Goose and Crooked Creeks Local Watershed Planning Project -

September 11

Review services DWQ performs for EEPProvide overview of existing information on Goose and Crooked CreeksShow results of some water quality assessments

Division of Water Qualityand the

Ecosystems Enhancement Program

DWQ supports EEP’s Local Watershed Planning efforts by:

1. Reviewing information/data previously collected within a watershed.

2. Identifying specific causes of any problems (stressors) and the sources of those problems.

3. Conducting additional water quality assessments (chemical, biological, etc.)

Many Reports Identified: 1988-2006

1988199119961997

1998

2001

2002

2003

2005

2006

YearThe Final Report on a Status Survey of the Carolina Heelsplitter, Lasmigona decorata, and the Carolina elktoe, Alasmidonta robusta,A Status Survey for the Carolina Heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata), a Freshwater Mussel Endemic to the Carolinas.Yadkin Pee Dee DWQ Basin Assessment Report 1996??1997 Assessment of Fishes, Mollusks and Water Quality, North Fork Crooked Creek Union County, North CarolinaEnvironmental Assessment of Fishes, Mollusks and Water Quality, North Fork Crooked Creek, Union County, North CarolinaGoose Creek StudyBiomonitoring of the Goose Creek CatchmentDWQ Yadkin Pee Dee Basinwide Water Quality Management PlanA Preliminary review of Five-Year Water Quality Trends in Goose Creek.Effects of drought on freshwater mussels and instream habitat in Coastal Plain tributaries of the Flint River, southwest Georgia (July-OctoGoose Creek NPDES Permitting PolicyGoose Creek Water Quality Feasibility Study - Report to North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund, Yadkin-Pee Dee River BaDWQ Yadkin Pee Dee Basin Assessment ReportGoose Creek Watershed PlanDWQ Yadkin Pee Dee Basinwide Water Quality Management PlanIndirect and Cumulative Impact Analyses: Union County, North Carolina. Monroe Bypass TIP R-2559 and Monroe Connector TIP R-3329Supplemental Hydrologic Analysis Union County, North Carolina. Monroe Bypass TIP R-2559 and Monroe Connector TIP R-3329Analysis Report: Duck Creek Watershed-Mecklenburg County 1984-2003Analysis Report: Duck Creek Watershed-Union County 1984-2003Analysis Report: Goose Creek Watershed-Mecklenburg County 1984-2003Analysis Report: Goose Creek Watershed-Union County 1984-2003Technical Support Document for Consideration of Federally-listed Threatened or Endangered Aquatic Species in Water Quality ManagemTotal Maximum Daily Loads for Fecal Coliform for Goose Creek, North CarolinaWater Quality and Stream Stability Monitoring for Goose Creek Mecklenburg and Union Counties, North Carolina, 2001-2003Clean Water Management Trust Fund; Grant Number 1998B-006-Goose Creek Watershed Conservation, Mecklenburg and Union Counti

Reference

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Dr. Craig Allan UNC-CWater quality and stream bank stability

NC

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NC

CW

MTF

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dds

2nd

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S s

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se C

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ar B

rief

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onito

ring

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NCSU WECO Goose Creek

Management Plan

EEP

Initi

ates

loca

l wat

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ed

plan

ning

pro

cess

USFWS, NCWRC and NCNHP Technical Support Document

for NC DWQ proposed rules

TMDL for Goose Cr.Fecal Coliform Bacteria

DWQ ISU Goose Creek Study - (Time of Travel Study)

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American Forest reports (1984 vs 2003)

DWQ BAU MemoBiomonitoring of Goose Creek

DWQ Goose Creek NPDES Permitting Policy Memo

15A NCAC 02B .0110 Rules

Carolina Heelsplitter listedas Endangered in the Federal Register

July

196

9D

WQ

AM

S St

atio

n Q

8360

000

Goo

se C

r. nr

. Min

t Hill

111 1

2 25

x

No. Benthos samplesCrooked Creek

x

No. Benthos samplesGoose Creek

11

Issues Previous Identified

Likely Sources of Problems

NaturalDroughtWatershed Geology (Slate Belt)

HumanWaste Water Treatment PlantsIncreased Development Agricultural Practices

Monitoring Stations

Flow and Dissolved Oxygen -1

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Dis

solv

ed

Oxy

gen

(mg/

L)

2468

101214

Flow

(c

fs)

0.0010.010.1

110

1001000

Flow and Dissolved Oxygen -2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

0.010.005 0.10.060.03 10.70.40.2 107532 100604020 200 400 700

= 3.5 %3004 Total

104 are < 4.0 mg/L

Dis

solv

ed O

xyge

n (m

g/)

Flow (cfs)

Nutrients

1. NitrogenAmmoniaNitrite +NitrateTotal Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)

2. PhosphorusIs recognized as a “limiting” nutrient in freshwater

Are necessary to support lifeIn excess, nutrients may cause problems

Year

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

NH

3 as

N (m

g/L)

0

5

10

15

Note reduction in NH3concentrations, beginning in August 2006

Ammonia nitrogen at Q8360000 -- Goose Cr. @ SR 1524 nr. Mint Hill

NH

3 as

N (m

g/L)

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

Why are these values high?

Why have recent results been low?

Ammonia-nitrogen

Nitrite + Nitrate Nitrogen

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Nitr

ite+N

itrat

e (m

g/L

01/1

994

01/1

995

01/1

996

01/1

997

01/1

998

01/1

999

01/2

000

01/2

001

01/2

002

01/2

003

01/2

004

01/2

005

01/2

006

01/2

007

01/2

008

01/2

009

Date_Time

Total Phosphorus

0.10.060.04

10.6

0.4

0.2

106

4

2

Tota

l Pho

spho

rus

(mg/

L)

01/1

994

01/1

995

01/1

996

01/1

997

01/1

998

01/1

999

01/2

000

01/2

001

01/2

002

01/2

003

01/2

004

01/2

005

01/2

006

01/2

007

01/2

008

01/2

009

Date_Time

FacilityReceiving

WaterCrooked Creek #2 SF Crooked Cr.

Hemby Acres NF Crooked Cr.

Grassy Branch Crooked Cr.

Country Wood Goose Cr.

Fairfield Plantation (soon 2008?) Goose Cr.

Hunley Creek 5/11/2006. Goose Cr.

Oxford Glen Stevens Cr.

Ashe Plantation Duck Cr.

Copper

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

28

Cop

per (

ug/L

)

01/1

994

01/1

995

01/1

996

01/1

997

01/1

998

01/1

999

01/2

000

01/2

001

01/2

002

01/2

003

01/2

004

01/2

005

01/2

006

01/2

007

01/2

008

01/2

009

Date_Time

Macrobenthos Bioclassifications

2008 Impairments

Stream Benthos Fish Bacteria TurbidityDuck Cr XGoose Cr X XNF Crooked XSF Crooked X X X