RIVER BASIN  WATER QUALITY
              STATUS REPORT
               S.E. Alaska Basin
            ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SURVEILLANCE AND ANALYSIS DIVISION    REGION X SEATTLE WASHINGTON
                    1975

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PROFILE SUMMRRV

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                             FORWARD
     This basin status report is one of   27   scheduled  for
completion in Region X of EPA for the calendar year 1975.  The
information presented herein is based upon all of  the documented
data available to EPA at the time of the report distribution.

     Several of these reports include a minimal amount of infor-
mation which may not be enough to adequately evaluate the water
quality status of the basin.  We feel that it is important to dis-
tribute these reports regardless of the availability of data since
the knowledge of a lack of data is also important  to the decision
makers.

     A report update is scheduled annually,  therefore, additional
data made available in 1975 will be included in the next report.

     We welcome comments on this report as well as information con-
cerning additional data and/or sources where additional data might
be obtained.  Any correspondence can be addressed  to Bill Schmidt,
Chief, Water Quality Monitoring Section,  1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,
Washington, 98101.  Telephone (206) (442-1193).
     Prepared by:
                   &AJJL
     Reviewed by:

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               BASIN NO. 12 - SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
                           SUMMARY
FRESHWATER
KETCHIKAN BASIN

     1.  Klahini River near Bell Island
         (a) September pH value falls below the Class A Standard.
JUNEAU BASIN

     1.  Lemon Creek near Juneau
         (a) July pH value falls belov the Class A Standard.
         (b) Nitrate value for April exceed 1.3 mg/1 concen-
             tration considered a minimum requirement for an
             algal bloom;  however, algal blooms have not been
             a reported problem in these waters to date.
MARINE WATER
SITKA BASIN
     1.  Silver Bay
         (a) Sulfite Waste Liquor (SWL) concentrations exceed those
             levels (10-12 mg/l) considered injurious to juvenile
             forms of fish and shellfish in the top 5 meters
             of the water column due to discharges from Alaska
             Lumber and Pulp Co.
         (b) Dissolved Oxygen concentrations exhibit a minimal
             decreasing trend in the top 5 meters of the
             water column.
KETCHIKAN BASIN

     1.  Ward Cove
         (a) Dissolved Oxygen values occasionally violate the
             Class C Standard of 5 mg/1 in the top 5 meters of
             the water column due to discharges from the
             Ketchikan Pulp Co.
         (b) Sulfite Waste Liquor concentrations exceed those
             levels, (10-12 mg/l) considered injurious  to
             juvenile forms of fish and shellfish in the top
             5 meters of the water column due to discharges
             from the Ketchikan  Pulp Co.

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              BASIN NO.  12 - SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
                         SUMMAEY
KETCHIKAN BASIN
          (c) Dissolved Oxygen values exhibit a minimal
              increasing trend at both the 1 and 5 meters
              of the water column, vith a substantial decrease
              in the number and magnitude of dissolved oxygen
              standard violations throughout Ward Cove.
          (d) Sulfite Waste Liquor concentrations exhibit a
              minimal decreasing trend at both the 1 and 5 meter
              levels of the water column, throughout Ward Cove.
POINT SOURCE

     Four sub-basins appear to be the major point source problem
areas in the Southeastern Alaska Basin.   They are the Wrangell,
Sitka, Ketchikan and Juneau sub-basins.

     Problems associated with industrial point source discharges
are limited at this time to the Sitka sub-basin (Alaska Lumber
and Pulp) and Ketchikan sub-basin (Ketchikan Pulp).

     Municipal point source problems at  this time are related to
the discharge of raw sewage from the City of Ketchikan directly
into the adjacent marine waters of Tongass Narrows.

     More detailed point source information is located in the
Point Source and Cause and Effect Section of this report.

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          DATA NEEDS
          DATA  SUMMARY
       SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

A Physical
1. Receiving Water
2.m Reservoirs
3. Outfall Information
4. Tributaries & Diversions
5. Groundwater Accretions
& Meteorological
Water Quantity
1. Steamflow
2. Stage, Tide
3. Point Source Discharge
4. Non-Point Source Discharge
5. Lake & Res. Water Levels
Water Quality
1. Carbon data
2. Nutrients
3. Metals
4.' D.O., Temp., pH, Cond.
5. Pesticides
6. -Transfer Ratio

Biological
1. Phytoplankton & Zooplankton
2. Benthic Macroinvertcbrat'es
3. Microorganisms
4. Algal & bio assays
Sediments
1. Chemical Composition
2. Partical Size
3. Pesticides
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BflSIN DESCRIPTION

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                           INTRODUCTION
     Southeastern Alaska "basin is located between the Gulf of
Alaska and Canada's vestern border, is often called the Panhandle.
It is an area high in precipitation stretching from Ketchikan
on the south to Haines and Skagvay on the north.   Juneau,  the
capital city is located in the Southeastern basin, as are  the
population centers of Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell and Yakutat.
The terrain  is rugged, with towering mountains reaching upward
directly from the salt-water beaches.  A basin map is included
in this section of the report to help in the location of "these  areas,

     Due to the lack of water quality data in the Southeastern
Alaska basin sub-basins have been established with reference
to available point source data.   The Ketchikan and Sitka sub-
basins appear to have the most severe water quality problems
in the Southeastern basin.  Therefore, the report emphasis will
be placed on these sub-basins.

