This year’s LVA Water Quality Report (posted on the LVA website here) has two main objectives. The first is to inform and educate the LVA membership of any new data, trends, issues or concerns discovered during the past year. The second objective is to solicit feedback from the membership regarding what we would like to see within future LVA annual water quality reports. This year’s report identifies the sources of most of our water quality data, and much of that data and information is provided in Appendices to the report. The report then provides a very high-level summary of key conclusions that could be drawn from the data. This report structure is a “draft” for the future – the LVA membership is invited to comment on what we would like to see in our annual report: Should we show more data? Should we emphasize data analysis, discussions and conclusions? Should we have more graphs, pie charts and pictures? Should we emphasize the effects and significance of the various water quality data and trends? Should we include a “primer” on the meaning and impact of particular data? Should we include, in Appendices, as much of the source data and information as we can? Send your thoughts through the Frog Blog, the LVA Environmental Committee or directly to George Crawford at georgeVcrawford@gmail.com . We appreciate all feedback and we will create next year’s report so that it provides the information that the LVA membership wants to see!
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Mar Mcb
1/8/2014 03:32:01 pm
Thank you George for preparing the Water Quality Report. Monitoring current elements and long term trends in water quality of Lake Vernon is one of the most important activities of the organization. Properly interpreting the data analysis is essential. An objective of your report was to stimulate discussion for the desired scope of future annual water quality reports. Here is my input. Keep or expand on "what we can learn" as these summaries and connections can be transformed into recommendations for immediate or long term action (i.e. begin monitoring oxygen concentrations near the lake bottom and/or start to identify human activities causing impact on water quality as indicated by phosphorus levels). Also, I like the Primer idea on meaning behind the parameters that are reported on. I like to understand the impact of particular data and likely sources of contaminants. I believe we live in a caring society and if science and/or other disciplines can identify an environmental problem and appropriate corrective action, people will respond positively. In other words, just like in school, give us the report card, tell us what it is we need to do or stop doing, and we will improve the situation. Further, I say yes to emphasizing the significance of the various water quality data and associated trends regarding the measured parameters on overall water quality, aquatic ecosystem, and use - especially drinking water. I am grateful that the LVA has access to your level of expertise George because a solid understanding of the nature of water quality problems and the contaminants that cause the problems in the first place for example, is necessary for interpreting water quality analysis reports. Thanks again. M. Leave a Reply. |
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