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             FWPCA PRESENTATIONS


        ORSANCO ENGINEERING COMMITTEE
               MAY 13-14, 1969
             SIXTY-NINTH MEETING
           NETHERLAND HILTON HOTEL
               CINCINNATI, OHIO
              OHIO BASIN REGION
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION
        U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
               CINCINNATI, OHIO

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                       CONTENTS
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FWPCA RECOMMENDATIONS
  Richard A. Vanderhoof

ACCEPTABLE WATER  QUALITY  IN  MIXING AREAS
  Kenneth M. Mackenthun
                    AQUATIC  LIFE CRITERIA

TEMPERATURE

Present Temperature  Conditions  of  the Ohio River
  Keith 0. Schwab                                          B

Individual States Adopted Temperature Criteria
  Bern Wright                                              C

Aquatic Life Temperature Requirements
  Kenneth E. F. Hokanson, Ph.D.                            D


DISSOLVED OXYGEN

Present Dissolved Oxygen Conditions  of the Ohio River
  Keith 0. Schwab and  Bernard  Sacks                        E

Individual States Adopted Dissolved  Oxygen Criteria
  Bern Wright                                              F

Productivity and Seasonal Variations  Related to
 Aquatic Life Dissolved Oxygen  Requirements
  William A. Brungs, Ph.D.                                 G
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Present pH Conditions of  the  Ohio  River
  Keith 0. Schwab                                          H

Individual States Adopted  pH  Criteria
  Bern Wright                                              I

Aquatic Life pH Requirements
  William A. Brungs, Ph.D.                                 J

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                      IMPLEMENTATION

Implementation Plan Compliance for  the  Ohio  River
  Robert S. Burd                                           K
                        RECREATION

BACTERIA

Present Bacteriological Conditions of  the  Ohio  River
  James H. Adams, Jr.                                      L

Individual States Adopted Bacterial  Criteria
  Bern Wright                                              M

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                       RECOMMENDATIONS

                      R. A. Vanderhoof
SUMMARY OF CRITERIA


The objective in seeking revisions in water quality criteria
is to more precisely define the necessary water quality char-
acteristics required for a particular water use.  Knowledge
of realistic water quality criteria and the existing tributary
water quality and uses must be resolved into attainable and
enforceable standards that will be consistent with existing
water quality or anticipated water quality after installation
of pollution abatement measures.

The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration has review-
ed the criteria for aquatic life and recreational uses relative
to the Main Stem of the Ohio River.  The available evidence
indicates the following criteria are deemed appropriate for
acceptance by ORSANCO.
AQUATIC LIFE

A.  TEMPERATURE - RECOMMENDED CRITERIA

    1.  To maintain well-rounded warm-water biota:


        a.  The water temperatures shall not exceed 90° F.
            (32.2 C.) at any time or any place, and a maximum
            hourly average value of 86 F. (30 C.) shall not
            be exceeded.

        b.  The temperature shall not exceed the temperature
            values expressed on the following table:


                   AQUATIC LIFE TABLE

                              Daily Mean, °F.     Hourly Max., °F.
Dec. - Feb.                        48                   55
Early March                        50                   56

Late March                         52                   58

Early April                        55                   60

Late April                         58                   62

Early May                          62                   64

Late May                           68                   72

Early June                         75                   79

Late June                          78                   82

July - Sept.                       82                   86

October                            75                   82
November                           65                   72

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        c.   During any month of the year,  controllable heat*
            shall not be added to a stream in excess of the
            amount that will raise the temperature of the
            water (at the expected minimum daily flow for
            that  month) more than a calculated 5°F.   That is,
            the minimum daily low flow for the month in
            cubic feet per second - converted to pounds per
            second - and multiplied by 5 shall be the maximum
            rate  of heat addition in BTU's** per second for
            that  month.


    2.   To  maintain trout habitats:

        a.   Inland trout streams, headwaters of salmon streams,
            trout and salmon lakes and reservoirs,  and the
            hypolimnion of lakes and reservoirs containing sal-
            monids should not be warmed.  No heated effluents
            should be discharged in the vicinity of spawning
            areas.
        d.
For other types and reaches of cold-water streams,
reservoirs,  and lakes, the following restrictions
are recommended.

During any month of the year, heat should not be
added to a stream in excess of the amount that
will raise the temperature of the water more than
5°F. (based on the minimum expected flow for that
month).   In lakes and reservoirs, the temperature
of the epilimnion should not be raised more than
3°F. by the addition of heat of artificial origin.

The normal daily and seasonal temperature fluctu-
ations that existed before the addition of heat
due to other than natural causes should be main-
tained .

The maximum temperatures for cold waters are
expressed in the following table:
October - April

September & May Transition
          Period

June - August
                  Daily Mean,  F.

                       50

                       58


                       66
Hourly Max.,   F.

      55

      62


      70
*  Controllable heat is defined as any heat load discharged to a
   public body of water by an industrial source of any type.
** BTU - British Thermal Unit is defined as the quantity of heat
   required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one
   degree    Fahrenheit at, or near, its point of maximum density

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B.  DISSOLVED OXYGEN - RECOMMENDED CRITERIA

    1.  Habitats for well-rounded warm water fish populations:
        The D.O. concentration shall average at least 5.0 mg/1
        per calendar day and shall not be less than 4.0 mg/1 at
        any time or any place outside the mixing zone.

    2.  Habitats for cold water fish populations:  The D.O.
        concentration shall not be less than 6 mg/1 to be met
        at any time or at any place.  Spawning areas shall be
        protected by a minimum 7.0 mg/1 dissolved oxygen.
C.  pH - RECOMMENDED CRITERIA

Recommendat ion:

    1.  No highly dissociated materials should be added in
        quantities sufficient to lower the pH below 6.5 or
        to raise the pH above 8.5.  It shall be recognized
        that pH is a poor criterion for the expression of
        toxicity of acids and alkalies.

