WWALS Summary of FDEP chemical and biological tracers, Withlacoochee and Suwannee Rivers 2020-08-05

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WWALS Summary of FDEP chemical and biological tracers, Withlacoochee and Suwannee Rivers 2020-08-05.

The FDEP Data

The raw data received from FDEP is here.

Katrina Yancey of FDEP wrote in an email message of August 5, 2020, to which she attached this data: “We received the genetic marker results from the latest DEP trend monitoring done in July; attached is an updated spreadsheet with these results added.”

TREND_ALA010_SUW100_WIT010_TRACER_MARKER_DATA_Through07062020.xlsx

Katrina Yancey of FDEP wrote in an email message of July 17, 2020, to which she attached this data: “You're correct, DEP is fine with WWALS publishing this data. Attached is all tracer and marker data available for the response sampling events tracked on our webpage (located at https://floridadep.gov/dear/watershed-monitoring-section/content/suwannee-river-basin-sampling-locations), along with all tracer and marker data from the trend sampling sites in this area. Since the last dataset you received in May, the new results in these spreadsheets include event response sampling done by DEP in June, and DEP trend monitoring done in July. The marker results for the trend sampling haven't been analyzed yet, and I will follow up with you when those results are received.”

Katrina Yancey of FDEP wrote in an email message of May 6, 2020, to which she attached this data: “ Attached is all tracer and marker data available for the response sampling events tracked on our webpage (located at https://floridadep.gov/dear/watershed-monitoring-section/content/suwannee-river-basin-sampling-locations), along with all tracer and marker data from the trend sampling sites in this area. Since the last dataset you cited in your March email below, the new results in these spreadsheets include the final results for event response sampling done by DEP in February, and DEP trend monitoring done in March. The focus of the current ongoing DOH sampling is E. coli, as that is what determines issuance of the health advisories, and does not include tracers and markers.”

And this one goes from December 10, 2019, through January 23, 2020, in frequent intervals.

ChemicalTracer-GeneticMarker_SuwanneeBasinMonitoringData.xlsx

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Human and Ruminant DNA markers + FDEP sampling map

Human and Ruminant DNA markers

Table 3: Human DNA markers

Table 4: Ruminant DNA markers

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WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Since 2016, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® is a project and a staff member of WWALS as the Waterkeeper Alliance® member for the 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia.