What happened on the Alapahoochee River? 2018-11-14

Twenty five times the state limit for Fecal coliform could be a problem. What got into the Alapahoochee River last week?

Graph, Alapaha Basin

GA 135, Alapahoochee River, Alapaha Basin

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GA 135, Alapahoochee River, Alapaha Basin

Thanks to Valdosta Utilities and Valdosta City Clerk Teresa Bolden for sending this Wednesday’s Valdosta water quality testing data before the end of Friday; I’m the slow one this time. For more context, see https://wwals.net/issues/vww/.

Map of Stations, Stations

Map of Stations, Stations

Graph, Withlacoochee Basin

Bacteria were also back up a bit in the Withlacoochee Basin, but not like on the Alapahoochee River.

Graph, Withlacoochee Basin

GA 133, Withlacoochee River, Withlacoochee Basin

GA 133, Withlacoochee River, Withlacoochee Basin

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 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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Map in Water Reporter

Here is the map of this data in Water Reporter. Click on one of the diamond shapes to see graphs.