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UPSTREAM, INLET & OUTLET: Nutrients, Oxygen & More As part of the BLACKSTONE RIVER COALITION (BRC) The Blackstone River Coalition watershed-wide monitoring program tests monthly in three locations in the Manchaug Pond watershed from April through November as part of a watershed-wide Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Blackstone River system. Manchaug Pond is part of the headwaters of the Mumford River which is a tributary of the Blackstone River watershed. The 75+ sampling sites are assessed for the following: aesthetics: water appearance presence/non-presence of odor, trash, and nuisance aquatic vegetation turbidity water temperature air temperature dissolved oxygen saturation dissolved oxygen nutrients orthophosphate nitrate conductivity Go to Blackstone River Coalition’s website for sampling results on their interactive map of sites up and down the river and its tributaries, and other initiatives as part of the campaign to make the Blackstone River Fishable/Swimmable.  The years of data provide a baseline and allow for long-term trends for the river system as well as analysis of sites and hotspots noting weather and stormwater events. Consider volunteering an hour or 2 once a month during the season as a water quality monitor or alternate for Manchaug Pond!  Contact us today.

UPSTREAM, INLET & OUTLET: Nutrients, Oxygen & More As part of the BLACKSTONE RIVER COALITION (BRC) The Blackstone River Coalition watershed-wide monitoring program tests monthly in three locations in the Manchaug Pond watershed from April through November as part of a watershed-wide Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Blackstone River system. Manchaug Pond is part of the headwaters of the Mumford River which is a tributary of the Blackstone River watershed. The 75+ sampling sites are assessed for the following: aesthetics: water appearance presence/non-presence of odor, trash, and nuisance aquatic vegetation turbidity water temperature air temperature dissolved oxygen saturation dissolved oxygen nutrients orthophosphate nitrate conductivity Go to Blackstone River Coalition’s website for sampling results on their interactive map of sites up and down the river and its tributaries, and other initiatives as part of the campaign to make the Blackstone River Fishable/Swimmable.  The years of data provide a baseline and allow for long-term trends for the river system as well as analysis of sites and hotspots noting weather and stormwater events. Consider volunteering an hour or 2 once a month during the season as a water quality monitor or alternate for Manchaug Pond!  Contact us today.

UPSTREAM, INLET & OUTLET: Nutrients, Oxygen & More As part of the BLACKSTONE RIVER COALITION (BRC) The Blackstone River Coalition watershed-wide monitoring program tests monthly in three locations in the Manchaug Pond watershed from April through November as part of a watershed-wide Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Blackstone River system. Manchaug Pond is part of the headwaters of the Mumford River which is a tributary of the Blackstone River watershed. The 75+ sampling sites are assessed for the following: aesthetics: water appearance presence/non-presence of odor, trash, and nuisance aquatic vegetation turbidity water temperature air temperature dissolved oxygen saturation dissolved oxygen nutrients orthophosphate nitrate conductivity Go to Blackstone River Coalition’s website for sampling results on their interactive map of sites up and down the river and its tributaries, and other initiatives as part of the campaign to make the Blackstone River Fishable/Swimmable.  The years of data provide a baseline and allow for long-term trends for the river system as well as analysis of sites and hotspots noting weather and stormwater events. Consider volunteering an hour or 2 once a month during the season as a water quality monitor or alternate for Manchaug Pond!  Contact us today.

