WSSC Water Quality Monitoring
Here is the twenty-eighth round of results of WSSC's fecal bacteria monitoring tests which are required by the consent decree. These results are from this WSSC report.
March 23, 2016 |
The Maryland state standards for Enterococci bacteria:
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| Stream Site | Fecal Bacteria Results Enterococcus CFU/100mL | Bacterial Source Testing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Avian | Canine | Deer | Horse | Miscellaneous Wildlife | Non-human Unknown | ||
| 1). Cabin John Creek (downstream) |
<10 (<10) | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Cabin John Creek (upstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Indian Creek (upstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Lower Anacostia (upstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Lower Beaverdam Creek (downstream) |
<10 (<10) | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Lower Beaverdam Creek (upstream) | <10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Northwest Branch (downstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Oxon Run (downstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Piscataway (upstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Rock Creek (downstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Rock Creek (upstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Sligo Creek (downstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Western Branch (downstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 1). Western Branch (upstream) |
<10 | Human Bacteriodes HF183: Too few bacteria for HF183;
BOX-PCR Source Determination: Too few bacteria for BOX-PCR | ||||||
| 15). Sligo Creek (upstream) |
16 | 2% Human Bacteriodes HF183: (Negative) |
33% | 8% | 6% | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 16). Horsepen (upstream) |
17 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative | 32% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 21% | 21% |
| 16). Muddy Branch (upstream) |
17 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
34% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 26% | 31% |
| 16). Northeast Branch (downstream) |
17 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
30% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 32% |
| 19). Broad Creek (downstream - Henson Creek) |
18 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
39% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 26% | 21% |
| 20). Paint Branch (downstream) |
20 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
30% | 11% | 9% | 0% | 23% | 27% |
| 20). Piscataway (downstream) |
20 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
34% | 11% | 8% | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 20). Watts Branch (downstream) |
20 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
31% | 8% | 9% | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 23). Little Falls (downstream) |
25 | 3% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
38% | 7% | 6% | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 23). Oxon Run (upstream-Watts Branch) |
25 | 6% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
36% | 11% | 9% | 0% | 21% | 17% |
| 23). Parkway (upstream - Walker Branch) |
25 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
31% | 7% | 10% | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 26). Broad Creek (upstream - Henson Creek) |
27 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
38% | 9% | 6% | 0% | 24% | 23% |
| 26). Paint Branch (upstream) |
27 | 4% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
29% | 10% | 7% | 0% | 21% | 29% |
| 26). Watts Branch (upstream) |
27 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
34% | 6% | 7% | 0% | 22% | 31% |
| 29). Seneca Creek (downstream) |
31 | 4% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
28% | 7% | 6% | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 30). Lower Anacostia (downstream) |
32 | 3% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
36% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| 31). Little Falls (upstream) |
33 | 5% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
33% | 8% | 9% | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 32). Muddy Branch (downstream) |
36 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
24% | 7% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 32). Parkway (downstream - Bear Branch) |
36 | 2% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
29% | 9% | 7% | 0% | 28% | 25% |
| 34). Northeast Branch (upstream) |
40 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
29% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 35). Northwest Branch (upstream) |
42 | 0% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
31% | 6% | 8% | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 36). Upper Beaverdam Creek (downstream) |
55 | 6% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
32% | 5% | 12% | 0% | 19% | 26% |
| 37). Indian Creek (downstream) |
57 (55) | 6% (6%) Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative (Negative) |
28% (29%) | 9% (9%) | 7% (8%) | 13% (13%) | 17% (16%) | 20% (19%) |
| 38). Dry Seneca Creek (upstream) | 60 (63) | 13% (14%) Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative (Negative) |
25% (25%) | 8% (7%) | 9% (10%) | 0% (0%) | 21% (22%) | 24% (22%) |
| 39). Horsepen (downstream) |
72 | 5% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Negative |
30% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 18% | 23% |
| 40). Upper Beaverdam Creek (upstream) |
145 | 14% Human Bacteriodes HF183: Positive |
28% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 25% |
Numbers in parentheses() are results for field duplicate samples.