatomika Creek Summary WQ Report November 1, 2007 SUMMARY REPORT Biological and Water Quality Study of Wakatomika Creek and Selected Tributaries 2003 Coshocton, Knox, Licking and Muskingum Counties, OH State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Division of Surface Water Lazarus Government Center 50 West Town St. Suite 700 Columbus OH 43215 INTRODUCTION Ambient biological, water column chemical and sediment sampling was conducted in the Wakatomika Creek basin from June to October 2003 as part of the five-year basin approach for monitoring, assessment, and the issuance of National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and to facilitate a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) assessment. This study area included the entire mainstem of Wakatomika Creek beginning in the headwaters (RM 44.9) and extending to the lowest site at RM 2.1, upstream from Dresden, Ohio. Where possible, tributary streams with at least 4 mi2 of drainage were sampled.
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