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CRWA Baseline Water Quality Monitoring


Charles River Volunteer Monthly Water Quality Sampling Data

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

Site # 
Site Description
Town
River mile
1/11/11
3/15/11
4/12/11
5/17/11
6/21/11
7/19/11
8/16/11 9/20/11 10/18/11 11/15/11 12/20/11 1/10/12
35CS Central Street Bridge Milford 3.5
189
<10
175
288
399
404
292
20
98
74
41
669
35CD Discharge Pipe,
Central St
Milford 3.5
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
35C2 2nd Discharge Pipe,
Central St
Milford 3.5
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
59CS Mellen St. Bridge Bellingham/Milford
/Hopedale
5.9
256
ND
121
305
464
275
709
62
148
1660
689
63
90CS Rt. 126, N. Main St. Bellingham 9.0
74
86
31
98
85
ND
336
41
31
243
41
10
130S Maple St. Bridge Bellingham 12.9
ND
20
10
272
63
259
809
20
63
31
20
10
165S Shaw St./Elm St. Bridge Franklin/Medway 16.5
51
20
10
379
2260
471
3260
52
41
52
52
41
199S

Populatic Pond
Boat Launch

Norfolk 19.9
ND(a)
ND
10
98
84
2910
2060
10
74
31
ND
ND
229S Rt. 115, Baltimore St. Millis 22.9
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
132
ND
318
74
41
31
364
63
267S Dwight St. Bridge Millis/Medfield 26.7
63
<10
<10
74
223
189
857
52
146
20
231
ND
269T Causeway St./Stop River Medfield 26.9
10
<10
31
213
107
41
309
31
74
<10
<10
<10
290S West St./Dover Rd. Millis/Medfield 29.0
20
<10
30
98
52
41
497
30
74
20
187
295
318S Rt. 27 Bridge Medfield/Sherborn 31.8
ND
<10
<10
86
146
74
265
<10
109
20
231
41
343S Farm Rd./Bridge St. Sherborn/Dover 34.3
31
<10
30
108
294
52
173
20
41
31
240
107
387S Elm Bank/Cheney
Dr. Bridge
Wellesley/Dover 38.7
10
31
10
85
161
265
ND
31
63
31
187
135
400S Charles River
Road Bridge
Dover/Needham 40.0
20
20
<10
63
74
97
613
41
85
<10
121
52
447S Dover Gage, Mill St. Dover/Needham 44.7
ND(a)
ND
74
86
135
41
537
30
20
30
ND
ND
484S Greendale Ave/
Lyons St. Bridge
Dedham/Needham  48.4
10
<10
31
74
118
109
743
31
63
10
74
30
521S Ames St. Bridge Dedham 52.1
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
ND(a)
73
10
534S Rt. 109 Bridge Dedham/Boston 53.4
10
31
20
231
120
110
809
52
86
63
52
31
567S Nahanton Park Newton/Needham 56.7
31
<10
171
216
52
<10
1080
10
98
20
98
10
591S Rt. 9 Gaging Station Newton 59.1
109
<10
ND
218
201
74
723
63
108
63
52
20
609S Washington St.
Hunnewell Bridge
Wellesley/Newton 60.9
<10
20
10
189
122
141
813
41
98
ND
74
<10
621S Leo J. Martin Golf
Course/Park Rd.
Weston/Newton 62.1
20
20
63
185
201
201
4610
20
74
20
10
20
635S 2391 Common-
wealth Ave.
Newton 63.5
ND
31
41
146
199
156
1720
158
ND
20
73
10
648S Auburndale Park,
Lakes Region
Waltham 64.8
ND(a)
ND
ND
109
109
52
1110
51
52
ND
ND
ND
662S Moody St. Bridge Waltham 66.2
41
98
85
203
121
31
839
<10
74
52
31
10
675S North St. Bridge Waltham/
Watertown/ Newton
67.6
85
63
96
189
223
228
985
63
52
41
74
41
012S Watertown Dam
Footbridge
Watertown 69.3
98
97
20
305
ND
218
743
20
74
31
41
158
700S N. Beacon St. Bridge Watertown/Brighton 70.9
ND
ND
74
317
327
134
1330
110
84
52
63
171
715S Arsenal St. Bridge Watertown/Brighton 71.5
120
109
110
419
132
52
1990
213
131
52
74
487
729S Eliot St. Bridge Cambridge/
Boston-Allston
72.9
74
109
86
1140
132
98
3870
211
175
96
120
345
743S Western Ave Bridge Cambridge/
Boston-Allston
74.3
ND(e)
175
98
488
<10
20
2480
583
278
203
158
189
760T Muddy River at
Commonwealth Ave.
Boston 76.0
ND
1670
2600
5790
175
413
7270
134
2310
472
109
84
763S Mass. Ave.
(Harvard) Bridge
Boston/Cambridge 76.3
644
85
171
618
74
31
609
10
86
161
156
86
773S Longfellow Bridge Cambridge/Boston 77.3
ND
85
96
132
20
10
63
63
197
120
143
63
784S New Charles River Dam Boston 78.4
160
110
<10
86
20
<10
52
52
74
143
108
20
               
Rainfall At Logan International Airport (inches)
WET(d)
DRY
DRY
WET
DRY
DRY
WET
DRY
DRY
DRY
DRY
DRY
3 Days Prior to Sampling
0.16
0.00 0.00
0.01
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
Trace
0.00
0.00
0.00
2 Days Prior to Sampling
0.13
Trace 0.04
1.07
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.00
Trace
0.00
Trace
0.00
1 Day Prior to Sampling
0.00
Trace 0.01
0.38
0.00
Trace
1.43
0.00
Trace
Trace
0.00
0.00
Day of Sampling
0.00
0.00 0.00
0.18
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Trace
0.00
Trace

 

 

 


Samples are analyzed at MWRA Central Laboratory.

As of January 2010, we are no longer reporting on the average of duplicates. Duplicates will only be used for quality control purposes.

(a) Sampling site currently suspended
(b) Rain fell during sampling event
(c) Snowfall at Logan International Airport (inches): 3 days prior = 0; 2 days prior = trace; 1 day prior = 2.6 inches; day of sampling = 0.1 inches

(d) Snowfall at Logan International Airport (inches): 3 days prior = 1.9 inches; 2 days prior = 1.6 inches; 1 day prior = 0; day of sampling = 0

(e) Lab error - sample was not processed

 

ND=No data collected

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