    2.  That the addition of ammonia (as NH3 or NH4OH),
        poorly dissociated inorganic acids and organic bases
        and acids shall be regulated not in terms of pH,
        but in terms of their own toxicities as established
        by bioassay.
RECREATION

A.  PRIMARY CONTACT RECREATION - RECOMMENDED CRITERIA

In addition to the presently accepted and approved total coli-
form resolution:

        "Bacteria:  Coliform group not to exceed 1,000
        per 100 ml as a monthly average value (either
        MPN or MF count);  nor exceed this number in
        more than 20 percent of the samples examined
        during any month;  nor  exceed 2,400 per 100 ml
        (MPN or MF count)  on any day."

It is recommended that a resolution on fecal coliform should
be proposed which follows the NTAC recommendations on recre-
ational criteria:

        "Fecal coliforms should be used as the indicator
        organism for evaluating the microbiological suit-
        ability of recreation waters.  As determined by

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       multiple-tube fermentation or membrane filter
       procedures and based on a minimum of not less
       than five samples taken over not more than a
       30-day period, the fecal coliform content of
       primary contact recreation waters shall not ex-
       ceed a geometric mean of 200/100 ml, nor shall
       be more than 10 percent of total samples during
       any 30-day period exceed 400/100 ml."

A transition period of several years should be utilized to
implement the change to fecal coliform.  During this period,
we recommend analysis for both total and fecal coliform
organisms.

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          ACCEPTABLE WATER QUALITY IN MIXING AREAS



                       K. M. Mackenthun








As stated in the National Technical Advisory Committee Report,



and to protect water quality, mixing areas must not be used



for, or considered as, a substitute for waste treatment, or



as an extension of, or substitute for a waste treatment



facility.  Mixing should be accomplished as quickly as possible



through the use of devices which ensure that the waste is



mixed with the allocated dilution water in the smallest poss-



ible area.  At the border of the mixing area, water quality



must meet water quality standards.




Mixing zones should not be permitted where serious damage



may be done to a recognized aquatic resource.  The location



of mixing zones should be determined on a case-by-case



agreement between the Federal Water Pollution Control Admin-



istration and the involved State government and/or interstate



compact.





Where mixing zones are allowed, the following are recommended:



       1.  As a guideline, the maximum distance of the



           mixing zone in any direction should not exceed



           that obtained by multiplying the square root



           of the discharged number of million gallons per



           day times 200 feet (i.e.,  _25 mgd = /J5 x 200 =



           1,000 feet); and in no case exceed 3/4 mile.



       2.  Mixing zones for single or cumulative discharges



           should be limited to 25 percent of the cross-
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    sectional stream area, width, or volume of flow;



    when density differences between waste waters



    and receiving waters produce stratification,  the



    stratified layer shall not extend beyond 25 per-



    cent of the width of the stream;





3.  At no place in the mixing zone should the 96 hour



    TLm to aquatic life be exceeded;





4.  Mixing areas shall be:



          Free from substances attributable to municipal,



          industrial or other discharges that will settle



          to form putrescent or otherwise objectionable



          sludge deposits;





          Free from floating debris, oil, scum, and



          other floating materials or other discharges



          in amounts sufficient to be unsightly or



          deleterious;





          Free from discharged materials that produce



          color, odor, or other conditions in such



          degree as to create a nuisance.





          Free from substances and conditions or com-



          binations thereof in concentrations that



          produce undesirable aquatic life.
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             PRESENT TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS OF THE OHIO RIVER




                              K.O. Schwab









The activities of man have altered temperature conditions in the Ohio.




Clearing of trees along portions of the banks and construction of locks




and dams have had an effect on temperature that is difficult to define.




Somewhat more predictable is the effect on temperature of industrial




thermal discharges.  The major source of industrial heat loadings is




from steam-electric power plants.






Exhibit B-l, based on information prepared by the Federal Power Commission,




shows past and projected power consumption in the basin.  Continuing rapid




growth of power generation to meet human needs is a fact of life.  In




the Ohio Basin, electric power generation is expected to double between




1970 and 1980.  Practically all of the predicted expansion will result




from new thermal power installations, since most of the best hydro-




electric capability has already been developed.  In addition, because




of the economics of scale, most of the additional capacity is expected




to come from large installations of over 500-megawatt capacity.






Exhibit B-2 shows the location of the lH present installations of over




1,000 megawatts in the basin.  Nine of these are on the main stem of the




Ohio River.  Some of these 14 are scheduled for expansion and additional




large installations will have to be constructed to meet future needs.  A




plant of 1,000 megawatts is capable of adding enough B.T.U.'s to raise  a
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flow of 5,000 cfs (the approximate 30-day,  10-year low flow of the Ohio




River below Pittsburgh after augmentation by existing and planned




reservoirs) by about ^°F.  Plants capable of generating up to 2,600




megawatts are known to be in the planning stage in the Ohio Basin.






Exhibit B-3 shows the range of maximum hourly values by month from 1962




through 1968, as recorded on the ORSANCO robot monitors at Cincinnati and




Huntington.  This Exhibit also shows the median of the maximum hourly




values by month.






A review of ORSANCO data allows the following general conclusions:




     1.   Maximum hourly values for a month generally are between 0.5°




          and 1.5° F above the maximum daily average.




