Charles River Monthly Water Quality Sampling Data 2009

Escherichia Coli (E. coli) Bacteria (#/100 mL)


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Site #

Description

Town

River mile
1/13/2009 2/10/2009 3/10/2009 4/14/2009 5/19/2009 6/16/2009 7/21/2009 8/18/2009 9/15/2009 10/20/2009 11/17/2009 12/15/2009
35CS   Central Street Bridge Milford 3.5   <10 20(a) <10 1050 613 2360 158 161 907(a) 52 135
35CD (b) Discharge Pipe @ Central St Milford 3.5                        
35C2 (b) 2nd Discharge Pipe @ Central St Milford 3.5                        
59CS Mellen St. Bridge Bellingham/Milford/
Hopedale
5.9 229.5(a) 285 74 74 836 408 235.5(a) 282 228 1020 199 399
90CS Rt. 126, N. Main St. Bellingham 9.0 63 155.5(a)   31 31 86 24200 85 52 1100 172.5(a) 292
130S Maple St. Bridge Bellingham 12.9 20 20 31 <10 (a)     354 41 63 209 143 74
165S Shaw St. Bridge Franklin/Medway 16.5 <10  30 30 10 41(a) 160 97 275 131 52 160 73
199S Populatic Pond Boat Launch Norfolk 19.9       <10 31 97.5(a) 31 41 85   187  
229S Rt. 115, Baltimore St. Norfolk/Millis 22.9 1310(a) 1720 86 <10 63 122 47(a) 135 63 95 161 839
267S Dwight St. Bridge Millis/Medfield 26.7 657  898.5(a) 20 <10 63 86 31 98(a) 63 41 166 382
269T Causeway St. Stop River Medfield 26.9 <10  <10 10 <10 (a) 145 345 41 120 252.5(a) 74 41 20
290S Old Bridge St. Medfield/Millis 29.0     31 <10 30 241.5(a) 41 98 31 104(a) 199 426
318S Rt. 27 Bridge Medfield/Sherborn 31.8     20 <10 52 (a) 173 31 41 52 122 278 292
343S Farm Rd./Bridge St. Sherborn/Dover 34.3 121  355 85 20 <10 148 31(a) 41 74 459 218 133(a)
387S Cheney Bridge Wellesley/Natick 38.7 63    52 <10 41 86 160   74 85 201 120
400S Charles River Road Bridge Dover/Wellesley 40.0   309 10 <10 41 122 41 52 85 86 238 73
447S Dover Gage Dover 44.7       20 7270 160 31 134 173 269 213  
484S Dedham Medical Center Dedham/Needham  48.4 74  223 84 10 31 74 41 74 275 86 141(a) 171
521S Ames St. Bridge Dedham 52.1 10    15(a) 10 31 185 20 63 201 52 134 121
534S Rt. 109 Bridge Dedham/Boston 53.4 63  233 74 145 20 122 63 84 97 109 143  
567S Nahanton Park Newton/Needham 56.7 41  275 52 31 31 63 52 109 98 121 160 137.5(a)
591S Rt. 9 Gauging Station Newton 59.1 20(a)  158   31 63 389 52 31   231 161 185
609S Washington St. Hunnewell Bridge Wellesley/Newton 60.9 74  187 57(a) 10 119 557 146 86 74 265 249 158
621S Leo J. Martin Golf Course/Park Rd. Weston/Newton 62.1 105  103(a) 97 31   1480 122 74 119 249 197 115(a)
635S 2391 Commonwealth Ave. Newton 63.5     63 20 52 309 282 262 173 173 336 160
648S Lakes Region Waltham 64.8       <10 46.5 (a) 52 121 97 74      
662S Moody St. Bridge Waltham 66.2 63  41   31 31 662(a) 63   107 355 216 199
675S North St.  Waltham/Newton 67.6 86  52 41 31 160 199 70(a) 187 52 272 213 240
012S Watertown Dam Footbridge Watertown 69.3 122  74 86 63 231 1310 146 193 104(a) 262 327 183
700S N. Beacon St. Watertown/Brighton 70.9   122 85 110 223 233 216 160.5(a) 96 199 245(a) 259
715S Arsenal St. Watertown/Brighton 71.5 110  249.5(a) 145 74 148 388 216 345 288 374   218
729S Eliot Bridge Cambridge/Boston 72.9     135 122   199 218 233 278 876 345 272
743S Western Ave Cambridge/Boston 74.3     393 134 63 84 41 73 233 1110 272 722(a)
760T Muddy River at Comm. Ave. Boston 76.0     1585(a) 134 134 134 345 2490 335 1900(a) 1520 311
763S Mass. Ave. at Harvard Bridge Boston/Cambridge 76.3     594 208.5 (a) 63 31 109 7.5(a) 379 1020 789 749
773S Longfellow Bridge Boston/Cambridge 77.3     382 238 63 63 146 <10 179(a) 573 3080 749
784S New Charles River Dam Boston/Cambridge 78.4 201  240 556 213 41(a) 12.5(a) 63 52 135 <10 1215(a) 546
QA/QC Samples                        
  Equipment Blank       <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 n/a (d) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
  Site No.       269T 675S 290S 343S 484S              
  Equipment Blank         <1 <1 <1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
  Site No.         662S 012S 700S              
Rainfall At Logan International Airport (inches)  
  3 Days Prior to Sampling       0.05 0.00 0.02 0.49 Trace Trace 0.24 0.00 2.11 0.00 1.49 0.00
  2 Days Prior to Sampling       0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.93 0.09 0.73
 

1 Day Prior
to Sampling

      Trace 0.00 0.54 0.00 Trace 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Trace 0.00 0.00
  Day of Sampling       0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 Trace 0.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Samples are analyzed at MWRA Central Laboratory.

(a) Average of duplicates 
(
b) Sampling site currently suspended
(c) Rain fell after sampling event

(d) Samples are no longer collected using a decontaminated bucket. As of June 2009, samplers employ a weighted basket which allows sampling bottles to be filled directly from the river.

 

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