Subject: Happy Thanksgiving - Updated Benthic & E. coli Monitoring Results

Happy Thanksgiving!

FOMR’s fall benthic monitoring was completed on October 16th. 
 
Nine certified monitors and fourteen assistant monitors helped collect the critters and record the data.
Sites & Scores (all sites are on main stem of Middle River):

Summerdean Road 7  graph – 2011 to present
Cattleman Road, Swoope 9  graph – 2011 to present
Dogback Lane, Swoope 9  graph – 2013 to present
Green Hills Lane, Churchville 9   graph – 2011 to present
Eastwood Drive, Churchville 10   graph – 2011 to present
Honeysuckle Hill, Middle River Road, Franks Mill 8  graph – 2011 to present
River Ridge, Verona 9   graph – 2011 to present
Cline Lane, Laurel Hill 10   graph – 2011 to present
Dam Town Road, Ft. Defiance 9  graph – 2011 to present

What does the score mean?
  • A score of 9 to 12 = Acceptable ecological condition for aquatic life
  • A score of 8 = Ecological condition cannot be determined at this time (Gray Zone)
  • A score of 0 to 7 = Unacceptable ecological condition for aquatic life
Updated E. coli Results through November 16th

Click on the links below to see results at each site from July '15 through November '16.

Please visit the Water Research Center for a lot of excellent information about E. coli in our water.

Friends of the Middle River, PO Box 131, Verona, Virginia 24482, United States
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