     2.   At ORSANCO stations other than Cincinnati, maximum values




          after several years of record reach:




               Maximum hourly values = 87.0 to 88.5° F




               Maximum daily average - 86 to  87° F




     3-   At the ORSANCO Cincinnati station:




               Maximum hourly value = 85° F




               Maximum daily average = 8U.^° F




Information in the Markland Pool studies of FWPCA and studies carried




out on the Ohio River by the Upper Ohio Basin Office in the vicinity of




Wheeling, West Virginia, show the following:




     1.   The river is not thermally stratified.  During the 1963 Markland




          Pool study cross sectional temperature difference of about 0.1° C




          existed between the surface and a depth of 18 feet.
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2.   Cross-sectional differences are noticeable only in areas of




     thermal discharge plumes and mixing areas.  Some evidence




     indicates that short circuiting or upstream displacement of




     thermally heated discharges exists where intake and discharge




     are in the same pool.
                               B.3

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                          Exhibit B-l

                     Ohio River Basin Study
Past
Year

1950
1960
1963
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
From
and Estimated Future Power
Energy Requirements
(Million Kwh)
42,495
106,273
120,227
162,650
315,950
551,400
879,500
1,281,800
1,725,800
Requirements of Utili'
Peak Demand
(Thousand Kw)
7,562
17,102
19,709
27,910
53,760
93,700
149,000
216,700
290,700
Ohio River Basin Comprehensive Survey Appendix I
                                                        Load Factor
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                                                          64.2

                                                          70.8

                                                          69.6

                                                          66.5

                                                          67.1

                                                          67.2

                                                          67.4

                                                          67.5

                                                          67.8
Power Commission; 1966

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          AQUATIC LIFE TEMPERATURE  REQUIREMENTS






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       Temperature is the  prime  regulator  of  life processes




because it affects the functions  and activities of organisms,




and it may be the most important  single  factor affecting




aquatic life.  When establishing  permissible  water tempera-




tures to preserve and perpetuate  aquatic life, cognizance




must be take.n of field and laboratory  data.   Because of re-




cent increasing awareness  of  potential problems to aquatic




life from waste heat from  the growing  thermal-electric




generation industry, many  investigators have  begun recently




to evaluate some of the  temperature effects.




       I will present some recent unpublished findings by the




National Water Quality Laboratory,  the Tennessee Valley Au-




thority, the Bureau of Sport  Fisheries and Wildlife, and other




agencies.




       The harvestable number of  aquatic organisms is  depen-




dent upon the basic equation:




       Annual recruitment  minus mortality  (including




       all life stages,  predation and  natural death) =




       harvestable surplus.




For sustained yields, consideration must be made for suffi-




cient adult carry-over to  provide for  new  recruitment  or
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reproduction.  Because  fish  are  mobile,  naturally occurring




high temperatures are rarely a  factor in natural mortalities.




When free to do so,  fish will seek a preferred temperature;




this has long been recognized by outdoor magazines and other




sportsmen publications  that  recommend fishing for a species




at a certain depth or season based on temperature.  Recent




findings indicate that  the  lethal temperature, such as the




96 hour TLm, may have no bearing on the  quality of fisheries




within a waterway.   The  critical life stages include spawn-




ing, egg and fry development.  Table D-l presents maximum




temperatures for growth, reproduction and survival for four




species of  fishes; it indicates  that the spawning or repro-




duction phase is approximately  15 to 20°F.  lower than the




lethal temperature for  these fish.  If temperatures during




the critical recruitment phase  of the fisheries population




is above maximum specified  levels, there will be no recruit-




ment and a  fishery will  not  be  sustained.  Table D-2 presents




some maximum temperatures  for reproduction for fish present




in the Ohio River drainage  basin.  Included are several non-




game or forage fish  that serve  a very important role as the




basis of the food supply for harvestable basses, sauger or




jack salmon, and catfish.   Generally, fish that spawn in




early spring have lower  temperature requirements than those




that spawn  in summer.   This  emphasizes a need for maintain-




ing the seasonal temperature cycle.  If   these temperatures







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are exceeded during  the  spawning  season,  there will be no




recruitment and eventually  the  species  will become extinct




even though adults may  thrive  in  these  waters.




       After the eggs have  hatched  and  the fry have grown




to fingerling size,  fish will  prefer  somewhat higher tem-




peratures which allow   for  optimum  growth  and activity




(Table D-3).  None of the Ohio  River  fish  listed have their




best growth potential at temperatures above 86°F.




       Table D-A presents a summary of  lethal temperature




limits of some Ohio  River fishes.   Should  water temperatures




be increased or decreased gradually (few  °F/hour) or suddenly




beyond the limits set by the acclimation  temperature, fish




fatalities may be expected.  Only slow  rates  of change




(few °F/day) will allow  complete  acclimation, which proceeds




slowly at colder temperatures,  and  changes in fish tolerance




limits.  There is a  range of tolerances among species; but




the fathead minnow,  an  important  forage fish, will die when




the temperature is raised suddenly, 6°  to  92°F.  when accli-




mated to a temperature  of 86°F.   This same species can




tolerate a sudden rise  of 33° when  acclimated to 50°F. which




emphasizes the importance of lethal temperature limits.




       A small margin of safety exists  between the optimum




for growth and survival of  a species.   A  5°F. rise above




optimum growth would result  in  increased mortality (Figure 1;




Table D-5), increased deformities of  fry,  decreased growth,






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increased incidence  of  disease,  and avoidance of heated




waters if given  a  choice.   The net result would be a lower




standing population  of  the  desired species, and a change




in species composition  to  one tolerant of warmer waters.




       Consideration must  be  given to trout and other  cold-




water fishes  that  inhabit  many headwater streams.  As  shown




in Table D-5,  temperatures  above 61°F. present serious haz-




ards to trout  fry  depending on the time of exposure.   Be-




cause the few  remaining trout waters in the Ohio River




Basin may approach  this temperature during the summer, it




was recommended  by  the  National  Technical Advisory Committee




that no thermal  discharges  be made to existing cold water




fishery streams.




