Doc Type: Grant Application
Grantee name: Nicollet SWCD
Contact phone number: 507-931-2550
Contact e-mail: blake.honetschlager@nicolletswcd.org
Project title: FY13 Surface Water Assessment Grant
Contact name: Blake Honetschlager
Grant award: $ 39,280.60
Grant budget period: Start date (mm/dd/yyyy): 4/1/2013
Project time period covered by this report: Start date (mm/dd/yyyy): 4/1/2013
End date (mm/dd/yyyy): 6/30/2015
End date (mm/dd/yyyy): 12/31/2013
This is Interim/Progress report number: 1 Submittal date (mm/dd/yyyy): 12/24/2013
1. Have you worked with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Environmental Quality Information System
(EQuIS) staff to establish all sites listed in your grant work plan?
Yes No Date submitted (mm/dd/yyyy): 5/30/2013
2. Was monitoring data for these established sites for the past field season submitted to EQuIS by the November 1 due date?
Yes No Last submittal date (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/27/2013
3. If applicable, were stream photos submitted with this report and labeled according to directions specified in the stream monitoring Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)?
Yes No Date submitted (mm/dd/yyyy): 12/18/2013
4. Describe in detail the monitoring that has been conducted during the past field season. Please be specific by completing Table 1. The table should reflect all sites in your grant work plan, their site IDs, the number of samples to be collected annually according to the work plan and the number of samples actually collected (include QA/QC sampling) during the past field season. If you were not able to meet your sampling obligations this past year, describe in the comments section what sampling was missed, why, and how you will make up the missed sampling events. Refer to the instructions at the end of this report for an example of the completed table.
Waterbody
7-Mile Stream
7-Mile Stream
Site ID#
S002-937
S002-937
Planned annual sampling
Parameter No.
TSVS,
TSS, Total
P,
Ammonia-
N, TKN,
NO2+NO3
, Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH,
DO
10
9
13
Actual for past season
Paramete r
No
.
TSVS,
TSS,
Total P,
Ammonia
-N, TKN,
NO2+NO
3,
Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH, DO
8
8
8
Comments
Missed samples will be made up in 2014.
Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Missed samples will be made up in 2014.
Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Rogers Creek TBE
TSVS,
TSS, Total
TSVS,
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Rogers Creek TBE
P,
Ammonia-
N, TKN,
NO2+NO3
, Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH,
DO
10
9
13
Total P,
Ammonia
-N, TKN,
NO2+NO
3,
Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH, DO
5
6
6
Creek Was dry August-September, Missed samples will be made up in 2014. Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Creek Was dry August-September, Missed samples will be made up in 2014. Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Ft. Ridgely Creek S005-665
TSVS,
TSS, Total
P,
Ammonia-
N, TKN,
NO2+NO3
, Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
10
9
TSVS,
TSS,
Total P,
Ammonia
-N, TKN,
NO2+NO
3,
Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
7
8
Missed samples will be made up in 2014.
Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Ft. Ridgely Creek
Little Rock Creek
Little Rock Creek
S005-665
TBE
TBE
Swan Lk. Outlet TBE
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH,
DO
TSVS,
TSS, Total
P,
Ammonia-
N, TKN,
NO2+NO3
, Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH,
DO
TSVS,
TSS, Total
P,
Ammonia-
N, TKN,
NO2+NO3
, Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
13
10
9
13
10
9
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH, DO
TSVS,
TSS,
Total P,
Ammonia
-N, TKN,
NO2+NO
3,
Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH, DO
TSVS,
TSS,
Total P,
Ammonia
-N, TKN,
NO2+NO
3,
Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
8
5
6
6
7
8
Missed samples will be made up in 2014.
Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Creek Was dry August-September, Missed samples will be made up in 2014. Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Creek Was dry August-September, Missed samples will be made up in 2014. Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Missed samples will be made up in 2014.
Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Secci tube,
Cond,
Secci tube,
Cond,
Missed samples will be made up in 2014.
Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of Swan Lk. Outlet TBE www.pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 • Available in alternative formats
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8-Mile Creek S004-348
Temp, pH,
DO
13
TSVS,
TSS, Total
P,
Ammonia-
N, TKN,
NO2+NO3
, Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH,
DO
10
9
13
Temp, pH, DO
8
TSVS,
TSS,
Total P,
Ammonia
-N, TKN,
NO2+NO
3,
Sulfate,
Chloride,
CaCO3
E.Coli
Secci tube,
Cond,
Temp, pH, DO 8
7
8 sampling duties to successor.
Missed samples will be made up in 2014.
Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor.
Missed samples will be made up in 2014.
Samples missed due to previous employee missing sample days and from the transfer of sampling duties to successor. 8-Mile Creek S004-348
5. Please indicate if there were any noteworthy events or conditions that may have affected the parameter results.
Some examples may be upstream construction, drought or low flow conditions, feedlot activity, beaver impoundments, or waterfowl management areas.
Waterbody
Rogers Creek
Little Rock Creek
Site ID #
TBE
TBE
Comments
Creek Was dry August-September 2013
Creek Was dry August-September 2013
6. Please describe progress from the past year in successfully carrying out aspects of the grant work plan.
Sampling equipment was purchased and site locations located through assistance with MPCA staff. Being the first year of sampling for Nicollet SWCD for MPCA, 2013 was a learning experience for SWCD staff.
7. Describe in detail any problems, delays or difficulties that occurred in fulfilling the grant work plan. How did you resolve these problems? Were there any change orders and/or amendments to the grant contract and/or work plan?
If yes, list.
During the monitoring season of 2013, Nicollet SWCD had a staff member leave their position for a new job offer. This caused some delay in reporting as well as missed sample collections. The employee in charge of sampling at the beginning of the year also missed sample collections for field data parameters. Missed samples will be made up in 2014 and reporting in 2014 will be on time.
8. Provide an annual quality assurance assessment that includes the following elements.
A. Field meter calibration records.
B. A list of narrative descriptions that highlight specific data points for which adverse field conditions, field meter malfunctions, errors, excess holding time (quantify), lab result qualifiers, or other factors may have affected the results, and would be beneficial to a data user. For example, a description might be included of the cross-section location of sampling chosen on a day when a stream is out of banks, and the main flow is inaccessible due to floating debris.
C. Complete Table 2 presenting quality control sample results with columns showing comparison to lab method detection limit for sampler blanks, and the relative percent difference(RPD) for field duplicates (see the SWAG Quality Assurance Project
Plan
). Please use the “maximum expected relative percent difference” values presented on page 24 in Appendix D of the
Volunteer Surface Water Monitoring Guide ( http://www.pca.state.mn.us/yhiz8f0 ) to assess RPD on field duplicates. Field duplicates with values in excess of the expected RPD may be an indication of high variability within the stream, which is useful for data interpretation. Use the comment field to note RPD or sampler blank results outside of expectations. www.pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 • Available in alternative formats
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Date
(mm/dd/yyyy) Site ID# Analyte
07/31/2013
07/31/2013
07/31/2013
07/31/2013
07/31/2013
S002-937
S002-937
S002-937
S002-937
S002-937
TSS
E. coli
Hardness
Sulfate
Chloride
07/31/2013
07/31/2013
07/31/2013
07/31/2013
07/31/2013
S002-937
S002-937
S002-937
S002-937
S002-937
Nitrate /
Nitrite
Ammonianitrogen
Phosphorus as P
Kjeldahl nitrogen
Total volatile solids
Sampler blanks Field duplicates
Result
Detection limit
Sample result
Duplicate result
2
125.9
436
97.3
19.8
2
115.3
396
95.9
19.7
8.35
<0.16
0.022
0.8
2
8.26
<0.16
0.019
1
2
RPD
0
8.79
9.62
1.45
0.51
Comments
1.08
0
14.63
22.22
0
9. Have there been any changes in project staff or contractors or has participation by companies or units of government changed? How many volunteers participated in monitoring during the past field season? Complete
Table 3 by listing the contact information for your volunteers. Once your grant ends, the MPCA Citizen Lake/Stream
Monitoring Program coordinators plan to contact these volunteers to see if they are interested in continuing to collect transparency data at their assigned sites.
