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Know Your Stream: Rotating Basin Site Summary
Seminole, Hughes & Pontotoc Counties, Cross Timbers Level 3 Ecoregion
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) has the statutory responsibility of monitoring streams across
the state in order to identify healthy streams as well as those which may be impacted by non-point source (NPS)
pollution. NPS pollution is pollution which runs off the land from diffuse sources rather than being discharged
from a specific source. If a stream is found to be impaired by NPS pollution, the OCC may be able to
implement a voluntary cost-share program to address the identified problems; however, streams must be
monitored in order to select best management practices necessary for improvement. The OCC’s “Rotating
Basin Monitoring Program” provides the tools to assess and then restore water quality in Oklahoma.
This leaflet gives a brief summary of the assessment results for the second 2-year cycle of the monitoring
program for streams in Seminole, Hughes & Pontotoc Counties. The full report can be accessed online at:
http://www.ok.gov/conservation/Agency_Divisions/Water_Quality_Division/WQ_Monitoring/WQ_Assessment_Rotating_Basin_Monitoring_Program.html
or by calling (405) 522-4500 and requesting a copy of the “Rotating Basin Group 3, Cycle 2 Final Report.”
OCC Rotating Basin monitoring sites within Seminole, Hughes & Pontotoc Counties.
Through the Rotating Basin Program, three streams in Seminole, Hughes & Pontotoc counties were sampled
approximately every five weeks from June 2008-May 2010. Eighteen water quality parameters were measured
or analyzed at each site visit. In addition, OCC staff conducted one fish and habitat assessment and up to four
macroinvertebrate collections. Summer samples were also analyzed for E. coli and Enterococcus bacteria.
Each site was compared to “high quality” streams in the ecoregion, streams known to have high quality fish
populations, benthic macroinvertebrate populations, instream and riparian habitat, and water quality. All of the
data collected has been distilled into a few key components in order to produce an index score of general,
overall stream health, shown on the next page.
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| Full text | Know Your Stream: Rotating Basin Site Summary Seminole, Hughes & Pontotoc Counties, Cross Timbers Level 3 Ecoregion The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) has the statutory responsibility of monitoring streams across the state in order to identify healthy streams as well as those which may be impacted by non-point source (NPS) pollution. NPS pollution is pollution which runs off the land from diffuse sources rather than being discharged from a specific source. If a stream is found to be impaired by NPS pollution, the OCC may be able to implement a voluntary cost-share program to address the identified problems; however, streams must be monitored in order to select best management practices necessary for improvement. The OCC’s “Rotating Basin Monitoring Program” provides the tools to assess and then restore water quality in Oklahoma. This leaflet gives a brief summary of the assessment results for the second 2-year cycle of the monitoring program for streams in Seminole, Hughes & Pontotoc Counties. The full report can be accessed online at: http://www.ok.gov/conservation/Agency_Divisions/Water_Quality_Division/WQ_Monitoring/WQ_Assessment_Rotating_Basin_Monitoring_Program.html or by calling (405) 522-4500 and requesting a copy of the “Rotating Basin Group 3, Cycle 2 Final Report.” OCC Rotating Basin monitoring sites within Seminole, Hughes & Pontotoc Counties. Through the Rotating Basin Program, three streams in Seminole, Hughes & Pontotoc counties were sampled approximately every five weeks from June 2008-May 2010. Eighteen water quality parameters were measured or analyzed at each site visit. In addition, OCC staff conducted one fish and habitat assessment and up to four macroinvertebrate collections. Summer samples were also analyzed for E. coli and Enterococcus bacteria. Each site was compared to “high quality” streams in the ecoregion, streams known to have high quality fish populations, benthic macroinvertebrate populations, instream and riparian habitat, and water quality. All of the data collected has been distilled into a few key components in order to produce an index score of general, overall stream health, shown on the next page. !( !( !( !( Bird Creek !( Canadian Sandy Creek !( Salt Creek Seminole County Hughes County Pontotoc County |
| Date created | 2014-10-06 |
| Date modified | 2014-10-06 |