       Table  D-6 presents  recommended sseasonal maximum




temperatures  for the Ohio  River  to protect existing fisheries




beyond the mixing  zone.  These data were selected to provide




for a continued, sustained  fishery in the Ohio River includ-




ing the most  critical recruitment phase.  Recommended




seasonal temperature criteria follow the natural climatic




cycles for the Ohio  River  (Figure 2).




       Table  D-7 presents  recommended temperature criteria




for cold water fisheries such as exist in headwater streams




in the Ohio Basin  Region,  especially in the Appalachia Region,




To maintain a cold water fishery, many of  these  streams  can-




not tolerate  a heat  load except when ice is present.







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       Table D-8 summarizes the percentage of species that




will be affected at various life history stages with the




existing ORSANCO temperature criteria (Fourth Progress Re-




port), the criteria proposed by the Ohio Basin Region, and




the present thermal regiment of the Ohio River.  Graphic




illustration of these criteria  is presented in Figure 2.




The present ORSANCO criteria will not provide protection




for the majority of fish species inhabiting the river.  Tem-




peratures lethal to 43 percent of the species, and that would




interfere with reproduction of 64 percent of the species,




would be allowed.   The recommended Ohio Basin Region criteria




are designed to prohibit additional water quality degradation,




provide for a self-sustaining fishery, and permit judicious




use of the river for cooling purposes.
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             and their observed spawning season.   Parenthesis denotes esti-
             mates .
    Species

Largemouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass

White Bass

Sauger

Channel Catfish

Emerald Shiner

Freshwater Drum

Golden Redhorse

Buffalo

White Sucker

Fathead Minnow
  Maximum Temperature (°F)
	for Reproduction	
Spawning   -  Egg Incubation

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Mid April-Mid May  Ky.-

Mid March-April    Ark.
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Late May— -July-

May

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Mid March-May

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 I/    Unpublished data, NWQL, Duluth, Minnesota.
 2_/    Published Literature.
 _3_/    Personal Communication, Gordon Hall, TVA.
 4V    Personal Communication, Tom Duncan, South Central Reservoir Investi-
         gation, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
 _5/    Personal Communication, Kermit Sneed, Warmwater Fish Cultural
         Laboratories, Stuttgart, Arkansas.
 6/    Flittner, G.A.  1964.   Morphometry and life history of the emerald
 ~       shiner, Notropis at herinoides Rafinesque.  Ph.D. thesis, University
         Michigan, 208 p.
 II    Personal Communications, Bill Wren, TVA.
 ~B/    Personal Communications, Gordy Priegel, Wisconsin Conservation Dept.
 9V    Unpublished Data, NWQL, Newtown, Ohio.
I'D/    Estimated value from spawning observation.
IT/    Based on unpublished data, NWQL, Duluth, Minnesota.  Data based on
         Yellow Perch, a related species that spawn at the same time of
         the year.
12/    Based on white sucker data.

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Table D-3.  Optimum temperatures for activity and/or growth
            and the final preferred temperatures of some Ohio
            River fishes.  Parenthesis denotes estimates.
Species
                   Optimum
                   Temperature (°F)
                   Activity - Growth
                  Final (or)
                  Preferred Temperature
                      Field - Lab
Largemouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass

White Bass

Sauger

Channel Catfish

Emerald Shiner

Freshwater Drum

Golden Redhorse

Buffalo

White Sucker
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2/  Based on data for channel catfish.  Relationship established
    by the grouping of species by NTAC.
3/  Unpublished data, NWQL, Duluth, Minnesota.
47  Based on published data on final preferred temperatures of
    yellow perch fry.
5/  Based on established relationship between reproduction and
~~   lethal temperatures .
6/  Personal communication, Kerinit Sneed, Warmwater Fish Cul-
    tural Laboratories, Stuttgart, Arkansas.
II  Based on white sucker data.

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Table D-4.  Lethal temperatures—  for some Ohio River fishes.
            Parenthesis denotes estimates.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Sauger (Yellow
Perch)
Channel Catfish

Emerald Shiner

White Sucker

Fathead Minnow

Acclimation
Temperature (°F)
86
68
Summer
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59
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77
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50
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Upper
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90
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87
87
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85
79
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Lower
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     Vol. XLI.
    Hart (1952).  Publ. Ont. Fish. Res. Lab., No. LXXII.  Univ.
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Table D-5.  Relationship between lethal temperatures and opti-
            mum temperatures for growth of brook trout fry.
Item                                   Temperature (°F)


 1-Hour TL                                 82^

24-Hour TLm                                79-7

 7-Day TLm                                 76^-7

 2-Month Safe                              61-7
   (no increase in mortality rate)
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Optimum growth                             61—
I/  Fry, F.E.J., et.  al.,   1946.  Lethal temperature relations
    for a sample oT young speckled trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
    Univ. Toronto Stud. Biol.  Ser. 54, Pub"! Ont.  Fish Res. Lab.
    66 ? pp.  1-35.

