Monthly Valdosta WQ Data 2019-02-07

Valdosta has fallen down to only monthly water quality testing, instead of their former weekly schedule.

Graph, Withlacoochee River Basin, Withlacoochee

They’ve also dropped their two state line stations, so the GA-FL Line trace on this graph ends in December 2018.

Wide Map, Stations

Readings have risen since their January sampling, with Valdosta’s US 84 sampling station above the Georgia state limit at 265 cfu/100 ml of E. coli.

US 84, Withlacochee River, Withlacoochee

Similarly, in the Alapaha River Basin, the GA 135 Alapahoochee River trace for the state line stops in December.

Graph, Alapaha River Basin, Alapaha

The February reading at Johnson Road on Mud Creek has risen since January, but not above the 200 cfu/100 ml Georgia state limit for E. coli.

Johnson Road, Mud Creek, Alapaha

As usual, we have obtained this data via open records request to the city of Valdosta. Both we and some members of the Suwannee River Water Management District board wonder why Valdosta doesn’t just publish this data themselves.

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For more see Water Quality Testing, which includes how you can sign up to help.

 -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.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!