WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.560 - We'd like to call to order this meeting of the Monroe County 00:00:03.560 --> 00:00:08.640 - is Wednesday, April 2nd. 00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:17.440 - No, we don't do roll call here. 00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:24.480 - First order of business is public input for items that are not on the. 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:24.680 - On the. 00:00:24.680 --> 00:00:48.960 - Next order of business. 00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:50.800 - Is. 00:00:50.800 --> 00:00:51.040 - That. 00:00:51.040 --> 00:00:57.520 - I'm. 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:02.160 - All in favor. 00:01:02.160 --> 00:01:10.640 - I would like to recommend that to the person taking notes that they. 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:19.200 - But half verbatim and half summary in that instead of the I you know said and then I it might be 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:20.640 - easier to just talk about 00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:26.660 - who spoke what time it was on the you know on the clock and then if somebody needs to go back, they 00:01:26.660 --> 00:01:32.360 - can watch the video. That's how we do minutes for the commissioners. So it's easier. 00:01:32.360 --> 00:01:37.160 - Trying to make life easier, not more complicated. So thank you. 00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:43.760 - As someone who used to have to do minutes. That sounds like a really good idea to me. 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:47.640 - I would just, I guess. 00:01:49.920 --> 00:01:55.950 - I think that's fabulous. So if we looked at the commissioners, that would be a good template. Okay, 00:01:55.950 --> 00:01:58.320 - I just want to make sure there's a little direction there. 00:01:58.320 --> 00:02:03.330 - And, you know, you can even do a little more because you can even have, you know, what the topic 00:02:03.330 --> 00:02:07.810 - was that somebody talked about, but just list the time and that way when somebody goes back to look 00:02:07.810 --> 00:02:13.240 - at them in at the meeting. They know where to look for that information and it's verbatim then and 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:19.940 - And you don't have to worry. Yeah, I, I know. Miss Barbara's online, but thanks. I just 00:02:19.940 --> 00:02:25.220 - I appreciate the effort to make the notes. I just feel like that's probably more work than needs to 00:02:25.220 --> 00:02:25.760 - be done. 00:02:25.760 --> 00:02:27.920 - Or she'll be delighted. 00:02:27.920 --> 00:02:32.960 - Anyone could talk to Anita in our office about how she does that. 00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:37.060 - Okay, so that would be a good contact. All right. Perfect. That's all I was trying to figure out. 00:02:37.060 --> 00:02:37.640 - Thank you. 00:02:41.240 --> 00:02:44.480 - From water expenditure report for February. 00:02:44.480 --> 00:02:57.660 - Fleet maintenance. We spent four thousand two hundred and forty seven dollars and twelve cents backfill 00:02:57.660 --> 00:03:02.720 - twenty one thousand four hundred and thirteen dollars and seventeen cents. 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:10.040 - On call contractors, which was fourteen traffic officers two thousand six hundred and forty nine 00:03:10.040 --> 00:03:17.050 - dollars and thirty nine cents gas five thousand four hundred and thirty four dollars and twelve 00:03:17.050 --> 00:03:24.320 - cents and non health insurance seventy one thousand seven hundred and eleven dollars. 00:03:24.320 --> 00:03:28.160 - Thank you. Any questions. 00:03:28.160 --> 00:03:36.440 - And we'll move on to our only item of business today, which is an MOU with the Lake Monroe. 00:03:41.080 --> 00:03:50.330 - Good afternoon I'm Michelle Cohen the executive director of the water fund and hopefully you all 00:03:50.330 --> 00:03:59.320 - had a chance to stand my tiptoes had a chance to read the letter that was in your packet so we're 00:03:59.320 --> 00:04:04.680 - just seeking thirty five hundred dollars in support of. 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:13.030 - Operation of a stream flow gauge on South Fork of Salt Creek, which helps to determine the 00:04:13.030 --> 00:04:16.160 - information that we need to calculate. 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:22.430 - Sediment and nutrient and all those kinds of things over the long term that friends of Lake Monroe 00:04:22.430 --> 00:04:28.770 - and other organization does that work, so the water funds role is really to try to bolster funding 00:04:28.770 --> 00:04:32.960 - for things that are necessary for the health of Lake Monroe. 00:04:34.280 --> 00:04:39.120 - Did you have any questions for me on that project and specifics. 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:46.830 - I don't have questions my comment is I appreciate that this has happened i've supported it in the 00:04:46.830 --> 00:04:49.880 - past i'll support it in the future. 00:04:49.880 --> 00:04:53.760 - Where does the data go. 00:04:54.600 --> 00:05:01.960 - Data go so the city of bloomington will go and sample during high frequency events, as well as just 00:05:01.960 --> 00:05:09.050 - getting the flow data that's continuously monitored and then friends of Lake Monroe gets that 00:05:09.050 --> 00:05:12.440 - information and they crunch the numbers. 