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SUB-BASIN NO. 12


 S. E ALASKA

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH AND WELFARE
   JUNEAU, ALASKA

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                          KETCHIKAN BASIN


Introduction

     Ward Cove is an estuary located about 5 miles north of
Ketchikan (Figure l), connecting with Tongass Narrows.  The
cove is about 0.5 of a mile at its widest point and 1 mile long,
it is 0.3 of a mile wide at its mouth.  It is about 55 meters
deep at the mouth, becoming relatively shallow at the head of
the cove with a depth of 5 to 10 meters.  The cove covers an
area of 0.^6 square miles.  Ward Creek enters at the head of the
cove and is the principle source of fresh water.

     The Ketchikan-Ward Cove is in the cold maritime belt of
Southeastern Alaska.  Average rainfall is 150 inches annually,
and annual snowfall is less than 50 inches.  Prevailing winds
blow from the southeast and occasionally from the northwest.  The
mean low temperature for January is 28°F, and the mean high is
38°F.  Summer temperatures average around 58°F.

Ketchikan Pulp Company

     Ketchikan Pulp Company operates a magnesium-base, bisulfite
process pulp mill on the northwest side of Ward Cove.   The
mill normally produces approximately 670 tons of dissolving grade
pulp per day.  Even though chemicals are recovered and the
concentrated strong liquor and woodroom wastes burned, enough
wastes are discharged into Ward Cove to have a serious impact on
these waters.

Estuarine Hydrodynamics

     In the Ward Cove estuary, a surface layer of fresh water and
mill effluent which is less dense than the subsurface layers
results in the establishment of a stratified layer which persists
throughout the winter and following summer.  This stratification
is sufficiently well developed so that vertical mixing is
greatly inhibited.  Concentrations of pollutants in Ward Cove
and adjacent waters are less in winter than in summer because of
the increased rate of transfer from Ward Cove to Tongass Narrows
as a result of the intense winter storms and the high runoff
from Ward Cove.-'-

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Previous Studies

     Several studies have been conducted in Ward Cove and its
adjacent vaters.  Prior to the establishment of the Ketchikan
Pulp Company, the Alaska Water Pollution Control Board examined
the water quality of the Cove itself and Tongass Narrows, from
October 1951 thru September 1952.  The purpose of this survey
was to establish a data base to determine the effects of
anticipated waste discharges from the Ketchikan Pulp Company-

     In 1968 and 1969 further studies conducted by the Federal
Water Quality Administration found that pulp mill discharges
were having a significant impact on the Ward Cove and Tongass
Harrows area.^

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FIGURE 1.  Tongass Narrows and Ward Cove.

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                            SITKA BASIN
 Introduction

      Silver Bay  is  an  estuary  located  3-5 miles southeast of Sitka,
 Alaska (Figure 2),  connecting  with  Sitka Sound through Eastern
 Channel.   The Bay is 6.8 miles long and varies in width from
 O.i| to 0.9 miles.   It  is 120 meters deep at the mouth, decreasing
 to 1+5 meters at  the head of the bay.   The bay covers an area of
 about U.2  square miles.  There are  a number of sources of fresh
 water entering Silver  Bay.  Three streams enter at the head of
 the bay, seven creeks  enter between Bear Cove and Herring Cove,
 and Sawmill Creek enters at Sawmill Cove.

      The Sitka-Silver  Bay  area is in the cold maritime belt of
 Southeastern Alaska.   Average  annual precipitation is 100 inches,
 and annual snowfall is less than 100 inches.  Winds are generally
 off-shore  (from  east to southeast)  during winter, and on-shore
 (southwest and northwest)  during summer.  The mean high and low
 temperatures for January are 38°F and  28°F, respectively.
 July  and August  are the warmest months with a mean temperature
 of 56°F.

 Alaska Lumber and Pulp Company

      Alaska Lumber  and Pulp is located at the head of Sawmill
 Cove, about 1.5  miles  from the mouth of the bay.  The mill is
 engaged in the manufacturing of dissolving pulp by the magnesium
 sulfite process.  The  mill produces  an estimated 600 tons of
 bleached air dried  pulp per day.  Primary treatment of the plant
 effluent is provided.   All wastes from the mill are discharged
 to Sawmill Cove  through one outfall.

