Water quality monitoring in the northwest Pennsylvania shale play
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The document summarizes water quality monitoring efforts in the Northern Allegheny Basin from 2011-2014. It describes three key projects: 1) ANF Satellite/Logger Network from 2011-2014 which deployed loggers to monitor streams. 2) Three Rivers Quest Project in 2013 which sampled 56 locations biweekly and displayed results online. 3) Iron Furnace TU Mini-Grant Project from 2013-2014 which involved 5 conservation districts sampling 6 streams. Key findings included elevated alkalinity, chloride and sodium throughout the region. Specific conductivity, sulfate and metals varied between glacial influenced and Allegheny Plateau streams.
Water quality monitoring in the northwest Pennsylvania shale play
- 2. IRON FURNACE TU MONITORING HISTORY • ANF Satellite/Logger Network 2011 - 2014 • Three Rivers Quest Project Northern Allegheny Basin 2013 • Three Rivers Quest Mini-Grant Project 2013 - 2014
- 5. Three Rivers Quest Project 2013 • Sampling January – December 2013 • 3RQ Partners • Duquesne University • Iron Furnace Trout Unlimited • Wheeling Jesuit University • • • • 56 sample locations Bi-weekly sampling Field measurements and grab samples Displayed via 3RiversQuest.org
- 7. Three Rivers Quest– Northern Allegheny Basin 2013 French Creek Brokenstraw Creek Oil Creek Tionesta Creek Clarion River Allegheny River Field • Temperature (C) • Specific Conductance • pH Laboratory • • • • • • • • • • • Alkalinity Acidity Bromide Chloride Sulfate Dissolved Aluminum Dissolved Manganese Dissolved Sodium Dissolved Iron Total Suspended Solids Total Dissolved Solids
- 8. Iron Furnace TU Mini-Grant Project 2013 - 2014 • • • • • CRAWFORD COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ELK COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT McKEAN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT WARREN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT NATIONAL TROUT UNLIMITED       Caldwell Creek Gods Country Oil Creek Jim Zwald Allegheny Mountain Cornplanter
- 10. Regional Specific Conductivity  Glacial Influenced Streams 200+ μS/cm  Allegheny Plateau Streams 15 - 40 μS/cm (1st/2nd/3rd Order)  Oil & Gas Influenced Streams 50 + μS/cm (Chronic Condition/Temporary Spikes)
- 11. Regional Specific Conductivity (μS/cm) 53 Sites
- 12. Interpreting Specific Conductivity SC (µS/cm) Oswayo Creek 2013 Outliers 150 Maximum 75th Percentile 100 Median 25th Percentile Minimum 50 Outlier 0 Median = 95.2 n = 33,881
- 13. Interpreting Specific Conductivity 30 25 20 McCaferdy Run Fall 2011 300 SC (µS/cm) SC (µS/cm) Salmon Creek Trib 55118 Winter 2012 35 200 100 0
- 15. IFTU Sites @ USGS Stations 2013 (Northern Allegheny Basin)
- 16. Northern Allegheny Basin 3RQ Network 2013  3 Bromide Detects  Low Sulfate except 2 Clarion River Sites  Alkalinity Levels Exceed Expectations  Chloride and Sodium Pervasive Throughout Northern Allegheny River and Tributaries
- 17. Alkalinity (mg/l as CaCO3) (January – December 2013) Tionesta Creek- Tionesta Tionesta Creek- Lynch Oil Creek- Rouseville French Creek-Utica Clarion- Wilcox Clarion- Ridgway Clarion- Cooksburg Brokenstraw Creek- Young Allegheny- West Hickory Allegheny- Port Allegany Allegheny- Eldred 0 45 90 ALKALINITY 135
- 18. Alkalinity (mg/l as CaCO3) (January – December 2013) Glacial Influenced Streams Allegheny Plateau Streams
- 19. Sulfate (mg/l) (January – December 2013) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Tionesta Creek- Tionesta Tionesta Creek- Lynch Oil Creek- Rouseville French Creek-Utica Clarion- Wilcox Clarion- Ridgway Clarion- Cooksburg Brokenstraw Creek- Young Allegheny- West Hickory Allegheny- Port Allegany Allegheny- Eldred AMD Influence Sulfate (mg/l)
- 20. Specific Conductivity (μS/cm) (January – December 2013) Tionesta Creek- Tionesta Tionesta Creek- Lynch Oil Creek- Rouseville French Creek-Utica Clarion- Wilcox Clarion- Ridgway Clarion- Cooksburg Brokenstraw Creek- Young Allegheny- West Hickory Allegheny- Port Allegany Allegheny- Eldred 0 100 200 300 400 Specific Conductivity (μS/cm)
- 21. Chloride(mg/l) (January – December 2013) Tionesta Creek- Tionesta Tionesta Creek- Lynch Oil Creek- Rouseville French Creek-Utica Clarion- Wilcox Brokenstraw Creek- Young Allegheny- West Hickory Allegheny- Port Allegany Allegheny- Eldred 0 10 20 30 Chloride (mg/l)
- 22. Sodium (mg/l) (January – December 2013) Tionesta Creek- Tionesta Tionesta Creek- Lynch Oil Creek- Rouseville French Creek-Utica Clarion- Wilcox Brokenstraw Creek- Young Allegheny- West Hickory Allegheny- Port Allegany Allegheny- Eldred 0 5 10 15 20 Sodium (mg/l)
- 24. Oil and Gas Production 2004-2013 (ConventionalUnconventional) McKean 4,77374 Warren 2,9425 Forest 2,09522 Elk 86969 10,679170
- 25. Chappel Fork Active Well Sites December 31, 2013 2,030 active wells/17,704 acres 1 well/9 acres
- 26. Contact Info: Bruce C. Dickson Chief Scientist Applied Geology and Environmental Science 2402 Hookstown Grade Road, Suite 200 Clinton, PA 15026 814.806.6073 (mobile) bdickson@appliedgeology.net
- 27. Our Partners Colcom Foundation Three Rivers Quest (3RQ) United States Forest Service US Army Corps of Engineers Elk County Conservation District McKean County Conservation District Warren County Conservation District Crawford County Conservation District Applied Geology and Environmental Science Analytical Testing Services Trout Unlimited - National Trout Unlimited Pennsylvania Chapters Caldwell Creek Gods Country Allegheny Mountain Jim Zwald Oil Creek Cornplanter