00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:24.210 - distance support, I will say it's nice to kind of see the water fund and then the friends of Lake 00:05:24.210 --> 00:05:27.440 - Monroe kind of write a letter to encourage that. 00:05:27.440 --> 00:05:32.740 - They when we were first discussing it was nice to kind of distinguish the two and kind of now as we 00:05:32.740 --> 00:05:37.920 - were a couple years down the road it's cool to see how things kind of came together and how they 00:05:37.920 --> 00:05:40.320 - complement each other's efforts. 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:45.800 - And I think, in the past, there was an issue with hey this isn't even in Monroe county but it 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:49.440 - impacts Monroe county so I don't have an issue with the Jackson county location. 00:05:49.440 --> 00:05:58.280 - Well, I think this is a very important thing to continue to maintain. 00:05:58.280 --> 00:06:04.360 - It Monroe is is really essential for our existence. 00:06:04.360 --> 00:06:09.920 - It would be very foolish to not keep on keeping track. 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:16.430 - And we do have money set aside in the budget, Ms. Pena. Okay, great. I'm going to I'm going to go 00:06:16.430 --> 00:06:23.840 - ahead and make a motion to approve the MOU with Lake Monroe Water Fund for water monitoring in 2025. 00:06:23.840 --> 00:06:26.360 - I'll second that motion. 00:06:26.360 --> 00:06:28.440 - All in favor, please. 00:06:28.440 --> 00:06:29.240 - Public comment. 00:06:29.240 --> 00:06:35.360 - Oh, yes, thank you. Is there any public comment on this item? If you're on. 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:41.080 - Raise your hand, or if you're in the Net, you will room, you can come to the podium. 00:06:41.080 --> 00:06:45.600 - And there doesn't seem to be any public comment. 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:50.080 - Would everyone in favor, please say aye. 00:06:50.080 --> 00:06:51.480 - Aye, aye, aye. 00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:53.920 - Thank you. Motion passes. 00:06:53.920 --> 00:06:55.000 - Thank you so much. 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:55.520 - Thank you. 00:06:55.520 --> 00:06:59.620 - Before I leave the podium, I have a couple of pieces of literature for you. If you'd like, I'll 00:06:59.620 --> 00:07:01.520 - just pop up there and hand them out. If that's okay. 00:07:01.520 --> 00:07:02.560 - Great. Thank you. 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:03.600 - Thank you. 00:07:04.840 --> 00:07:06.920 - Okay. We like Liz. 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:11.360 - Lost my agenda. 00:07:11.360 --> 00:07:14.040 - Here. 00:07:14.040 --> 00:07:18.560 - Thank you. 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:18.960 - Thank you. 00:07:18.960 --> 00:07:21.040 - So much. 00:07:21.040 --> 00:07:25.040 - No. 00:07:25.040 --> 00:07:34.160 - Available? 00:07:34.160 --> 00:07:35.000 - Lisa's online. 00:07:35.000 --> 00:07:37.360 - Can you hear me? 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:38.080 - Yes. 00:07:38.080 --> 00:07:38.720 - Perfect. 00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:39.840 - Okay. 00:07:39.840 --> 00:07:41.680 - Good afternoon. 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:50.480 - So I want to provide a kind of I've made a spreadsheet there to explain why I would be going in for 00:07:50.480 --> 00:07:52.080 - an additional. 00:07:52.080 --> 00:07:56.200 - I have it scheduled for April 22 at this time. 00:07:57.120 --> 00:08:04.650 - So to finish to keep the project of Stipp Road moving along and get that completed, I kind of give 00:08:04.650 --> 00:08:09.750 - you a breakdown any of the funds that were left and appropriated in the Stipp Road Morse Creek 00:08:09.750 --> 00:08:14.200 - project just stayed in our cash at the end of the year, we did not deplete that line. 00:08:14.880 --> 00:08:22.390 - And then after January 1 milestone was able to work with our consultant get the quantities agreed 00:08:22.390 --> 00:08:30.740 - upon submit their final payment of that 255056 at the top and then our consultant final fee on that 00:08:30.740 --> 00:08:40.080 - project was the $11,754.16 so we ended up for the completion of Morse Creek being paid out in 2025 00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:44.400 - was $266,810. 00:08:44.400 --> 00:08:53.180 - So we had appropriated, I believe 1.5 million in the Stipp Road project. So that left us with a 00:08:53.180 --> 00:09:05.210 - balance of this as of 320 of $1,233,189.84 since then and I've provided all the contracts, we were 00:09:05.210 --> 00:09:12.400 - kind of on a time crunch, and that was not due to any fault in the department. 00:09:13.400 --> 00:09:20.330 - Erica and before Erica Kelsey, I can went back through my emails we started working with Duke and 00:09:20.330 --> 00:09:27.400 - the Army Corps in August of 2022 to get a easement for Duke. 00:09:27.400 --> 00:09:33.400 - So that's kind of why it everything fell to this last week. 00:09:33.400 --> 00:09:41.400 - So we ended up getting the Duke utility agreement there for $122,637 and 24 cents. 00:09:41.400 --> 00:09:49.400 - We had Locke Mueller group we had to restake everything for the tree removal. So that task was $8,800. 00:09:49.400 --> 00:09:58.400 - Then we had to go through and get the bluestone tree quote updated, and that was the $96,577. 00:09:58.400 --> 00:10:05.600 - And then we also have remaining on our existing contract with Locke Mueller for these two projects 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:08.400 - $187,624.61. 