UPSTREAM, INLET & OUTLET: Nutrients, Oxygen & More As part of the BLACKSTONE RIVER COALITION (BRC) The Blackstone River Coalition watershed-wide monitoring program tests monthly in three locations in the Manchaug Pond watershed from April through November as part of a watershed-wide Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Blackstone River system. Manchaug Pond is part of the headwaters of the Mumford River which is a tributary of the Blackstone River watershed. The 75+ sampling sites are assessed for the following: aesthetics: water appearance presence/non-presence of odor, trash, and nuisance aquatic vegetation turbidity water temperature air temperature dissolved oxygen saturation dissolved oxygen nutrients orthophosphate nitrate conductivity Go to Blackstone River Coalition’s website for sampling results on their interactive map of sites up and down the river and its tributaries, and other initiatives as part of the campaign to make the Blackstone River Fishable/Swimmable.  The years of data provide a baseline and allow for long-term trends for the river system as well as analysis of sites and hotspots noting weather and stormwater events. Consider volunteering an hour or 2 once a month during the season as a water quality monitor or alternate for Manchaug Pond!  Contact us today.

UPSTREAM, INLET & OUTLET: Nutrients, Oxygen & More As part of the BLACKSTONE RIVER COALITION (BRC) The Blackstone River Coalition watershed-wide monitoring program tests monthly in three locations in the Manchaug Pond watershed from April through November as part of a watershed-wide Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Blackstone River system. Manchaug Pond is part of the headwaters of the Mumford River which is a tributary of the Blackstone River watershed. The 75+ sampling sites are assessed for the following: aesthetics: water appearance presence/non-presence of odor, trash, and nuisance aquatic vegetation turbidity water temperature air temperature dissolved oxygen saturation dissolved oxygen nutrients orthophosphate nitrate conductivity Go to Blackstone River Coalition’s website for sampling results on their interactive map of sites up and down the river and its tributaries, and other initiatives as part of the campaign to make the Blackstone River Fishable/Swimmable.  The years of data provide a baseline and allow for long-term trends for the river system as well as analysis of sites and hotspots noting weather and stormwater events. Consider volunteering an hour or 2 once a month during the season as a water quality monitor or alternate for Manchaug Pond!  Contact us today.

UPSTREAM, INLET & OUTLET: Nutrients, Oxygen & More As part of the BLACKSTONE RIVER COALITION (BRC) The Blackstone River Coalition watershed-wide monitoring program tests monthly in three locations in the Manchaug Pond watershed from April through November as part of a watershed-wide Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Blackstone River system. Manchaug Pond is part of the headwaters of the Mumford River which is a tributary of the Blackstone River watershed. The 75+ sampling sites are assessed for the following: aesthetics: water appearance presence/non-presence of odor, trash, and nuisance aquatic vegetation turbidity water temperature air temperature dissolved oxygen saturation dissolved oxygen nutrients orthophosphate nitrate conductivity Go to Blackstone River Coalition’s website for sampling results on their interactive map of sites up and down the river and its tributaries, and other initiatives as part of the campaign to make the Blackstone River Fishable/Swimmable.  The years of data provide a baseline and allow for long-term trends for the river system as well as analysis of sites and hotspots noting weather and stormwater events. Consider volunteering an hour or 2 once a month during the season as a water quality monitor or alternate for Manchaug Pond!  Contact us today.

UPSTREAM, INLET & OUTLET: Nutrients, Oxygen & More As part of the BLACKSTONE RIVER COALITION (BRC) The Blackstone River Coalition watershed-wide monitoring program tests monthly in three locations in the Manchaug Pond watershed from April through November as part of a watershed-wide Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Blackstone River system. Manchaug Pond is part of the headwaters of the Mumford River which is a tributary of the Blackstone River watershed. The 75+ sampling sites are assessed for the following: aesthetics: water appearance presence/non-presence of odor, trash, and nuisance aquatic vegetation turbidity water temperature air temperature dissolved oxygen saturation dissolved oxygen nutrients orthophosphate nitrate conductivity Go to Blackstone River Coalition’s website for sampling results on their interactive map of sites up and down the river and its tributaries, and other initiatives as part of the campaign to make the Blackstone River Fishable/Swimmable.  The years of data provide a baseline and allow for long-term trends for the river system as well as analysis of sites and hotspots noting weather and stormwater events. Consider volunteering an hour or 2 once a month during the season as a water quality monitor or alternate for Manchaug Pond!  Contact us today.