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 Outline of the Water Quality Monitoring Program
  • Goal:
    1. To measure the effectiveness of the Town's Septic Health Initiative
    2. To provide a general measure of water quality in the Town
  • Parameters
    1. Fecal Coliform
    2. Ammonium
    3. Nitrates
    4. Phosphorous
  • Testing sites
    1. Testing in Vista Colony, Old Nags Head Cove and South Nags Head will consist of 2 to 3 ground water wells that follow the flow of water toward a surface testing site.
    2. Second Westside subdivision (Vista Colony) (6 groundwater)
      1. Surface water testing at this site will provide a comparison with results from Old Nags Head Cove
    3. Old Nags Head Cove (5 surface, 8 groundwater)
      1. Surface water in canals including one site on Blue Fin Canal
      2. Groundwater testing around surface water sites
    4. South Nags Head Oceanside (1 ocean, 2 drainage ditch middle, 8 groundwater)
      1. Ground and surface water to view impact on storm water ditch
    5. Nags Head Woods (1 groundwater)
      1. Groundwater testing in areas without development to provide control data.
  • Data collection and distribution
    1. Collection by Private Contractor or by town staff
    2. Testing by Private Contractor in state certified lab or Town water lab
    3. Distribution to:
      1. Town's WWW site
      2. Dare County Health Dept.
  • Costs
    1. Determined by bidding
    2. Solicit proposals from
      1. Private sector firms
      2. Town Staff.

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