00:10:08.400 --> 00:10:13.730 - So the estimate for completion for stiff road construction this year, and that also includes 00:10:13.730 --> 00:10:21.400 - replacing a bridge in that project is $1.758, $238.85. 00:10:21.400 --> 00:10:24.400 - I really worded that really wrong. 00:10:24.400 --> 00:10:30.400 - So the additional would be around $500. We're going in for $525,000. 00:10:30.400 --> 00:10:36.400 - And then again, I see I put on there as the cash balance for the council on that at that time. 00:10:36.400 --> 00:10:42.480 - So none of these costs were not anticipated. We just didn't know until closer to time what we would 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:49.000 - be up against, whether or not we could even do the project because we were up against a week and a 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:53.400 - half window of getting the trees down, getting the contracts down. 00:10:53.400 --> 00:10:59.250 - I appreciate everybody's hard work and doing that. Bluestone, the commissioners, everybody running 00:10:59.250 --> 00:11:04.400 - through the contracts, Locke Mueller, but we did get it done. 00:11:04.400 --> 00:11:10.810 - We know that the trees are down. We're ready to go. Of course, we'll be waiting on Duke at this 00:11:10.810 --> 00:11:18.430 - point, further relocation, but I do believe that we'll be able to we have EMB ready to do the 00:11:18.430 --> 00:11:19.400 - project. 00:11:19.400 --> 00:11:26.450 - After that point, we also just opened bids to pay the rest of Stipp Road out of MBH funds when the 00:11:26.450 --> 00:11:32.400 - project is complete. I wanted to give you a breakdown of the cost for that project. 00:11:32.400 --> 00:11:39.220 - Again, a lot of this was anticipated. We just didn't know the final numbers and then paying that 00:11:39.220 --> 00:11:46.400 - extra $266,000 out of the 2025 budget for the completion of Morse Creek. 00:11:46.400 --> 00:11:55.400 - So, I'm happy to answer any questions that anybody might have. 00:11:55.400 --> 00:12:02.490 - I just wanted to see if we had to do to take a vote here to send this to Council for an additional 00:12:02.490 --> 00:12:06.400 - is actually going to recommend doing that just to make sure it's cleaner. 00:12:06.400 --> 00:12:16.400 - It shows that it has no vote needed, but that was going to be kind of my recommendation. 00:12:16.400 --> 00:12:23.400 - Yeah, and I would prefer to tell, you know, let the council know that it was brought to you all and 00:12:23.400 --> 00:12:28.400 - you, hopefully at this point, approved us moving forward with it. 00:12:28.400 --> 00:12:37.410 - I'm going to go ahead and make a motion to recommend that we take this to Council for an additional 00:12:37.410 --> 00:12:45.400 - preparation for the amount of 525,000. Is that the right number? 00:12:45.400 --> 00:12:53.400 - Yeah. Okay, great for $525,000. 00:12:53.400 --> 00:12:58.400 - Have a second. Thank you. 00:12:58.400 --> 00:13:06.400 - All in favor, please say, oh, no. Is there any public comment on this item. 00:13:06.400 --> 00:13:16.400 - Raise your hand. If you're in the net you go room you can. 00:13:16.400 --> 00:13:26.240 - Seeing none, we'll come back to the board. I guess I just wanted to ask so the Moores Creek in this 00:13:26.240 --> 00:13:27.400 - dip road. 00:13:27.400 --> 00:13:33.880 - I will say I am going to support this motion but outside of long term maintenance and other issues 00:13:33.880 --> 00:13:39.400 - because you know it's we're never done maintaining our infrastructure and. 00:13:39.400 --> 00:13:45.910 - But I guess, Miss Ridge, do you do you think that this is going to kind of get us to the finish 00:13:45.910 --> 00:13:52.860 - line on this project that we've been seeing for almost five years now, I want to speculate multiple 00:13:52.860 --> 00:13:53.400 - years. 00:13:53.400 --> 00:14:00.130 - So, no, I couldn't agree more Tron it's taken a long time to get here. Yes, I do see completion of 00:14:00.130 --> 00:14:06.920 - these two projects. I do want to point out, but I don't know if you're familiar with area but where 00:14:06.920 --> 00:14:10.400 - this project of steep road stops around car top. 00:14:10.400 --> 00:14:16.640 - And then going towards Morse Creek there, there will still be an area that could could face 00:14:16.640 --> 00:14:23.400 - flooding, but it's outside the area of any homes or anybody being displaced that that was the main 00:14:23.400 --> 00:14:25.400 - goal for this project. 00:14:25.400 --> 00:14:32.640 - So the construction limits will include anybody that has a residential driveway in that area. The 00:14:32.640 --> 00:14:38.650 - other end of Morse Creek anybody would be able to get out on that side so the goal that we had for 00:14:38.650 --> 00:14:39.400 - this project. 00:14:39.400 --> 00:14:43.400 - I believe we will meet those. 00:14:43.400 --> 00:14:49.710 - So yeah, I'm, I'm excited that we can, I saw more screen get done it turned out really well. And I 00:14:49.710 --> 00:14:59.400 - think step road. The other end is going to turn out just as well. 00:14:59.400 --> 00:15:10.400 - All right, if there's, there are no further comments to all in favor please say aye. Aye. 00:15:10.400 --> 00:15:19.400 - And the motion passes. 00:15:19.400 --> 00:15:21.400 - Do you want me to go on to my next item. 00:15:21.400 --> 00:15:30.400 - South Shore. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm, I'm trying to read someone else's computer. Yes, please. I'm sorry. 00:15:30.400 --> 00:15:35.890 - You're fine. So I just wanted to talk about the South Shore project that we've been doing for the 00:15:35.890 --> 00:15:37.400 - last two or three years. 00:15:37.400 --> 00:15:45.540 - We ended up getting a permit to be able to work on bank stabilization allowance along South Shore 00:15:45.540 --> 00:15:46.400 - Drive. 