      Although chemical recovery is  provided, enough wastes are
 discharged to have  a significant impact on Sawmill Cove and
 Silver  Bay.

 Estuarine  Hydrodynamics

      The fresh water input to  Silver Bay mixes with saline waters
 and forms  a shallow surface layer of brackish water.   Beneath
 this  surface layer, horizontal  and  vertical gradients are small
 and salinities are near oceanic values.

      Circulation patterns  are  determined by the amount of fresh
water runoff,  density  differences between Silver Bay and Sitka
Sound, wind stresses,  and, to  a lesser degree, tidal forces.

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During high runoff (June-October), circulation pattern is of
the fjord type, strong outflow in the shallov surface layer
and the inflow immediately below the surface layer.  From January
through April runoff to Silver Bay is at a minimum.

     Flushing times for Silver Bay, which indicate how long a
constituent will remain in the Bay, can be estimated from previous
studies.  During low runoff, flushing time is 320 days; during
high runoff, flushing time is 87 days.

Previous Studies
     Several studies have been conducted in the Sitka-Silver Bay
area.  The physical, chemical and biological characteristics of
the area were studied in 1956-1957, conducted jointly by Alaska
Water Pollution Control Board and University of Washington,
Department of Oceanography.  The purpose of the survey was to
establish existing environmental conditions and evaluate probable
effects of waste discharge from the planned construction of the
Alaska Lumber and Pulp Company.-^

     The effects of industrial waste discharges upon the estuarine
waters of Silver Bay  were investigated in 1968-1969 by the
Federal Water Quality Administration.   Water quality data from
this investigation established the significance of changes
caused by the long-term discharge of pulp mill wastes into Silver
Bay.5

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Figure  2.  Silver Bay, Eastern Channel and Katlian Bay

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RMEilENT PROFILE

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                 AMBIENT PROFILE TABLE OF CONTENTS
FRESHWATER
Sub-basin
KETCHIKAN
JUNEAU
SITKA
MARINE WATER
Sub-basin
Receiving Water






KHahini R. near Bell Island




Salmon R. near Hyder







Davies Creek near Auke Bay




Montana Creek near Auke Bay




Lemon Creek near Juneau






Kadashan R. near Tenakee
USGS Station No.






    15015600




    15008000






    1505^990




    15052800




    15052000






    15106920
KETCHIKAN
Ward Cove and Adjacent Waters

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   SUB-BASIN NO. 12


    S. E ALASKA

   ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF
    HEALTH AND WELFARE
     JUNEAU, ALASKA
FRESHWATER STREAMS


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KETCHIKAN SUB-BASIN

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KLAHINI RIVER NEAR BELL ISLAND

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SALMON RIVER NEAR HYDER

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JUNEAU SUB-BASIN

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DAVIES CREEK NEAR AUKE BAY

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3
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                   MONTANA  CRE;E:K.  NEAR  AUKEI BAV

                         u.s.o.s.  DATA   MEAN VALUES

                    1  a B704-18-B904-21   2 « 700211-710723
30.0--
2EJ.JZJ--
              H	1	1	1	1	1	1	1-
             JAN  PEB   MAR  AT^  MAY  JUN   JLJL  ALQ  SEP  CX?T   NCV   DEC

                             STATION   13032800

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LEMON CREEK NEAR JUNEAU

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                            L.E1MON  CREEK.  NEAR  CTUNEAU-
      3.0-
                      U.S.Q.S.  DATA    MEAN  VALUES

                       DATE  RANGE «  080213-72I00Q
U
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3.0--
      e.ia-
      1.0--
                                                          -I—I—h
               JAN   FEB   MAR   A1=R   MAY   JLJN   JUL   ALJ3   SEP   OCT  NOV  DEC

                                  STATION  1S0S2000

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                             L-EIMON  CRE.EK.  NE.AR  J-UNE.AU"
3
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                            U.S.0.9.  DATA      MEAN  VALUES

                              DATE  RANGE  «  880213-721008
       73--
               JAN  FEB   MAR   APR   MAY   JTJN   JUU  AUCJ   SEP   OCT   NOV   DEC

                                   STATION  131332000

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                             L.EMON   CREEK.   NEAR   JUNEAU


                                U.S.Q.3.   DATA     MEAN  VALUES

                                 DATE  RANGE «  680213-721.009
             (8.5)Cla££ .A.
     8.02J--
     7.2CJ--
S
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              (6.5)  Class A Lover Limit
      B.SZJ2J--
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                 J/KN   FEB   MAR   APR    MAY   JUN   JTJL   ADO   SEP   OCT   NOV   DEC