2/  Unpublished data, NWQL, Duluth, Minnesota

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Table D-6.  Recommended Temperature Criteria For The Ohio River

     I have critically examined the OBR temperature criteria for
the Ohio River based on a 5-year average monthly temperature
near Cincinnati and have found it to be adequate for warm-water
fish habitats on the average.  However, at warm stations in warm
seasons and through warming of the "ambient" river temperature,
reproduction of most Ohio River fishes would be in jeopardy in
areas affected.  It is my belief (and Dr. Mount's) that seasonal
maximum temperatures should be established in place of or in
addition to degree rise above ambient.  In order to safeguard
growth, reproduction, and survival of important Ohio River fishes,
the stream temperature should not exceed the following tempera-
tures at anytime or place beyond the defined mixing zone:

                           Daily Mean (°F)    Hourly Max. (°F)

Dec. ~ Feb.                    48                 55

Early March         '           50                 56

Late March                     52                 58

Early April                    55                 60

L?+e April                     58                 62

Early May                      62                 64

Late May                       68                 72

Early June                     75                 79

Late June                      78                 82

July - Sept.                   82                 86

OCT.                           75                 82

Nov.                           65                 72


     If a  five  degree rise above ambient is still desired, I
can see nothing wrong with a  10°-15°F. degree rise as long as
the above  maximums  are not exceeded.

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Table D-7.  Recommended Temperature Criteria for Cold-water Fisheries


       Recently completed studies on brook trout at the NWQL Labora-
tory suggest revisions of the criteria for cold-water trout streams
where natural reproduction is to occur.


                         Daily Mean (°F)        Hourly Maximum (°F)

October - April                50                       55


September and May
  Transition Period            58                       62


June - August                  66                       70

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Table D-8.  Percentage of Ohio River fishes affected by various crite-
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                           Early spring spawners not susceptible
Suboptimal—
  Spawning             7/11 (64%)        0/11 (0%)          0/11 (0%)
          3/
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  Growth               10/10 (100%)      1/10 (10%)         1/10 (10%)

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  (Field)              5/5 (100%)        4/5 (80%)          4/5 (80%)

Summer Avoid-
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  (Lab)                3/4 (75%)         1/4 (25%)          1/4 (25%)

Lethal Tempera-
  ture (Summer)        3/7 (43%)         0/7 (0%)           0/7 (0%)

Lethal Tempera-
  ture (Winter)        0/6 (0%)          0/6 (0%)           0/6 (0%)

I/ Based on a five-year (1963-1968) grand average of maximum and mini-
   mum daily average temperatures for each month in the Ohio River,
   Cincinnati .

2/ More than 50 percent of the spawning season above safe temperatures
   for reproduction.

3/ Above optimum temperatures for growth and activity.  May-Sept.
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              DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONDITIONS OF THE OHIO RIVER




                      K.O. Schwab and B.R. Sacks









The available data on dissolved oxygen in the Ohio River was evaluated




with particular emphasis on dissolved oxygen fluctuations at times when




dissolved oxygen was in a range of h.O to 6,0 mg/1.  It was concluded




that with minimum hourly dissolved oxygen values of U mg/1, average




daily dissolved oxygen values may be as low as h.l mg/1.  Further, with




daily average values of 5 mg/1, minimums may be below k mg/1 at times.




This evaluation is further detailed in Part II of this section.







PART I - PRESENT CONDITIONS




The dissolved oxygen conditions in the Ohio River were presented in




attachments h and 5 of the Engineering Committee Agenda.  Exhibit E-l




is an extraction from attachment 5 of this agenda.  This Exhibit is




largely self-explanatory and shows that, except at Cincinnati, the




minimum of h mg/1 was not met a significant part of the time during




1967.  At Cincinnati, the minimum of' h mg/1 was met about 91% of the




time during the months of June through October.







The FWPCA Markland Pool Report is the basis for the following conclusions,




which subject to local variables, are probably applicable to considerable




portions of the Ohio River:
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     1.   Dior ing the time of field studies,  the maximum diurnal fluctua-




          tion vas 2 mg/1 with most fluctuations below 1 mg/1.   Fluctua-




          tions were due more to diurnal fluctuations in.waste  loading




          than to photosynthesis.




     2.   During the 1963 Markland Pool study,  dissolved oxygen values




          at the surface were from 0.1 to 0.3 mg/1 higher at the surface




          than that found at a depth of 18 feet.




     3.   Lateral dispersion was Judged complete in 5 miles. Pre-




          impoundment dissolved oxygen values were 0.5 to 1.0 mg/1




          greater on the Kentucky shore.below the Mill Creek outfall




          than on the Ohio shore.   Post-impoundment conditions  showed




          that dissolved oxygen values were only 0.1 mg/1 greater on




          the Kentucky shore.




The above observations lead to the conclusions  that dissolved oxygen con-




centrations are relatively uniform across a cross-section under conditions




presently encountered on the Ohio River.





PART II - INTERPRETATIVE EVALUATIONS




This part relates the present ORSANCO criteria  for dissolved oxygen (D.O.)




with the proposed amended criteria in the Ohio  River.






The present criteria sets the dissolved oxygen  at "not less than 5 mg/1




during at least 16 hours of any 2U-hour period, not less than 3.0 mg/1




at any time."  This statement requires sampling over the 2^-hour period.




The minimum daily average dissolved oxygen would be ^.33 mg/1 based on




this criteria.
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The proposed amendments will be compared next using Ohio River dissolved




oxygen data collected and analyzed by ORSANCO.  The two amendments are




"The D.O. concentration shall average 5-0 mg/1 per calendar day and shall




not be less than k.O mg/1 at any time or any place," and "the D.O.con-




centration shall not be less than k.O mg/1 at any time or any place."






The data for dissolved oxygen was examined for the station at Huntington,




West Virginia (mi. 30H.2) for the months of June to October,  1963 to 1968,




and for the station at Miami Fort, Ohio (mi. ^90.3) for the months of




June to October, 1965 to 1968.  For 18$ of the time, the difference




between the minimum hourly and the daily average dissolved oxygen values




was 0.10 mg/1 or less for the same calendar day.  Forth-six percent of




the time the difference was 0.20 mg/1 or less.