00:15:46.400 --> 00:15:51.400 - We were permitted I believe for like just under 2200 feet. 00:15:51.400 --> 00:15:59.400 - Over the years back and Terry Quillman and Kelsey, we had chose some of the worst spots to do. 00:15:59.400 --> 00:16:07.630 - Our permit expires next year. I believe we have an additional right around that 2200 feet still to 00:16:07.630 --> 00:16:08.400 - complete. 00:16:08.400 --> 00:16:16.400 - I met with Erica this week. She's going to redo some maps, get with IDEM to where we can update. 00:16:16.400 --> 00:16:23.000 - It states in the permit if you're going to change your scope a little bit or the area, then to 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:24.400 - contact them. 00:16:24.400 --> 00:16:27.400 - We want to be transparent with them. We want to make sure we do this right. 00:16:27.400 --> 00:16:31.400 - But we also want to do the project before the permit expires next year. 00:16:31.400 --> 00:16:38.620 - So it is it was the other item on my agenda was to go to the council to ask for $160,000 to 00:16:38.620 --> 00:16:41.400 - complete that project in 2025. 00:16:41.400 --> 00:16:47.400 - So we can not have to go through the permit process again because it can be very lengthy. 00:16:47.400 --> 00:16:56.230 - We do this mainly in-house with our forces. The only thing that we do is hire outside trucking 00:16:56.230 --> 00:16:57.400 - services. 00:16:57.400 --> 00:17:00.400 - But then we believe that we will be able to finish this. 00:17:00.400 --> 00:17:05.400 - It's south shores on our radar for possible paving in 2026. 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:11.400 - So we're just trying to plan ahead and try and get this project complete before that permit expires 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:19.400 - and work with IDEM of getting the location to show them what we've completed and what we have left 00:17:19.400 --> 00:17:23.400 - and work with them if we need to make any adjustments to that permit. 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:27.400 - And the work would probably be done this fall. 00:17:27.400 --> 00:17:33.400 - So, so obviously we have the, the budget for this. 00:17:33.400 --> 00:17:40.240 - We just need an additional from Council so I'm going to go ahead and make a motion to support in 00:17:40.240 --> 00:17:47.590 - support of seeking an additional preparation to complete the South Shore project this year and the 00:17:47.590 --> 00:17:50.400 - amount of $160,000. 00:17:50.400 --> 00:17:55.400 - Motion. 00:17:55.400 --> 00:17:58.400 - I just have one question. 00:17:58.400 --> 00:18:06.540 - I'm definitely familiar with their area South Shore, definitely kind of an access road for everyone 00:18:06.540 --> 00:18:17.090 - in that area. So, my only request is maybe kind of in a future meeting that maybe we can have kind 00:18:17.090 --> 00:18:20.400 - of a high level report where we're just kind of 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:28.120 - highlighting kind of where those improvements are and kind of for my own, you know, understanding 00:18:28.120 --> 00:18:32.400 - but also I think that would be nice for the public as well. 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:38.980 - No, I think that's a great idea, Tron. We'll get some areas that we haven't been to yet and then we'll 00:18:38.980 --> 00:18:45.090 - get you some areas and some photos and such of the areas that we've completed and how it's helped 00:18:45.090 --> 00:18:48.400 - for the stabilization in that area. 00:18:48.400 --> 00:18:53.400 - Yeah, that would be great. Thank you. 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:57.400 - Questions, comments. 00:18:57.400 --> 00:19:03.400 - Are there any questions or comments from the public. 00:19:03.400 --> 00:19:05.400 - Seeing. 00:19:05.400 --> 00:19:07.400 - Hey Lee. 00:19:07.400 --> 00:19:08.400 - Pardon. 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:13.840 - Can I, I need to add we will bring a resolution to you guys soon and then there'll be a chance to 00:19:13.840 --> 00:19:16.400 - for a public hearing. I want to make sure I added that. 00:19:16.400 --> 00:19:24.400 - Okay, great. That's good to know. Thank you. And seeing no. 00:19:24.400 --> 00:19:26.400 - All in favor, please say aye. 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:28.400 - Aye. 00:19:28.400 --> 00:19:31.400 - Motion passes. 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:36.400 - And the business is adjournment. 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:38.400 - Water quality monitoring report. 00:19:38.400 --> 00:19:43.400 - I'm sorry. 00:19:43.400 --> 00:19:47.400 - Katelyn Berkey. 00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:51.400 - Which is going to be very interesting. 00:19:51.400 --> 00:20:05.400 - Water is so good quality that it's already clear. 00:20:05.400 --> 00:20:13.580 - Hello, my name is Katelyn Berkey and I am a graduate fellow at Monroe County Stormwater. So today I'd 00:20:13.580 --> 00:20:16.970 - like to report to you just a brief synopsis of the first year of the water quality monitoring 00:20:16.970 --> 00:20:18.400 - program. 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:23.140 - And I would like to preface that all this information will be giving to you with more details in a 00:20:23.140 --> 00:20:29.290 - report that is currently being composed. This is just a general overview so everyone can get a good 00:20:29.290 --> 00:20:31.400 - idea about what's going on. 00:20:31.400 --> 00:20:36.710 - So to begin with just a first project summary, the goals were to get more consistent water quality 00:20:36.710 --> 00:20:41.920 - data across Monroe County, and as well as to evaluate the water quality of Monroe County's MS4 00:20:41.920 --> 00:20:43.400 - critical watersheds. 