| Water Quality Testing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Weather | Air Temperature | turbidity | Water Temperature | Oxygen | Oxygen | pH | Site Name | Water Quality Index | Comments |
| degrees C | NTU or cm | degrees C | % | mg/l | |||||||
| Hach Kit | |||||||||||
| September 28, 2010 | 11:25 | overcast | 14.0 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 7.4 | Walnut Ave | Acceptable 34.0 | ||
| 11:55 | 16.0 | 0 | 14.0 | 7 | 6.6 | Lori's Diner | |||||
| 12:25 | 16.0 | 0 | 15.0 | 13 | 6.4 | HHS Bridge | |||||
| 12:45 | 18.0 | 0 | 15.0 | 9.6 | 6.4 | " | |||||
| PinPoint DO Metre | |||||||||||
| January 14, 2011 | 11:45 | rain | 5.0 | 0 | 3.4 | NR | 10.7 | 6.5 | Walnut Ave | ||
| 12:00 | 0 | 3.8 | NR | 9.6 | 6.2 | Lori's Diner | |||||
| 12:18 | 0 | 4.1 | NR | 9.6 | 6.4 | HHS Bridge | |||||
| January 19, 2011 | 04:15 | overcast | 4.3 | 0 | 5.1 | 84 | 10.6 | 7.1 | Walnut Ave | ||
| February 7, 2011 | 11:48 | rain | 6.5 | 0 | 7.0 | 84 | 10.5 | NR | |||
| March 7, 2011 | 02:20 | sun/scattered clouds | 8.9 | 0 | 7.0 | 87 | 10.8 | 7.4 | Walnut Ave | ||
| " | 02:40 | " | 8.9 | 0 | 7.2 | 85 | 10.3 | 7.3 | Lori's Diner | ||
| " | 03:00 | " | 6.8 | 0 | 6.6 | 93 | 11.5 | 7.6 | HHS Bridge | ||
| March 7, 2011 | 03:20 | " | 8.2 | 0 | 6.8 | 125-129 | 15.9 | 8.9 | NE Lagoon | ||
| " | 03:40 | 6.2 | 0 | 8.1 | 125-126 | 15.3 | 10.3 | SE Lake | |||
| " | 04:05 | " | 9.2 | 0 | 7.2 | 88-89 | 10.8 | 7.5 | Walnut Ave | ||
| March 9, 2011 | 03:50 | cloudy / intermittent rain & hail | 6.0 | 0 | 7.3 | SE Lake | |||||
| 03:55 | " | " | 0 | " | " | 7.7 | NE Lagoon | ||||
| 04:30 | " | " | 0 | " | " | 7.2 | HHS Bridge | ||||
| 04:45 | " | " | 0 | " | " | 7.2 | Walnut Ave | ||||
| May 23, 2011 | 09:50 | cloudy | NR | 0 | 10.7 C | 68% | 7.7 mg/L | 6.8 | Lori's Diner | Marginal 26.7 | fishin' w Jill |
| 11:30 | " | " | 0 | 13.2 C | 62% | 7.3 mg/L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | |||
| 11:55 | " | " | 0 | 11.8 C | 69% | 7.5 mg/L | 6.9 | Walnut Ave | |||
| August 25, 2011 | 10:15 | sunny | 20.0 | 0 | 16.3 | 20% | 2.0 mg/L | 6.3 | Walnut Ave | ||
| " | 11:30 | " | 20.0 | 0 | 17.6 C | 9%-25%- 46% | 1.1 -3.5 mg/L | 6.7 | HHS Bridge | ||
| " | 12:00 | " | 15.8 (under bridge) | 0? | 14.5 C | 37% | 3.8 mg/L | 6.8 | Lori's Diner | site accessed underbridge | |
| January 9, 2012 | 10:30 | cloudy | 10 C | 0 | 6.9 C | 76% | 9.3 mg/L | 6.3 | Walnut Ave | very clear water | |
| " | 11:00 | " | 10 C | 0 | 7.3 C | 79% | 9.8 mg/L | 6.5 | Lori's Diner | site accessed underbridge | |
| " | 11:15 | " | 10 C | 0 | 7.5 C | 84% | 10.3 mg/L | 6.7 | HHS Bridge | turbidity not as clear as Walnut | |
| March 19, 2012 | 11:50 | sunny | 8 C | 0 | 6.8 C | 91% | 11.3 mg/L | 6.9 | Walnut Ave | Good 42.8 | |
| " | 11:00 | " | " | " | 5.7 C | 89% | 11.0 mg/L | 7.3 | Lori's Diner | ||
| " | 11:20 | " | " | " | 6.9 C | 92% | 11.4 mg/L | 7.4 | HHS Bridge | ||
| August 27, 2012 | 11:45 | sunny | 26 C | 0 | 17.0 C | 70% | 5.7mg/L | 6.7 | Walnut Ave | no rain all of August | |
| " | 12:19 | " | " | 25 cm | 15.2C | 41% | 3.8 mg/L | 6.9 | Lori's diner | site accessed underbridge | |
| " | 12:04 | " | " | 0 | 17.5 C | 50% | 4.6 mg/L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | ||