                                       STATION   13032000

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                       L.ELMON  CRELEK  NEAR
     120 -T-
                   u.s.Q.s.  DATA   MEAN VALUES

                   DATE RANGE « 880213-721.003
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             JAN, FEB   MAR   APR  HAY  JTJN  OUL   AUS  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC

                              STATION  IS03S000

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                     L.E1MON   CREEK  NEAR  OTUNEAU
1.7S3-T-
u,3.0,3.  DATA    MEAN VALUES



 PATE RANGE «  B802lS-7ei-00S
                               Productivity Concentration
                 FEB  MAFZ   A'PR   r-^Y   JUN   JUL  ALQ   S£P   OCT   NOV




                             STATION  1.3032000

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                   L.EMON
                                         NE1AR CTUNELAU
                       U.3.Q.3. DATA   MEAN VALUES
                        DATE  RANGE =  880213-721009
T
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L.

H
A
R
D
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3
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30.0--
20.0--
    L0.0--
            OTAN  FB3  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  ALQ  SEP  CX7T  NCA/  DEC

                            STATION 13032000

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SITKA SUB-BASIN

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KADASHAN RIVER NEAR TENAKEE

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u
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£
     10.0-T-
KADASHAN  RIVE1R  NE.AR  TE1NAKEE

     U.S.Q.3. DATA     MEAN  VALUES

       DATE RANQE=  BB0B27-7L0813
      8.0--
      2.0--
               JAN   FEB   MAR  AT=R  MAY  JUJ   JUL   AUQ   SEP   GET   NCV  DEC

                                 STATION  1SL0B820

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3
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3
      123 -r-
      LCOJ--
        73--
        ECJ--
        KADASHAN   RIVBFi   NE.AR  TEINAKELE.


              U.3.Q.3.  DATA      MEAN  VALUES

               DATE  RANGE « B80827-710818
       23-
JAN   FEB   MAR   AT=R   MAY   JUN   OTJL   AUO  SE33   OCT

                     STATION  I
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                       KADASHAN  RIVER   NE.AR  TENAKEIE.


                            U.9.Q.3.  DATA      MEAN VALUES


                              PATE  RANQE= 680327-710813
     8.03--
P
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              (6.5) Class A Lower Limit
     B.02J--
                JAN   FEB   MAR  APR   MAY   JUN   JUL   AUQ  SEP   QCT   tJCV   DEC


                                   STATION  15106320

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      80 -r
              KADASHAN  RIVER  NE.AR  TEINAKEE.

                  U.3.Q.3.  DATA    MEAN VALUES

                    DATE RANQE«= 860327-710813
C
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             JAN   FEB  MAR  APR   MAY  JUN  JUL  AUQ   SEP  OCT  ^C^'   DEC

                              STATION  1510BS20

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   I..230-r-
               KADASHAN  RIVER  NEAR  TENAK.EE

                    U.S.0.3, DATA     MEAN VALUES

                      DATE  RANQE=  B80ee7-7L08i3
N
i
T
R
A
T
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0.7S3--
Q  CJ.SZOJ-


L




   0.230H-
         'JAN - FEB  MAR  ATK  MAY  JTJN  JUL  AUQ   SEP   OCT

                          STATION is
                                                                     DEC

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T
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M
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R
D
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    33.0-T-
    23.0--
20.0-
13.0- -
              KADASHAN  RIVELR  NEIAR  TEINAKEIE:

                    U.9.Q.3.  DATA    MEAN VALUES

                      DATE f?ANQE» 580827-710819
M
Q
     18.0--
     3.0--
         JAN  'FEB
                             APR   MAY  JUN  JUL  AUQ   SEP  QCT   NCV   DEC

                              STATION  1510BS20

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WARD COVE AND ADJACENT WATERS

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EPA MONITORING STATIONS. 1968-69-  2-5-6-12
NPDES MONITORING STATIONS 1973-7^. U2-U3-UH

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     S.0--
B.0--
                                                                           T
                                                              73 •POT

                                                                MED

                                                              23 PCT _L
     3.0--
              OCT   NOV   DEC   JAN   FEB   n*R   APR   MAY   OUN   JUL

                             DEPTH  o  1 METER

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               WARD  COVE AND  ADJACENT WATE.RS

              « EPA DATA   laea-ea   x= NPDES DATA 1873-7*
   12.0-r
                                                                T
                                                     73 POT

                                                      MED

                                                     23 POT _L
    3.0--
B.BJ--
                                             5
    3.0--
        OCT   NOV   DEC  JAN

                     DEPTH
                                 FEB   MAR   APR  MAY

                                  3  METERS
JtJN
JTJL

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                 WARD  COVE:  AND.- ADJACENT  WATERS

                = EPA  DATA   isee-es   x «= NPDES DATA J.S73-74.
    B.&2-
    3.CO--
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                                                                23 PCT
                                                    STANDARD (6.0  ma/1)
                                               r
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                              DEPTH  = 1  ME.TER