00:20:43.400 --> 00:20:49.200 - Now when picking these sites, we picked locations we wanted to make sure or try our hardest to get 00:20:49.200 --> 00:20:55.400 - sites located within these critical watersheds. Site three is up in Jax DeFeet Creek near Alexville. 00:20:55.400 --> 00:21:00.930 - One is in Acuff Road, Stout Creek. Two and seven are Clear Creek in Jackson Creek, down near 00:21:00.930 --> 00:21:06.840 - Jackson Creek Park. Four and five are in Cave Creek, upstream and downstream of the Monroe County 00:21:06.840 --> 00:21:07.400 - Airport. 00:21:07.400 --> 00:21:14.400 - And then site six is Sinking Creek and right behind the Walmart Supercenter up in that area. 00:21:14.400 --> 00:21:20.750 - And the analytical methods used for all these sites were based off Hoosier Riverwatch. Hoosier 00:21:20.750 --> 00:21:26.720 - Riverwatch is an IDEM program that is for volunteers who are trained in simple water quality 00:21:26.720 --> 00:21:30.400 - monitoring with like pH test strips, chem kits. 00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:39.190 - Very simple, very replicable and can be done by stormwater program or anyone within the county who 00:21:39.190 --> 00:21:41.400 - has had the training. 00:21:41.400 --> 00:21:48.040 - So first we look at pH. Now the state standard for pH is six to nine. It's simply how acidic or 00:21:48.040 --> 00:21:53.580 - basic the water is. Now all of our watersheds consistently stayed within this range, which is a 00:21:53.580 --> 00:21:54.400 - good sign. 00:21:54.400 --> 00:22:03.400 - There was a couple instances in where site four, as you can see, dropped below six and it was at 5.5. 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:07.400 - Now this is really based on precipitation events and the soil composition. 00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:14.750 - So the phenomenon is called episodic acidification. Essentially large precipitation events can leach 00:22:14.750 --> 00:22:18.400 - minerals from the soil and into our local waterways. 00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:25.390 - However, since it did coincide with the precipitation event and was not repeat, we did not see low 00:22:25.390 --> 00:22:27.400 - pHs again. It's considered a one-off. 00:22:27.400 --> 00:22:34.400 - Nothing to worry about, especially since it's pH test strips and it was 5.5. Nothing crazy going on. 00:22:34.400 --> 00:22:39.400 - So the next is temperature change. This is simply the temperature taken at the first transect. 00:22:39.400 --> 00:22:44.610 - So the most downstream portion of our sample site and the third transect, which is the farthest 00:22:44.610 --> 00:22:45.400 - upstream. 00:22:45.400 --> 00:22:51.090 - Now, for Hoosier River Watch and state standards, you do not want the difference to exceed 2.8 00:22:51.090 --> 00:22:52.400 - degrees Celsius. 00:22:52.400 --> 00:22:57.870 - Now, the county average for this is about 0.3, which indicates that we're doing very good in terms 00:22:57.870 --> 00:22:59.400 - of temperature change. 00:22:59.400 --> 00:23:04.400 - Environmental factors are a big influence, especially with our smaller, slower moving streams. 00:23:04.400 --> 00:23:08.400 - That has to do with the air temperature and then tree cover and sun exposure. 00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:16.010 - So the one spike on the graph that you can see that happened in October on site six, that was right 00:23:16.010 --> 00:23:17.400 - at the end of the drought season. 00:23:17.400 --> 00:23:21.400 - So the stream is moving extremely slow and it is one of our more developed sites. 00:23:21.400 --> 00:23:26.400 - So the first transect is in a very shaded covered area, has a very large tree growing over it, 00:23:26.400 --> 00:23:30.400 - while the rest of the stream is pretty much 100 percent sun exposed. 00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:35.350 - So with a combination of the water moving slowly, it has a lot of time to heat up between the first 00:23:35.350 --> 00:23:39.400 - and third transects, which results in that higher temperature change. 00:23:39.400 --> 00:23:44.400 - Next is dissolved oxygen, state standard, four to 12. 00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:49.900 - Now the Hoosier River Watch, the highest they can measure is 12 milligrams per liter and is not 00:23:49.900 --> 00:23:52.400 - necessarily a bad thing if the DO exceeds it. 00:23:52.400 --> 00:23:56.400 - It just, it's preferred if it's in this range for aquatic organisms. 00:23:56.400 --> 00:24:02.430 - The county average is right about 9.49, which is pretty much spot on perfect, especially with the 00:24:02.430 --> 00:24:04.400 - state standards and with the federal EPA. 00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:10.810 - Environmental variables for this are temperature, especially seasonal fluctuations, which you guys 00:24:10.810 --> 00:24:11.400 - can see on the graph. 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:16.120 - With your colder months, your November's through your April's having an average of around 10 00:24:16.120 --> 00:24:21.240 - milligrams per liter, whereas your summer months, your June through October, the average is around 00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:22.400 - 7 milligrams per liter. 00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:30.400 - Another impact on this is decomposition. So decomposition is also highly affected by temperature. 