| February 5, 2013 | 13:10 | light rain | 8 C | 0 | 7.3 C | 90% | 11.2 mg/L | 6.8 | Walnut Ave | replaced membrane in DO metre | |
| " | 13:40 | " | " | " | 7.1 C | 82% | 10.1 mg/L | 6.2 | Lori's diner | " | |
| " | 13:25 | " | " | " | 7.7 C | 86% | 10.4 mg/L | 6.8 | HHS Bridge | " | |
| June 3, 2013 | 10:30 | sunny | 19 C | 0 | 13.9 C | 50% | 4.6 mg/L | not measured | Walnut Ave | batteries dead in pH metre | |
| 11:00 | " | 19 C | 0 | 12.4 C | 80% | 7.7 MG/l | not measured | Lori's Diner | " | ||
| 10;45 | " | 19 c | 0 | 15.3 C | 88% | 8.7 MG/l | not measured | HHS Bridge | " | ||
| July 30, 2013 | 03:20 | scattered clouds | 22.3 | 0 | 18.1 C | 67% | 6.3 mg/L | 6.3 | Walnut Ave | Acceptable 31.7 | new batteries pH metre |
| 17:10 | 22.3 | ~30 | 17.9 C | 69% | 6.8 mg/l | 7.0 | Lori's Diner | " | |||
| 17:25 | " | 22.3 | 0 | 19.5 C | 61% | 5.4 mg/L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | " | ||
| November 19, 2013 | 10:30 | overcast, windy | 8.0 | 0 | 7.3 | 92% | 13.7 mg/L | 6.2 | Walnut Ave | ||
| 11:00 | " | " | " | 7.3 | 120% | 19.5 mg/L | 6.5 | Lori's Diner | |||
| 11:30 | " | " | " | 7.5 | 92% | 11.1 mg/L | 6.5 | HHS Bridge | |||
| November 25, 2013 | 13:25 | slight overcast | 9.2 | 0 | 9.1 | 79% | 9.2 mg/L | 7.3 | Walnut Ave | Good 40.1 | |
| " | 15:45 | " | 9.3 | 0 | 7.8 | 85% | 10.3 mg/L | 7.3 | HHS Bridge | ||
| November 27, 2013 | 14:50 | overcast | 0 | 8.3 | 72% | 8.9 mg/L | 7.4 | Lori's Diner | |||
| May 19, 2014 | 10:15 | overcast | 13.5 | 0 | 14.1 | 47% | 5.0 mg/L | 7.3 | Walnut Ave | acceptable 34.1 | electrolyte changed |
| 11:40 | " | 13.8 | 0 | 13.2 | 63% | 6.6 mg/L | 7.2 | Lori's Diner | |||
| 11:00 | " | 15.8 | 0 | 15.5 | 62% | 6.2 mg/L | 7.2 | HHS Bridge | |||
| August 18, 2014 | 10:30 | scattered clouds | 24.0 | 0 | 20.3 | 46% | 4.5 mg/L | 7.2 | Walnut | marginal 29.6 | |
| " | 11:00 | " | 24.0 | 0 | 21.2 | 68% | 6.1mg/L | 6.9 | HHS Bridge | ||
| " | 11:30 | " | 23.5 | 0 | 16.2 | 46% | 4.8-5.5 mg/L | 6.8 | Lori's Diner | ||
| November 17, 2014 | 10:15 | clear, sunny | 4.8 | 0 | 5.7 | 60% | 7.3 mg/L | 7.2 | Walnut | acceptable36.1 | high water |
| 10:40 | " | 5.8 | 0 | 5.7 | 64% | 8.1 mg/L | 7.2 | Lori's Diner | " | ||
| 11:00 | " | 5.5 | 0 | 4.7 | 66% | 8.3 mg/L | 7.2 | HHS Bridge | " | water is not cresting over March 2014 weir | |
| February 16, 2015 | 10:20 | scattered clouds | 7.0 | 0 | 8.0 | 71% | 8.3 mg/L | 6.4 | Walnut | acceptable38.9 | |
| 10:48 | " | 6.7 | 0 | 7.8 | 75% | 8.9 mg/L | 6.5 | Lori's Diner | " | ||
| 11:00 | 7.4 | 0 | 7.6 | 73% | 8.7 mg/L | 6.9 | HHS Bridge | " | |||
| June 1, 2015 | 10:20 | scattered clouds | 22.0 | 0 | 19.1 | 49% | 4.5 mg/L | 6.9 | Walnut | acceptable 32.2 | |
| 11:35 | 18.4 | ~15 | 14.3 | 44% | 4.3 mg/L | 7.2 | Lori's Diner | particulate matter DFO Advisor observed | |||
| 12:00 | 18.6 | 0 | 20.2 | 108% | 9.8 mg/L | 7.2 | HHS Bridge | ||||
| July 9, 2018 | 09:45 | overcast | 18.2 | 11 | 16.0 | 6% | 0.5 mg/L | 7.1 | Walnut | marginal 24.6 | |
| 10:20 | 20.2 | 10 | 14.8 | 1.80% | 1.8 mg/L | 7.0 | McCombs | " | Lori's Diner dropped/ replaced with McCombs Bridge | ||
| 11:10 | 22.0 | <5 | 16.7 | 0.60% | 0.6 mg.L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | " | |||