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                                                                                   73 "POT T

                                                                                     MED

                                                                                   23 PCT
     S.G0 —
                  -  STANDARD  (6.0 inq/1 )
     3.02--
                 DCT   NOV   DEC   JAN   FEB   MAR   A"PR   HAY   JUN   JTJL   ALQ   SEP

                                               «=>  3

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          WARD  COVE;  AND ADJACENT  WATERS
        0= EPA DATA  isee-ea  X= NPDES DATA 1373-74-
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                      DEPTH  «  1 METER

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               WARD COVE. AND,. ADJACENT  WATERS


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                         DEPTH  «  3 METERS

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SILVER BAY

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           •
           27
     •    0
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4
     N
       Mile 9.75	'-
                                  23

       Miles
EPA Bayplot Monitoring Stations. September 197^-  (5-8-16-25)
AWPCB Monitoring Stations. September 1956. (013-011-05-01)

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                    SIL.VER  BAY

               O  «  EPA DATA   SEP.  74-
                                                       ADJ-ACBNT   WATERS
                                                        X « AWPCB  DATA 3EP .   3B
                                       DEPTH  RANGE  «  1-3  METERS
     13.0-r-
                                                                               T
                                                                               i
                                                73  POT'

                                                 MED

                                               23  POT
     12.04-
                           S-
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      B.04-
      3.0-4-
                                                             ALASKA LUMBER & PULP CO.
                                                                                         ,
                                             MII-E3

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                                           .RANQE  **  1-3
.OS-
        STANDARD C6.0 mg/l)
     3.2123	
                                                           ALASKA LUMBER S, PULP CO.
                                            M IL.ES

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SOURCE PROFILE

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                               TABLE 1

                         POINT SOURCE SUMMARY
RELATIVE SU3-BASI!.' CONTPIBUTIO:;

Wrangell
Sitka
Ketchikan
Petersburg
Hoonah
Klavock
Juneau
TOTALS
BOD,
0.11
70.5
9-6
3.1
13.5
0.02
•3.2
100
% N03 %
8.2
16.5
33.1
8.03
3.0
1.6
29.5
100
T.PHOS. %
h.3
3.8
7.6
1.8
0.6
0.!*
81.5
100
SUSP. SOL. %
69-9
5-8
1.8
2.0
18.3
O.Oli
2.3
100
MUNICIPAL (M) AND INDUSTRIAL (l) CONTRIBUTION
OF POINT SOURCES OF EACH SUB-BASIN
Wrangell
IND.
MUN.
TOTAL
Sitka
HID.
MUN.
TOTAL
Ketchikan
UfD.
MUN.
TOTAL
Petersburg
IND.
MUN.
TOTAL
Hoonah
IND.
MUN.
TOTAL
Klavock
XRD.
MUN.
TOTAL
Juneau
HID.
MUN.
TOTAL
BODj
16.7
83.3
100
99-7
*
99-7
96.8
3-2
100
97-3
2.8
100.1
100
100
50.1
1)9-9
100
98.3
1-7
100
N03
5-9
914.1
100
95.1
100
20.1*
79.6
100
ll»
86.1
100.1
33.6
66.2
99-8
21.6
78.U
100
2.2
97.8
100
T.PHOS
59.2
iio.e
100
95.1
100
21.6
78. U
100
12. U
87.6
100
18.3
81.7
100
33.7
66.3
100
91.9
8.1
100
SUSP. SOL.
99-7
*
99-7
100
100
98.9
1.1
100
87.8
12.2
100
100
100
85^7
100
96.5
3.5
100
     * indicates less than 1%
     - no data available

     I/ Percent contribution of each
        sub-basin in the S.E. Alaska
        Basin

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     In the folloving Municipal and Industrial Point Sources
Tables (Table 2 & 3), each discharger has been assigned a
discharge number.  The major dischargers are numbered on the
basin map that follows in this section.   Existing water quality
stations do not correspond to the areas  of point source locations,

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                                                         TABLE 2
                                                   SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