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:36.400 - It eats up the dissolved oxygen in the water, which is why you would see that in the summer months, 00:24:36.400 --> 00:24:41.400 - June through October could also be another cause of having the lower dissolved oxygen levels. 00:24:41.400 --> 00:24:48.230 - Next is nitrate and nitrite. Now there's no state standards as it's considered a nutrient pollution, 00:24:48.230 --> 00:24:53.400 - but in Indiana, the typical range is 0 to 36 milligrams per liter. 00:24:53.400 --> 00:25:00.860 - The county average is 0.1. So nitrate is very, it's harder to test for, and the strips are not as 00:25:00.860 --> 00:25:05.920 - accurate as say the DO samples would be, but it does give us a good idea that at least there is 00:25:05.920 --> 00:25:07.400 - some nitrate in the systems. 00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:12.770 - Now environmental variables are agriculture, and specifically agriculture that gets caught up in 00:25:12.770 --> 00:25:15.400 - the runoff from heavy precipitation events. 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:20.940 - Now, not all sites are shown on the graph, and that's because three of them did have concentrations 00:25:20.940 --> 00:25:25.400 - that were lower than the detectable limit for the science that we are using. 00:25:25.400 --> 00:25:31.070 - The one spike from Site 1 that occurred in October, once again during a drought area when it was 00:25:31.070 --> 00:25:36.110 - very low water, so there's a chance that there's higher, you can pick up on the higher 00:25:36.110 --> 00:25:37.400 - concentrations. 00:25:37.400 --> 00:25:44.020 - It was not a repeat event. However, we are hoping that the land use analysis that I will discuss 00:25:44.020 --> 00:25:49.400 - later will help explain why the site on Stout Creek has more nutrient pollution. 00:25:49.400 --> 00:25:55.300 - It also, this phosphate is another nutrient pollutant. It has the same sort of trends as the nitrate, 00:25:55.300 --> 00:25:59.400 - and they normally coincide in terms of agricultural fertilizers. 00:25:59.400 --> 00:26:06.600 - Once again, they don't have a state standard. However, it is an limiting nutrient of freshwater 00:26:06.600 --> 00:26:14.180 - ecosystems, so a spike in this is what can lead to harmful algal growths and eutrophication of the 00:26:14.180 --> 00:26:16.400 - local waterways. 00:26:16.400 --> 00:26:21.400 - Next is turbidity. Okay, so this graph is a little backwards. 00:26:21.400 --> 00:26:27.920 - The higher turbidity, 60 centimeters, is when you can see 60 centimeters down into the water, which 00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:33.920 - technically means there's low turbidity because you can see far, whereas where the lower near 10, 00:26:33.920 --> 00:26:39.490 - which happened in March at site five, that means the water is very cloudy, very turbid, you can't 00:26:39.490 --> 00:26:41.400 - really see through it. 00:26:41.400 --> 00:26:46.620 - The state standard for this is 90 centimeters. The Hoosier Riverwatch uses a turbidity, which only 00:26:46.620 --> 00:26:53.210 - reaches 60, so that's why our data is capped at 60 centimeters. The goal is to hopefully in future 00:26:53.210 --> 00:26:59.720 - get a turbidimeter so that we can more accurately guess the turbidity rather than just using our 00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:02.400 - eyesight to do so. 00:27:02.400 --> 00:27:08.940 - Environmental variables for this are precipitation, as with most physical water quality parameters, 00:27:08.940 --> 00:27:16.630 - substrate composition, and flow. Now, here are more rock based streams, so our sites one, two, 00:27:16.630 --> 00:27:23.780 - three, and seven, they typically don't have as big of change in turbidity because they don't have 00:27:23.780 --> 00:27:29.510 - the sand and the silt that easily gets swept up when there is high amounts of water flow resulting 00:27:29.510 --> 00:27:31.400 - from precipitation events. 00:27:31.400 --> 00:27:36.530 - Again, as you can see on the graphs, sites four, five, and six, they're the ones that tend to have 00:27:36.530 --> 00:27:41.790 - a drop in turbidity. Specifically around March, there was a large precipitation event, and then in 00:27:41.790 --> 00:27:43.400 - January there also was. 00:27:43.400 --> 00:27:49.160 - August, I've looked back at the precipitation data and everything that happens there. Since it was 00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:56.220 - only a one time drop in turbidity, I haven't considered it a red flag, but it is something to pay 00:27:56.220 --> 00:28:00.400 - attention to if it does happen again at site five. 00:28:00.400 --> 00:28:06.350 - Next is discharge. This is completely dependent on stream size and precipitation, therefore, not a 00:28:06.350 --> 00:28:13.400 - state standard. In general, the county average about 10.5, but our sites, the larger ones, one, two, 00:28:13.400 --> 00:28:21.070 - three, and seven, they're normally up around 15 or higher, and then our smaller sites, four, five, 00:28:21.070 --> 00:28:23.400 - and six, they're in people's backyards. 00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:31.150 - They're very manmade influenced. They're normally below 10. And then finally is the water quality 00:28:31.150 --> 00:28:37.400 - index. Now this is an accumulation of all the previously talked about water quality indicators. 00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:43.400 - The state standard for this is between 80 and 100 is considered good. Everything's healthy. It's 00:28:43.400 --> 00:28:46.400 - good for aquatic organisms. There's no major red flags. 