A Project Staff change was made during the monitoring season of 2013. Initial staff left postiion for a new job and another staff person was placed in charge of duties for the remainder of 2013 and all of 2014 for the SWAG grant. No citizen volunteers were available in 2013. An attempt will be made to find volunteers for the 2014 monitoring season.
Tennessen warning
: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13.43, some of the information that you are being asked to provide in the above table is classified as private data on individuals as described in Minn. R. 1205.0200, subp. 9, Minn. R. 1205.0400 and
Minn. Stat. § 13.02, subd. 12 (home contact information). You are not legally required to provide this private data, but if you do the MPCA plans to use this information to invite volunteers to join their Citizen Lake/Stream Monitoring Programs (CMPs) after your grant project has ended. All private volunteer information is kept in a secure location and is never released to anyone outside of our SWAG or CMPs.
Organization name:
Grantee contact: Telephone number:
Waterbody Site ID# Contact name Address Telephone E-mail address
10. Please describe training that you and/or an outside trainer provided to your project participants prior to the start of the past field season. Include details on what the training covered and who administered this training. www.pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 • Available in alternative formats
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11. Fill in Table 4 (Project expenditures). List any changes to your original budget (change orders or amendments) that were made.
No budget change orders were made during the 2013 season.
Project budget
Objective 1: (Title) (Project Preparation)
Task: Staff #1
Task: Staff #2
Task: Training and Materials
Task:
Objective 2: (Title) (Monitoring)
Task: Staff #1
Task: Staff #2
Task: Lab Analysis
Task: Lab Analysis QA/QC
Objective 3: (Title) (Data Management)
Task: Staff #1
Task: Staff #2
Task:
Task:
Objective 4: (Title) (Fiscal Mgmt & Reporting)
Task: Staff #1
Task: Staff #2
Task:
Task:
Objective 5: (Title) Administration
Task: Staff #1
Task: Staff #2
Task: Travel Reimbursement (mileage)
Task: Recognition Event
Objective 6: (Title) (Obj. 2 (Monitoring Con't)
Task: Monitoring Supplies
Task:
Task:
Task:
Column Total
MPCA grant funds available
$2,520.00
$1,210.00
$1,260.00
$605.00
$1,130.00
$1,000.00
$5,815.00
$1,890.00
$3,025.00
$250.00
$5,040.00
$605.00
$11,346.00
$1,089.60
$1,890.00
$605.00
Total MPCA funds expended
Total remaining balance
$1100.00
$1,970.00
$0.00
$4,200.00
$0.00
$5,557.60
$250.60
$1,890.00
$0.00
$1,440.00
$412.50
$1,260.00
$0.00
$702.30
$0.00
$5,815.00
Percent of budget expended
$ 790.00
$1,055.00
$ 250.00
58 %
65 %
0 %
$ 0.00 %
$ 840.00
$ 605.00
$5,788.40
$ 839.00
83 %
0 %
49 %
23 %
$ 0.00
$ 605.00
100 %
0 %
$ 0.00 %
$ 0.00 %
$1,080.00
$ 797.50
57 %
34 %
$ 0.00 %
$ 0.00 %
$ 0.00
$ 605.00
$ 427.70
$1,000.00
0 %
0 %
62 %
0 %
$ 0.00 100 %
$ 0.00 %
$ 0.00 %
$ 0.00 %
$39,280.60 $24,598.00 $14,682.60 % www.pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 • Available in alternative formats
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