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-Joe, KWF Member since 2001

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Baseline Water Quality Monitoring

In July 2008, KWF completed its 9th year of baseline sampling of the Kenai River Watershed.  Every April and July since 2000, water samples have been collected at 21 sites from Cooper Landing to Cook Inlet. 

Our plan has been successfully carried out by having numerous agencies divide up the workload to cover the large watershed.  Six sampling teams each collect samples from 2 to 5 sites, depending upon how difficult the sites are to access.  This way we can sample all 21 index sites in a single day.  The water samples are then analyzed at a 30% discount by Analytica Laboratory in Anchorage.  Our coordination and multiple agency partnership have combined to create a data set to use as a baseline for assessing the health of the Kenai River by looking at the concentrations of metals, nutrients, hydrocarbons and bacteria. 

The data from this sampling effort will be available soon.

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We would like to thank our many partners in this project.

Analytica Group Testing Lab
City of Soldotna
Kenai River Sportfishing Association
Kenaitze Indian Tribe
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
AK Department of Natural Resources
AK Department of Environmental Conservation

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Many others working behind the scenes are also thanked.  No agency or non-profit has the ability to do this alone, so we Thank You!