This shows that if only a minimum dissolved oxygen of h.O mg/1 would be




specified, the minimum daily average will be practically the same.  The




above analysis was performed on those data where the minimum was in the




range of 3.0 - 5-0 mg/1 in order to be close to the proposed conditions.




The above percentages would have been higher if the concentrations below




2 mg/1 would have been included.






Three percent of the time at Huntington and lk% of the time at Miami




Fort, the difference between the daily average and the minimum hourly




values was greater than 1 mg/1.  This indicates that a minimum daily




average of 5-0 mg/1 would permit minimum hourly values below U.O mg/1.
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The above analysis was performed on those data where the average was in




the range 4.0 to 6.0 mg/1 in order to be close to the proposed conditions.




The maximum difference between the daily average and minimum hourly value




was 3.50 mg/1.






The percents mentioned previously vary for each station but indicate the




trends of the data.






In summary, the FWPCA recommendation that "The D.O. concentration shall




average 5-0 mg/1 per calendar day and shall not be less than 4.0 mg/1 at




any time or any place", allows for a minimum daily average of 5-0 mg/1




D.O. with no single hourly value below 4.0 mg/1.  However, the ORSANCO




Aquatic Life Advisory Committee recommendation of "The D.O. concentration




shall not be less than 4.0 mg/1 at any time or any place", allows for




minimum hourly D.O. concentrations of 4.0 mg/1 with a minimum daily con-




centration of 4.0 mg/1.  The average monthly concentration will probably




be greater than 5-0 mg/1.  In both cases, the D.O. concentration is




limited so that no single hourly value is below 4.0 mg/1.
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                      DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONDITIONS
                           IN THE OHIO RIVER
                       JUNE THROUGH OCTOBER 1967
           Percent of Days Minimum D.O. Value Less than Indicated Value
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2.0
3.0
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4.0
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6.0
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South
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     One of the most important detrimental conditions in aquatic




environments is low dissolved oxygen concentrations.  The quantity of




biological and chemical oxygen demanding wastes in this environment




is excessive in many locations.  Because of the biological importance of




reduced dissolved oxygen levels and the frequency of its occurrence,




one would expect much experimental data on this subject.  The technological




problems involved during dissolved oxygen experimentation is the principal




cause of the paucitv of good experimental data.




    The most useful manuscript (1) available resulted from five years of




observations at 982 locations around the country bv Dr. Ellis during




1930-1935.  He investigated aquatic life populations and related observed




environmental auditions to the well-balanced warmwater fish populations




he found.  Exhibit G-l from this manuscript summarizes the observed dissolved




oxygen concentrations observed during the months of June to September at the




372 stations where he found good warmwater fish populations.   He states that




"it may be seen that during the warm season the waters at 96 percent of the




good fish faunae stations carried 5 ppm or more dissolved oxygen,  and that




in all of the 5,809 cases,  good,  mixed fish faunae were not found in waters




carrying less than 4 ppm.  dissolved oxygen."  The  5,809 cases he refers to are




the number of dissolved oxygen determinations made during his study.   Data




more pertinent to us are summarized in Exhibit G-2,  also from Ellis.
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It contains data from 37 stations in the Ohio River.   The solid black




graph presents all oxygen data regardless of presence or absence of fish




at sampling stations.  The stippled graph is a composite of dissolved




oxygen values for  all stations at which good mixed fish faunae were found.




His observations in the Ohio River led to the same generalization he




made for the country as a whole.




     More recent information is available from the Field Investigations




Branch (2), Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Cincinnati, Ohio.




Their survey of the Great Miami River in 1968,  ha.' resulted in the same




observations and conclusions of Ellis, thirty years earlier.   One conclusion




of this recent survey was "in the Great Miami River,  balanced fish populations




require minimum dissolved oxygen concentrations in excess of 4.0 mg/1."




    Fortunately the available data from laboratory research provide




valuable insight into the resolution of a dissolved oxygen criterion for




the Ohio River.  In a summary of dissolved oxygen requirements of fishes by




Doudoroff and Warren (3) they include, data (Exhibit G-3) that under the




described test conditions any reduction in dissolved oxygen concentrations




below saturation (8.2 mg/1) resulted in decreased growth of juvenile




largemouth bass.




     Recent, and as yet unpublished data (4), shown in Exhibit G-4, were




obtained with a local fish species and water similar to that in the Ohio River.




Fry survival was significantlv reduced at 4.0 mg/1 dissolved oxygen and again




growth was reduced at concentrations below 7.9 mg/1.






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    All these field and laboratory investigations were concerned with only




reduced dissolved oxygen levels.  Overlooked, in most considerations of




reduced oxygen concentrations, is the production of many other substances,




but especially ammonia and hydrogen sulfide,  both very toxic to fish at




levels as low as 20 [ig/I.   An absolute minimum criterion for dissolved




oxygen cannot be considered safe for aquatic  life because such a condition




usually occurs unnaturally in the presence of organic wastes and materials




formed by degradation of these wastes.   These cause additional stress




on aquatic life and together with minimum safe dissolved oxygen concentrations




(safe in the absence of other stresses)Create an unsatisfactory aquatic




environment.
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                          References




1.   Ellis, M.  M.




         Detection and measurement of stream pollution.




         Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, 48: 365-437 (1937).




2.   Manuscript




         Great Miami River Survey.  wield Investigations Branch,




         Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, U.S. Dept. of




         the Interior, Cincinnati, Ohio.  (1968).




3.   Doudoroff, Peter and Charles E. Warren




         Dissolved oxygen requirements of fishes.




         Biological Problems in Water Pollution, 3rd Seminar,




         U. S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, PHS Pub. No. 999-WP-25




         (1965).