                                             Municipal Point Source Loadings
Wrancell Basin
City of V.'rangell
BIA Wra:. ;ell Inn tit.
.Wrungell Port
Sitka' Birln
City of .'itka
Jur.eau L- :^in
City of Jineau //I
Ci'.y of J'meau *;.'
3&J Development Co.
Ketchiktr. Basin
U.3.C.G. Radio Sta.
" Ketch Ikon Base
City of i.etchik'in
Me*-lakat". a Ir.dii-n Com
Petorsbui'p; Basin
City of I'etersburp:
Hoor.ah I- -3 in
City of i-'aonah
Klavock '-asin
City of Klawock
City of Kydaburp;
DIC.C.
3
li
5
10-
lit
16
18
22
23
21.
£5
29
3*
37
38
RECEIVING
WATER
Zimovia Strt.
Shoemaker Bay
Wrangell Harbor
Sitka Bay
Mendenhall R.
Alike Bay
Gastineau Chnl.
Tongas s Narrows
Tongass Narrows
Tongass Narrows
Nichols Passage
Wrangell Narrows
Port Frederick
Klawock Inlet
Sukkwan Strt.
POP
2300
200
2
5000
1*800
1000
5000
200
200
1050
2200
TUB
213
2ll*
FLOW
MOD
1.5
.001
.001
1.5
0.6
0.01
.01
.003
0.01
l*.9
.1*3
0.8
.125
0.3
.21
BOD
391
3.0
0.3
850
115.2
120
.751
1*.8
1189
179
371*
10.5
36.2
3.1
%
99.2
*
100
1*6.2
5.6
1*8.2
*
w
86.6
13.0
100
100
92.1
7.9
N03'
lb/d
93.1
1*.2
0.05
123
101
21
105
1*.2
1*.2
172.5
26
5>*.3
15.7
5.3
1..5
%
93.1
6.9
100
1*1*. 5
9.3
1*6.3
2.03
2.03
83.3
12.6
100
100
&
T.PHOS
lb/d
22
1.6
0.02
1*8
39.1
8.11*
1*1
1.6
1.6
67
10.1
21.1
6.1
2.0l*
1.7
% SUSP. SOLIDS %
lb/d
93.2
6.8
w
100
1*1*. 3
9.2
1*6.5
2.0
2.0
83.1*
12.6
100
100
5>*.5
1*5-5
1*50
7.0
__
150
25
0.75
1.6
2.5
38
550
_
75
9fl.5
1.5
_
.•85.7
ll*.3
1.8
3-7
5.8
88.6
100
_
100
* indict os lecf- than
- r.o da' a available

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                                                        TABLE 3
                                                  SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

                                            Industrial Point Source Loadings
DISC.
Wrangell Basin H
Alaska Wood Products
Wrangell Lumber Co.
Reliance Shrimp Co.
Tyler Brothers , Inc.
Sitka Basin
Timber Contractors
Silver Bay Logging Co.
Sitka Sound Seafoods
Alaska Lumber & Pulp
A.W. Logging Co.
A.W. Logging Co.
Clear Creek Log Co.
Clear Creek Log Co.
Alaska Lumber & Pulp
Juneau Basin
Peter Pan Seafoods
Hildre Sand & Gravel
Juneau Cold Storage
Ketchikan Basin
S. Coast Forest Products
S. Coast Forest Products
Standard Oil
.E.G. Phillips ic Son
39
1*0
1*1
1*2

1*3
1*1*
1*5
1*6
1*7
1*8
1*9
50
51

52
53
51*

55
56
57
58
RECEIVING
WATER
Ziraovia Strt.
Wrangell Harbor
Wr angel 1 Harbor
Sumner Strt.

Salt Lake Bay
Kelp Bay
Sitka Sound
Silver Bay
Tenakee Inlet
Tenakee Inlet
N. Hamilton Bay
Peril Strait
Peril Strait

Hawk Inlet
Lemon Creek
Gastineau Chnl.

Coffrr.an Cove
Twelve Mile Arm
Tongass Narrows
Tongass Harrows
FLOW
MOD
1.8
1.18
0.01
0.01

.001
.005
0.031
0.1*
.005
.010
.010
.010
.005

0.3
.050
.075

.005
.005
.005
.01*3
BOD £
Ib/d
31.0 39-1
36.0 1*5.1*
3.1* 1*.3
8.9 11-2

1.1* *
0.5 *
lt.0 *
313091* 100
5.1 *
0.35 *
11.05 *
11.05 *
0.3 *

12916.1* 91
2.0k *
1275 8.9

5.1 *
1*.3 *
-
61*. 5 *
N03
Ib/d.
0
1.33
0.5
2.0

0.2
0.7
0.6
-
0.71*
0.52
1.6
1.6
0.1*1*

i*.e
0.29
0

0.71*
0.6
-
0
% T.PHOS %
Ib/d
*
31*. 7
13.1
52.2

3.1
10.9
9.1*
-
11.6
8.1
25
25
6.9

9^.3
5-7
*

1.1*
1.1
_
*
10.
22.
0.
0.

0.
0.
0.
-
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.

971*
0.
29.

