Real-time Water Quality Monitoring-Red River of the North at Fargo and Grand Foks, ND 2012 & 2013

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,800
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,119
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Recipient Type
Federal Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
September 2013
Activity Type
Analysis/Interpretation
Assessment/Evaluation
Monitoring
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Clay
Clearwater
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Wilkin
Beltrami
Clay
Clearwater
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Wilkin
Project Overview

This project will collect real-time parameter data for specific conductance, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and stream flow at the United States geological Survey (USGS) gaging stations located at Fargo, ND and Grand Forks, ND on the Red River of the North; and publish the data both on the USGS NWIS website and in the USGS Annual Report.

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,800
Other Funds Leveraged
$60,800
Number of full time equivalents funded
.20
Source of Additional Funds

USGS & Regional Partners

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,119
Number of full time equivalents funded
.20
Project Manager
First Name
Cary
Last Name
Hernandez
Organization Name
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Phone
(218) 846-8124
Administered By
Administered by
Location

520 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
800-657-3864