4.   Brungs, W. A.




         Effect of reduced dissolved oxygen concentrations on reproduction




         and growth of the fathead minnow.  (Manuscript).
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The percentage of time the pH values fell within the preferred range of




6.5 to 8.5 in 1967 for the Ohio River is presented in Exhibit H-l.  This




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values outside the preferred range were below a 6.5 value at all stations




except Cane Run.  The values not in the preferred range, and above 8.5>




were observed at Cane Run.







Mine drainage is believed to be the major but not sole cause of low pH




values at South Heights and Stratton.  At Cane Run, high pH values could




be caused by a combination of tributary inflow (which at times is above




8.5), industrial discharges, and photosynthetic activity.  Photosynthetic




activity is not, however, believed to be a significant factor for the




Lower Ohio River, based on existing studies.  With a determined abate-




ment program for mine drainage and other sources, it appears that a




range of 6.5 to 8.5 is both reasonable and attainable.
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                          Aquatic Life pH Requirements





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    The establishment of aquatic life criteria for a single watershed




such as that of the Ohio River, is, fortunately, less difficult than




establishing criteria for the United States.  The environment, both




physical and biological, is less complicated in the former.  Much




information OB the distribution of well-rounded, warmwater fish




populations is available for the Ohio River watershed.




     Laboratory-derived criteria always require substantiation  of some




sort by field experimentation and/or observation.  This can be especially true for




pH.  It is very difficult to separate the effects of pH on the aquatic




environment from other variables associated with pH such as carbon dioxide and




alkalinity.




     The efforts of Ellis (1) in his five-year study of the distribution of




warmwater fishes within the continental United States as related to pollution




have provided a classic manuscript.  His sampling represented a total of 1,125




localities.  This exhibit (J-l) was constructed from the data from 409




localities where he found good, mixed populations of fish.  This composite




covers a range between pH 6.3 and pH 9.0.   Of most concern is the fact that




97 percent of the cases were between pH 6.7 and pH 8.6.   This range was basically




the same for unpolluted waters in general.   The next exhibit (J-2) is a composite




of his Ohio River data for 37 stations.   As  he indicated, "the effects of acid




pollution are evident in the Ohio River."   The solid black graph presents all
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The stippled graph is a composite of pH values for all stations at




which good mixed fish faunae were found and nearly all points were




within the range of pH 6.7 to pH 8.6.




     Fish culturists have long noted that alkaline ponds and streams are




much more productive than acid ones; reduction in pH results in a




decreasing production rate.   High pH values have been investigated less




than low ones but a pH over 8.5 should be suspected as being of a




pollutional nature, either from a discharge or from excessive algal growth.




This statement is especially true of the Ohio River system where highly




alkaline natural waters are rare.




     The decrease  in production caused by low pH has been established




also by laboratory research (2).  This exhibit (J-3) includes data that




indicate a decrease in production of the fathead minnow, below pH 7.6.




There was a highly significant production decrease at pH 6.8 and egg




hatchability at pH 6.C,  These data were obtained at the Newtown Fish




Toxicology Laboratory using water similar to that in the Ohio River.




    Exhibit J-4 includes several pH levels between 6.0 and 6.5 that have




experimentally killed BC percent of the test organisms in 96 hours (3, A).




Each of these organisms is known to be utilized as food by important species




of fish.




    In summary, the determination of a pH criterion for aquatic life must




consider several important factors  such as related changes in carbon dioxide and




alkalinity, effects on fish production, and the location of the area for which




the criterion is to be recommended.





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A specific instance of the latter would be that a national criterion for




pH (5,6) must consider softer, and usually more, acid, natural waters.




Since these waters are not tvpical of the Ohio River watershed they need




not be considered and the oH criterion for the Ohio River should




consequently be more restrictive.




     Another extremely important, and often overlooked,  consideration that




is true for discussions of all criteria is that we cannot develop absolute




marginal criteria and assume that the aquatic life will be desirable.  When




several conditions together with pH are marginal at the same time the




additional stresses will be more than a well-balanced warmwater fish




population can withstand.
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                              References




1.  Ellis, M. M.




          Detection and measurement of stream pollution.




          Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, 48: 365-437 (1937).




2. Mount, D. I.




          The chronic effect of low pH on reproduction and growth of the




          fathead minnow.  Personal communication, (1969).




3.  National Water Water Quality Laboratory




          Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, U.S. Dept. of




          the Interior, Duluth, Minnesota, Summary of results (1969).




4.  Gaufin, Arden




          University of Montana.  Personal communication (1969).




5.  McKee, J. E. and H. W.  Wolf




          Water Quality Criteria, 2nd ed., 548 pp. Publ. No.  3-A.




          The Resources Agency of California, State Water Quality Control Board (1963)




6.  National Technical Advisory Committee




          Report to Secretary of the Interior.  Water Quality Criteria.




          Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, (April 1, 1968).
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      Implementation  Plan  Compliance for the Ohio River









                         R.  S.  Burd









    We anticipate  that  each  State  sharing the Ohio River will




press forward with whatever  actions are necessary to assure




compliance with  the time schedules  identified in the water




quality standards  adopted  and  approved for that State.  For




example, we expect dischargers  located in Ohio to comply with




schedules spelled  out in the approved Ohio standards, not the




latest date identified  in  some  other State standard.




