Surface runoff occurs as a result of soil being supersaturated with water so that excess water flows over land picking up contaminates in the process. The water then collects in drainage basins, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water spreading pollution including petroleum, pesticides, fertilizers, and other harmful chemicals. Pollution can be detrimental to health and to the environment. Water samples collected in n Baldwin County will be monitored at several strategic insertion points and analyzed over a period of time. The monitored parameters for the water samples include nutrient levels, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, pH, temperature and turbidity. Testing was conducted following EPA protocols at locations that were mapped using global positioning systems technology to ensure that reproducibility studies could be completed at the exact locations. The water quality results can then be reported to the EPA as a result of any data findings outside of the acceptable testing parameters.

Water quality testing of stormwater runoff in Baldwin County

245th National Meeting (2013)

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