00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:52.810 - It wouldn't be a need to learn to the state if this was a higher scientific level study. County 00:28:52.810 --> 00:28:56.400 - average is 91.5, so it says we're doing pretty good. 00:28:56.400 --> 00:29:03.000 - Most of the drops in these, especially below the 85, were at sites four, five, and six, and they 00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:08.400 - are all related to the increase in turbidity from large precipitation events. 00:29:08.400 --> 00:29:14.920 - So land use analysis is currently in progress. I'm working with Madison, Luna, Erica, and they're 00:29:14.920 --> 00:29:23.950 - also talking with GIS to help work with using our parcel data and doing upstream analysis to see 00:29:23.950 --> 00:29:28.400 - what physical and chemical parameters are impacting the sites. 00:29:28.400 --> 00:29:35.420 - We also used a little bit of USDA stream stats for that land cover. However, that is from 2011, so 00:29:35.420 --> 00:29:42.440 - it should be used as a underestimation of the percentage. Now, this will be broken down in the 00:29:42.440 --> 00:29:43.400 - report. 00:29:43.400 --> 00:29:48.940 - It's still currently an ongoing process, so I didn't have any product to show you today, but the 00:29:48.940 --> 00:29:53.400 - maps of each individual sample site will also be included in the report. 00:29:53.400 --> 00:30:00.760 - Next, so these recommendations come from Erica, Adam, and myself. First would be to evaluate 00:30:00.760 --> 00:30:06.400 - opportunities and feasibility of best management practices upstream of sites with higher turbidity. 00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:11.510 - Higher turbidity is normally because of flash flooding, erosion, heavy precipitation events. So 00:30:11.510 --> 00:30:15.400 - rain gardens, detention ponds, stuff that the office could feasibly do. 00:30:15.400 --> 00:30:20.750 - And then the other one would be education and outreach based off of land use. Examples of this is 00:30:20.750 --> 00:30:26.400 - working with the Soil and Water Conservation District on education of agriculture and fertilizer 00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:27.400 - use. 00:30:27.400 --> 00:30:33.690 - And then specifically focusing on commercial and industrial properties using rain gardens, placing 00:30:33.690 --> 00:30:38.030 - retention or detention ponds in proper places, especially if they are placing large amounts of 00:30:38.030 --> 00:30:44.070 - impermeable surfaces to help not drastically change the water flow and keep our downstream areas 00:30:44.070 --> 00:30:44.400 - safe. 00:30:44.400 --> 00:30:51.340 - This picture is an example of vegetation that was put in in Will Dettmer Park by Monroe County Soil 00:30:51.340 --> 00:30:52.400 - and Water. 00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:58.700 - Our next steps are equalized sampling, which will hopefully be done alongside CBU and the project 00:30:58.700 --> 00:31:00.400 - that is going on there. 00:31:00.400 --> 00:31:09.980 - And then we have begun BOD analysis, so biological oxygen demand, how much dissolved oxygen are the 00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:11.400 - organisms using up. 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:18.850 - And then eventually it will be a publication dashboard, so that will include maps, all the water 00:31:18.850 --> 00:31:20.400 - quality data we have. 00:31:20.400 --> 00:31:27.870 - I am graduating in May, so that project will have to be placed on someone else, but I'm sure it 00:31:27.870 --> 00:31:32.400 - will be done beautifully no matter who does it. 00:31:32.400 --> 00:31:37.520 - So overall, the annual water quality trends show that Monroe County critical watersheds are doing 00:31:37.520 --> 00:31:38.400 - really well. 00:31:38.400 --> 00:31:45.150 - However, I think it's important to point out that as Bloomington continues to develop, that the 00:31:45.150 --> 00:31:50.120 - relationship between runoff and impervious surfaces, erosion and turbidity, and then nutrient 00:31:50.120 --> 00:31:51.400 - pollution and eutrophication. 00:31:51.400 --> 00:31:57.250 - Keeping these in mind while working on these new permits and new stormwater ordinances will really 00:31:57.250 --> 00:32:01.400 - help protect these waterways, even as development continues. 00:32:01.400 --> 00:32:03.400 - Any questions? 00:32:03.400 --> 00:32:10.400 - Yes, I just want to say congratulations on graduating. Good report. Thank you for that. 00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:18.400 - So actually, I'm wondering if there is a way that we can in the future. 00:32:18.400 --> 00:32:23.870 - I'm hoping we're still going to be tracking these numbers, right, that we can look at those 00:32:23.870 --> 00:32:29.400 - instances where there's high turbidity and look in the area and see what's going on. 00:32:29.400 --> 00:32:34.400 - Is there a construction project? Is there, you know, what's changed or what's led to it? 00:32:34.400 --> 00:32:39.400 - And I think making those connections is going to be really important for folks. 00:32:39.400 --> 00:32:44.590 - Yeah, I think that's kind of a next step. Like Kailin said, she's graduating, so we're taking notes 00:32:44.590 --> 00:32:49.400 - for how to pass this on to our next graduate fellow that will be starting in the fall. 00:32:49.400 --> 00:32:54.640 - We don't know who that will be yet. I just submitted the job description back to O'Neill School, so 00:32:54.640 --> 00:32:59.810 - they'll be getting that started, but that's definitely something that we're thinking about as we 00:32:59.810 --> 00:33:01.400 - continue this project. 