    While the Kentucky  water quality standards have been ap-




proved as Federal  standards, in accordance with the Federal




Water Pollution  Control Act, it is  important to note that one




condition of the approval  is that  a detailed implementation




plan be submitted  to  the Department of the Interior by July




1969.  Consistency in the  water quality standards of States




sharing a river  basin is essential.   Hopefully, the Kentucky




time schedules,  when  received,  will be consistent with neigh-




boring States for  at  least the  major waste sources.  ORSANCO




appears to be a  logical vehicle to  encourage consistency in




standards among  member  States.
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                 PRESENT BACTERIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
                          OF THE OHIO RIVER

                           J. H. Adams, Jr.
The total coliform group is the classical indicator of fecal pollution.

As defined in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water ani  Waste

Water" (12th ed.):  "The coliform group includes all of the aerobic

and facultative anaerobic, gram-negative, nonsporeforming rod shaped

bacteria which ferment lactose with gas formation within 48 hours  at

35°C."


Coliforms are always present in the intestines of humans and other

warm-blooded animals, and are eliminated in large numbers in fecal

wastes.


Unfortunately, some strains included in the total coliform group  have

a wide distribution in the environment but are not common in fecal

material.  These organisms are well adapted and able to multiply  in

the environment as well as in the intestine of warm-blooded animals.


The fecal coliform component of the total coliform group is of rela-

tively infrequent occurrence in the environment, except in association

with fecal pollution.  They generally do not multiply outside the

intestines of warm-blooded animals.
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Looking at bacteriological data gathered in 1963 on the Ohio River




from Cincinnati to Markland Dam, Exhibit L-l, total coliform, fecal




coliform ratios are as follows:




Station 472.4   from     5:1 to    230:1 (above Millcreek outfall)




Station 475.1   from     9:1 to     16:1 (below Millcreek outfall)




Station 503.3   from    16:1 to     23:1 (below Laughery Island, Ky.)




Station 531.2   from     3:1 to      7:1 (above Markland Dam)






Total coliform, fecal coliform ratios were computed from bacteriological




data gathered from a pollution study conducted in 1968 from Owensboro,




Kentucky to Evansville, Indiana, Exhibit L-2.






Total coliform, fecal coliform ratios were:




Above Owensboro, Ky.     280:1 to   400:1




Below Owensboro, Ky.      29:1 to    42:1




Newburgh, Ind.            35:1 to    40:1




Evansville, Ind.         115:1 to 1,300:1






Ratios were also computed from bacteriological data collected from




pollution surveillance stations in 1968, Exhibit L-3.






Total coliform, fecal coliform ratios were:




Pa.-W. Va. State Line     21:1 to 30:1




Wheeling                  15:1 to 81:1




Cincinnati                13:1 to 19:1




Miami Fort                 4:1 to  8:1




Evansville                17:1 to 21:1
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The wide differences in ratio indicate that the total coliform analyses




often detects organisms that are not of sanitary significance.  Those




familiar with counting total coliform are well aware of the inherent




difficulties in this determination.






Results based on the entire total coliform group do have a disadvantage




as an "ideal" indicator of fecal pollution because several strains of




the group may come from sources other than fecal material of warm-blooded




animals and are of no sanitary significance.  The enumeration of the




fecal coliform component is more specific to coliforms of fecal origin.
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             EXHIBIT L-l

Bacteriological Quality of the Ohio River
       Cincinnati to Markland Dam
                  1963

Date
10/25
10/31
n/7
10/25
10/29
11/4
10/25
10/29
11/4
10/25
10/29
11/4

Station
472.4
472.4
472.4
475.1
475 .1
475.1
503.3
503.3
503.3
531.2
531.2
531.2
Total
Coliform
100 ml.
27,000
460,000
64,000
7,500,000
7,400,000
330,000
4,900
5,200
3,900
78
80
140
Fecal
Coliform
100 ml.
5,200
2,000
4,400
800,000
490,000
28,000
280
320
170
22
23
19

TC:FC
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5:1
230:1
15:1
9:1
16:1
14:1
18:1
16:1
23:1
4:1
3:1
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Flow
cfs
5,000
5,000
8,000
5,000
5,000
6,000
5,000
5,000
6,000
5,000
5,000
6,000

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                                EXHIBIT  L-2

                          Ohio River Pollution Study
                   Owensboro, Kentucky — Evansville, Indiana
                                     1968


                                   Total           Fecal
                                  Coliform       Coliform       TC:FC     Flow
Date         Station               100 ml.        100 ml.       Ratio      cfs

10/10   Ab.  Owensboro, Ky.          5,600            20        280:1     22,000
10/11   Ab.  Owensboro, Ky.         20,000            50        400:1     28,000

10/10   Bel. Owensboro, Ky.         68,000         2,300         29:1     22,000
10/11   Bel. Owensboro, Ky.         28,000           6?0         42:1     28,000

10/10        Newburgh, Ind.        104,000         2,700         40:1     25,000
10/11        Newburgh, Ind.         95,000         2,800         35:1     31,000

10/10        Evansville, Ind.       21,000           370         57:1     25,000
10/11        Evansville. Ind.      l^O.oon         i  -ann        -nr-i     -  —
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                                                                          31,000

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             EXHIBIT L-3

Bacteriological Quality of the Ohio River
     Pollution Surveillance Stations
                  1968


Date
7/26
12/10
7/29
12/19
8/15
12/12
8/15
12/12
8/13
12/4


Station
Pa.-W.Va. State Line
Pa.-W.Va. State Line
Wheeling
Wheeling
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Miami Fort
Miami Fort
Evansville
Evansville
Total
Coliform
100 ml.
2,200
15,000
9,400
64,000
22,000
1,600
260,000
57,000
27,000
40,000
Fecal
Coliform
100 ml.
74
700
610
790
1,200
120
26,000
14,000
1,600
1,900

TC:FC
Ratio
30:1
21:1
15:1
81:1
19:1
13:1
8:1
4:1
17:1
21:1

Flow
cfs
7,500
pool
7,500
pool
70,000
62,000
70,000
62,000
115,000
120,000

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