Stream Studies
Sheepscot River Turbidity Study, Report on the 2008 Field Season (4/14/2009). A Progress Report for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Salmon River Program and Stream Team Program.
Water Quality Summary for the Sheepscot River (1/12/2006).
The purpose of the water quality monitoring program is to provide a broad-spectrum water chemistry profile of the rivers to (1) provide a baseline for the detection of trends, and (2) to help identify water chemistry problems that might be limiting salmon recovery.
Togus Stream TMDL Assessment Report (3/2005). Togus Stream is located in Kennebec County, Maine and was originally placed on Maine’s 303(d) for impairments to aquatic life and non attainment of dissolved oxygen standards. The Togus VA is licensed to discharge treated wastewater to this stream. This report addresses the cause(s) of non attainment and provides recommendations, including the recommendation to remove Togus Stream from the non-attainment list (transfer from category 5-A to category 2).
Urban Streams Nonpoint Source Assessments in Maine, Final Report (2/16/2005). The online version of this report does not contain Appendix A (Standard Methods and Standard Operating Procedures). Copies of these documents may be obtained by emailing or calling Leon Tsomides 207-287-3901.
Preliminary Summary of Existing Biological Monitoring Data from Capisic Brook in Portland ME. (1/22/2004). The online version of this report does not contain any Appendices (Standard Methods and Standard Operating Procedures). Copies of these documents can be obtained from Leon Tsomides, 207-287-7844.
Preliminary Report on the Results of Biological Monitoring Activities Carried out on Birch Stream in Bangor, ME in Summer of 2003. (12/29/2003). The online version of this report does not contain any Appendices (Standard Methods and Standard Operating Procedures). Copies of these documents can be obtained from Leon Tsomides, 207-287-7844.
A Biological, Physical, and Chemical Assessment of Two Urban Streams in Southern Maine:
Long Creek & Red Brook (12/31/02). This report presents the findings of a comprehensive watershed assessment of Long Creek and Red Brook, two low-gradient (gently-sloped), sandy-silty bottomed, freshwater streams that flow through the municipalities of South Portland, Scarborough, Westbrook, and a small portion of Portland, Maine into Clark’s Pond, the Fore River, and eventually Casco Bay.
