Halton Region Conservation Authority Clean Up Rural Beaches Program for the Sixteen Mile Creek watershed 1994 annual report, April 1, 1994 - March 31, 1995

Abstract

The objective of the 1994 Halton Region Conservation Authority (HRCA) CURB water quality monitoring program was to continue the program to identify the sources and types of bacterial pollutants that affect the Kelso Reservoir swimming area and to provide base line data to help assess the impact of remedial projects. Particular attention was paid to monitoring the cattle access restriction project that was implemented during the year. The program continued to make use of an extensive water sampling network already established, The water quality analyses consisted of: i) bacterial analyses ii) nutrient, chemical and physical analyses.