0.
0.
-
1.
9k
5
19
7

1
3
2

3
2
62
62
17

.8
12
7

29
2

1*
31.9
65.6
*
*

1*
12
8
-
12
8
2l*.8
2l*.8
6.8

97
*
3.0

1.3
1.0
-
6.3
SUSP. SOLIDS %.
iVd
1811.1*
1550C.1
-
-

_
-
-
13078
-
-
-
-
-

1*51!*
_
361*

*
-
- •
21.
1.2
98.8
-
-

.
-
-
100
-
-
_
_
-

92.5
_
7-5


-
-
*
* indicates less than
- no data available

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                                                           TABLE 3
                                                   SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

                                              Industrial  Point Source Loadings
i'C'-'t c.*.
^cn r.
Cu.-r.pi
bloc:.
."<..'W ^
",'..'il .
;;•-••«• ;
L.O.O.
::-fc. •
K-.-id
?e id .
R.L. ,
Vale.-.',
Unio:
Tuxe/ •
Tuxo:-.-
El C-..
J.R.'i1
Isco ,
Ketc;.:
Ketc: .
Ketc:.:
.:an £•)••
.irs Co.
11 Co:;:-
Logging
'land i-
;land !•'
iland F
lair pi:.
~idal,-o
inbcr '.'
DISC.
ir: . #

tr.&Log Co.
Co.
i:-h Co.
;.:h Co.
ijh Co.
i" Co.
I'ack Co.
o.
Imber <.'o.
olsoii I,
ine Lor
Oil
11 Lcp-:i
n Lo,~'*. -
-it an L .•
Idersl"
Inc.
lean F:/!
Xan PJ"'
Kan Gtv,1
o/'ginp; Co.
••• ; ng Co .

r.r Co.
r.i' Co.
:•• 'irif; Co.
•«ve Log Co.

p Co.
p Co.
•y. Airport
59
60
61
62
63
61*
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
71)
75
76
77
78
79
RECEIVING FLOW
WATER MGD
Port Alice Bay
Tuxckun Passage
El Capitan Pass. .
Stcttratoat Bay
Totifi.'isa Narrows
Tonn'iss Harrows
Sumiior Strt.
Ton^nss Narrows
Carroll Inlet
Coon Cove
0;j si pee Chnl.
Coffm;ui Cove
Tonkas s Narrows
Tuxckan Passage
I.aBouchere Bay
El Capitan Pass.
Whale Pass ape
El Capitan Pass.
Thome Bay
Ward Cove
Tongas s Narrows
.010
.010
.005
.05
.005
O.Ol*
0.01
0.73
.005
.005
.005
.05
-.350
.005
.05
.005
..010
.005
.050.
1(3.8
0.01
BOD
lb/d
22.1
1.26
6.1*6
1*2.5
17.0
17.0
17-0
25-5
5-6
!*.3
6.8
35-7
_
11.05
25.5
11.05
15.3
1+.8
76.5
1*0813
2.5
%
*
*
M
*
tt
#
*
#
*
*
#
*
_
*
*
*
*
#
1.0
99
*
NOo
IVd
3.21
1.89
0.9l*
6.17
2.1*6
2.1*6 '
2.1*6
3.69
0.8
0.62
0.99
5.18
_
1.6
3.7
1.6
2.2
0.7
11.1
-
-
%
6.1
3.6
1.8
11.6
1..6
it. 6
1*. 6
7.0
1.5
1.2
1.9
9.8
_
3.0
7.0
3.0
l».l
1.3
21.0
-
-
T.PHOS
lb/d
1.25
0.73
0.36
2.39
0.96
0.96
0.96
1.1*1*
0.32
0.2l*
0.38
2.01
-
0.62
1.1*1*
0.62
0.9
0.3
1*.3
-
-
% SUSP. SOLIDS %
lb/d
5-7
3.3
1.6
10.8
l*.l*
- l*.l* ",.3 *
l*.l* '-
6.5
1.5
1.1
1.7
9.1
_ - -
2.8
6.5
2.8
l*.l
1.1*
19-5
3910 99.1*
2.5 *
Pete-;-, burg  :•••!.:; in
Pete-.-'ourg  I-'inheries      80
Pete."-burg  Processors     81
Pent;.'.la  Lofji^g Co.      82
              Wrangell Narrows 1.15
              Wrancell Narrows 0.16
              Saginaw Bay      .005
5-1
0.71*
8.1*
0.3
                   10
* in '.'. eaten
- no 'lata  a
than 1%

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                                                          TABLE 3
                                                    SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

