Gloucester 301 (h) Monitoring Program Gloucester, Massachussetts (1987 – Present) Barbara Dinkins has been involved in the monitoring program associated with the secondary treatment waiver awarded to the City of Goucester since 1987. The waiver, awarded in 1985, requires a monitoring program made up of three components; sampling the treatment plant effluent for priority pollutants,…
Federally Protected Mussel Survey in Elk River Clay Co., WV The West Virginia Department of Highways is planning to replace the Camp Creek Truss Bridge (CR 4/5, Clay County) spanning the Elk River near Procious, West Virginia. A previous study in 2001 revealed 17 species of native freshwater mussels located in the direct and indirect…
Federally Protected Fish Survey in Coosawattee River Gilmore Co., Ellijay, GA Construction of the proposed Veteran Memorial Bridge across the Coosawattee River in Ellijay, Georgia required an endangered fish survey. Two federally threatened fish species, the Goldline darter (Percina aurolineata) and the Blue shiner (Cyprinella caerulea), have been documented as occurring within the project vicinity.…
Federally Protected Mussel Survey in Line Creek Fayette/Coweta Co., GA Peachtree City’s Airport (Falcon Field) lies within the Line Creek water-shed. Two small, unnamed streams flow through the airport property and drain into Line Creek. Historically, Line Creek had an abundant and diverse mussel fauna, composed of approximately 25 species including three species designated as…
Obed River at Potters Ford Bridge Catoosa Wildlife National Management Area, TN Construction of a new bridge over the Obed River at Potters Ford in the Catoosa Wildlife National Management Area required an endangered mussel survey. Published and unpublished records indicated the historical existence of the endangered mussels, Purple bean (Villosa perpurpurea) and Cumberland bean…
Saturn Corporation Spring Hill, TN (1986-2007) Dinkins Biological Consulting was contracted to perform biological and water quality studies at the Saturn facility near Spring Hill, TN. In these studies, fish, benthic macroinvertebrate, and surface water samples were collected from three reaches on Carters Creek, two reaches on Titan Creek, and one reach on West Fork…
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