00:33:01.400 --> 00:33:10.400 - It's just like a little red flag that says, hey, look at me and what's going on here, right? Yeah. 00:33:10.400 --> 00:33:18.570 - Thank you so much. This was really quite interesting and very informative, and I'm looking forward 00:33:18.570 --> 00:33:24.400 - to getting the actual entire. 00:33:24.400 --> 00:33:32.400 - I have a question for staff, not related to this, but since we are on the eve of a major rain event, 00:33:32.400 --> 00:33:35.400 - is there anything you want the public to know at this moment? 00:33:35.400 --> 00:33:41.500 - I would say if you live in an area with storm drains to make sure they're clear, what else would 00:33:41.500 --> 00:33:44.400 - you want people to know at this moment? 00:33:44.400 --> 00:33:48.350 - Yes, definitely if there's a storm drain in or near in the front of your house or near your house 00:33:48.350 --> 00:33:53.690 - in your neighborhood, make sure it's clear so that water can get off the road and keep the roads 00:33:53.690 --> 00:33:54.400 - clear. 00:33:54.400 --> 00:34:03.470 - If trees go down, if there's water blocking the roadway, turn around, don't try and go through 00:34:03.470 --> 00:34:06.400 - standing water. You can call our highway dispatch number, which I don't know off the top of my head, 00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:08.400 - but it's listed online. 00:34:08.400 --> 00:34:13.510 - Give them a call and let them know that there's a road hazard and crews will be able to address 00:34:13.510 --> 00:34:15.400 - that as quickly as they can. 00:34:15.400 --> 00:34:21.810 - When it's safe to do so, make sure that if there is a detention basin in your neighborhood, make 00:34:21.810 --> 00:34:27.400 - sure that the outlet control structure, the big concrete structure is clear. 00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:35.480 - There's no debris built up on it so that that water can move out and not create a standing water 00:34:35.480 --> 00:34:37.400 - issue for you as well. 00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:44.690 - I'll plug the county alert system. You can find information at the county website to sign up and 00:34:44.690 --> 00:34:49.400 - you'll get alerts. I think that's a very helpful tool. 00:34:49.400 --> 00:34:56.300 - I did want to make a comment about the presentation though, but I feel like that's what we're 00:34:56.300 --> 00:35:00.400 - discussing is way more important, people safety. 00:35:00.400 --> 00:35:10.080 - I just want again want to express some gratitude and thank you. I also kind of, I think it kind of 00:35:10.080 --> 00:35:15.080 - falls in line with what Commissioner Thomas was saying is like, you know, having this monitoring 00:35:15.080 --> 00:35:18.400 - program out there really gives us a better indicate 00:35:18.400 --> 00:35:27.080 - or indicators of like maybe what's impacting our waterways is a development is it like, you know, a 00:35:27.080 --> 00:35:35.650 - potential pollutant runoffs, like, you know, we haven't done a lot of water monitoring and I think 00:35:35.650 --> 00:35:40.400 - this is going to help build the value so we continue to make 00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:47.600 - that investment so what you did here to even give us kind of like a very, you know, simplistic 00:35:47.600 --> 00:35:54.990 - baseline with you know what type of kits that were available and you know what kind of analysis we 00:35:54.990 --> 00:36:01.400 - can get from that is great but I think that this is a shows what 00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:07.260 - the value is truly in here because everything that you're going to be able to compile by monitoring 00:36:07.260 --> 00:36:12.960 - our waterways can complement efforts in our planning department can complement efforts in our 00:36:12.960 --> 00:36:16.400 - building department can complement efforts here in our storm 00:36:16.400 --> 00:36:23.030 - water or drainage board across the board. And I'm really happy that you kind of saw this through 00:36:23.030 --> 00:36:28.980 - and this is the second time you went through it and I noticed some subtle changes on your 00:36:28.980 --> 00:36:30.400 - presentation and. 00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:39.730 - Again, thank you for kind of dedicating your time and being willing to provide this work for our 00:36:39.730 --> 00:36:43.400 - storm water program. Thank you. 00:36:43.400 --> 00:36:57.250 - I've had a lot of fun doing this this is really showed me what my passion is and I'm now going to 00:36:57.250 --> 00:37:04.400 - do that in the workforce so I'm very excited. 00:37:04.400 --> 00:37:13.400 - So, just to confirm there was the instruction to call the highway department to report. 00:37:13.400 --> 00:37:19.240 - I think I have that number here. It says online to report potholes fallen trees or other road 00:37:19.240 --> 00:37:25.400 - maintenance issues please call highway maintenance at 812-803-6810. 00:37:25.400 --> 00:37:33.340 - So that's if you or you can report it online and they'll get it the same way, whichever way is 00:37:33.340 --> 00:37:39.400 - easier. Yep. Yep. I no longer have an agenda in front of me is our next 14th. 00:37:39.400 --> 00:37:45.400 - May 7, May 7, May 7. 00:37:45.400 --> 00:37:54.610 - We are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you for the excellent presentation. That was beautiful. Yes. 00:37:54.610 --> 00:37:59.400 - Beautifully done too. Yes. Congratulations. 00:38:29.400 --> 00:38:58.380 - [ Music ]