                                              Industrial Point Source Loadings
Peter"'
'.•fhitr.-:.
Keku ';
Kuprc-i
•toon*'.
L'xcur.
I-elic-.
Thomp-
Klavro>:
Craie
Klawc •
DISC.
liurg E.'.urln //
/-Fidilro Seafoods
•inning Co.
:iOf Fucking Co.
Basin
'.on Ir.l'jt Pack Co.
i Cold L''.orage
,n Fish Co.
;•- Basil-
Fisheries
k Ocet:..-.ide Pack.
83
8)4
85
86
87
88
89
90
RECEIVING FLOW
WATER KGD
Wranpell Narrows
Keku Straits
Keku Straits
Port Frederick
Lisionski Inlet
Port Frederick
Klauock Inlet
Klavock Inlet
.005
0.377
.008
0.25
.OOlU
0.016
.017
.003
BOD
Ib/d
17-0
13203.2
3.'4
0.72
1.7
37.6
1.82
%
99.8
*
100
*
95- U
It. 6
NO 3
Ib/d
2.5
5.0l*
0.5
7.09
0.62
0.25
0
2.7
*
28.1*
57.3
5-7
89.1
7.8
3.1
100
T.PHOS
Ib/d
1.0
1.5
0.2
l.Olt
0.09
0.8
1.06
% SUSP. SOLIDS
Ib/d
33.3
50 3969.6
6.7
75-9 1*1137
17-5
6.6
1*2.1 12.5
55-8
*
100
100
100
*indi -ites j---:;c than  1%
-no Q,^a av.-j.iii.ble

note:  Excursion  Inlet  Packing Co. formerly Hoonah Seafoods

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J
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ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH AND WELFARE

   JUNEAU, ALASKA
                                                POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES
                       15052800 \
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CflUSE-EFFECT RNflLVSIS

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                       KETCHIKA1I, ALASKA
                    BACTERIOLOGICAL STUUY

     A study to document the "bacteriological water quality of
Tongass Narrows with respect to the effects of raw sewage
outfalls from the city of Ketchikan was conducted May 7-12, 1969
"by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Alaska
Water Laboratory. •>  Conclusions drawn from this study were:

     1.  The raw sewage outfalls of Ketchikan are responsible
for the preponderance of coliforn bacteria found in the adjacent
waters of Tongass Narrows.  The sewage' disposal practices at
Ketchikan result in serious bacterial contamination of Tongass
Narrows, and an accumulation of fecal solids and associated
refuse in the nearshore surface waters and on the shoreline.
                                               i
     2.  Pathogenic bacteria and viruses associated with un-
treated sewage, as indicated by observed high coliform densities,
pose a potentially serious public health hazard to water-
contact users of the Ketchikan waterfront.

     3.  Present sewage discharges at Ketchikan are confined
near the water surface, and are moved generally northward along
the city waterfront by the combined action of winds and tidal
currents in Tongass Narrows.

     Sewage collection systems serve most of Ketchikan's popu-
lation of more than eight thousand.  The collected sewage is
discharged untreated to Tongass Narrows through 18 shallow
outfalls located along the shoreline as shown in Figure 3.

     A summary of the bacteriological data is presented in
Table U.  Results of the surface water analyses (Table k)
for total and fecal coliforms show that State bacteriological
water quality standards were exceeded in many areas along the
Ketchikan waterfront.

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              TABLE h

SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR SURFACE SAMPLE ANALYSES
           TOTAL AND FECAL: COLIFORMS
                 TOTAL COLIFORMS/lOOML
FECAL COLIFORMS/100ML
'ATION
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
LOCATION
Ferry Terminal
Hospital
North-Bar Harbor
Outside Bar Harbor
breakwater
South Bar Harbor
South of Bar Point
Edwards Wire Rope
Alaska Outboard
Nordby Marine Store
Paul M. Hansen Co.
Grant St.
Dock St.
Mission St.
Mill St.
Entrance-Thomas
Basin
South of
Thomas Basin
B.C.F. Dock
Number, of
SAMPLES
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
MAXIMUM
1,800
180
100,000
610
120,000
60,000
16,000
190
13,000
4,000
7,100
59,000
250,000
70,000
2,000
690
86,900
MINIMUM
90
80
480

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WARD COVE

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SILVER BAY

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                    E.V.A. 'DATA    SEP.  74-    MEAN  VALUES

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RPPENDIX

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                            BIBLIOGRAPHY


1.  federal Water Quality Administration, Alaska Operations Office,
    Northwest Region, "Effects of Pulp Mill Wastes on Receiving
    Waters at Ward Cove, Alaska", October 1970.

2.  Federal Water Quality Administration, Alaska Operations Office,
    Northwest Region, "Effects of Pulp Mill Wastes on Receiving
    Waters at Ward Cove, Alaska", October 1970.

3.  Alaska Water Pollution Control Board, Report No.10 "Silver Bay
    Water Pollution Control Studies", 1957.

lj.  Environmental Protection Agency, Alaska Operations Office,
    "Effects of Pulp Mill Wastes on Receiving Waters  at Silver
    Bay, Alaska", February 1971.

5.  Federal Water Pollution  Control  Administration, Northwest
    Region, "Ketchikan,  Alaska,  Bacteriological  Survey",
    August 1969.

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