| November 5, 2018 | 11:20 | raining | 10.8 | <5 | 10.9 | 59% | 6.6 mg/L | 6.6 | Walnut | acceptable 31.7 | |
| 10:40 | 11.2 | <5 | 11.0 | 59% | 6.5 mg/L | 6.6 | McCombs Bridge | " | |||
| 10:15 | 11.8 | <5 | 11.0 | 58% | 6.5 mg/L | 6.1 | HHS Bridge | " | |||
Oxygen
January 12, 2017
Annual Report
The Miami River Streamkeepers (MRSS) have enjoyed a successful and satisfying year since our last AGM held November 14th, 2015. Our Society continues to operate within the framework defined in 2012 when we registered our organization as a non-profit society and to achieve goals set at our AGM.
Stewardship of the Miami River and its Riparian Area remains the primary focus of the Society. Weekly “Walk and Weed” activity along the Miami River Greenway allows group members to monitor the progress of shrubs, trees, and aquatics we have planted. Invasive or noxious plants and any dumped materials are removed. Agassiz Elementary Secondary School leadership students participated in a Reed Canary Grass control project in May 2016. A commercial landowner contacted on stewardship practices acted upon our suggestions. Through grant monies MRSS purchased additional stewardship equipment. Several Chum salmon were observed spawning under the Harrison Hot Springs Road Bridge in early November 2016.
Water Quality Testing was done in July 2016 with our DFO (Dept. of Fisheries & Oceans) Community Advisor. He supplied new buffer solutions, electrolytes, membranes and “O” rings for our monitoring equipment. The Walnut avenue site had low oxygen levels.
Planting. No public plantings were done in 2016 as the riparian is adequately vegetated. However several donated native shrubs and trees were installed by MRSS to replace failed plants.
Public Education and Involvement is an important focus for our group. To that end MRSS, in collaboration with the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, hosted a “Healthy Environment Day” on Monday August 1st with educational & information displays for visitors & local residents to review. Exhibitors participating were MRSS, Fraser Valley Invasive Plant Council, South Coast Conservation Program, Painted Turtle Recovery Program, Oregon Spotted Frog Program and WildSafeBC. Birch Grove Nursery displayed native plants that were donated for thank you gifts. Pearson Ecological led public nature walks of Greenway. MRSS updated and reprinted our brochure this year. The local paper published several articles about our work.
The series of 5-Interpretive Signs designed by our group installed in designated locations along the Miami River Greenway were cleaned. The signs enhance community and visitor awareness of the Miami River, the Riparian Area, and factors important in promoting a healthy bio-diverse environment.
MRSS maintains an active web site that offers information and notification of events to the public Articles from our group are published regularly in our local newspaper. These provide education and awareness of upcoming events to community residents. We keep in contact with our members through regular email updates.
A hallmark of our small but dedicated group is our collaboration with numerous agencies and partners. We participate in the Harrison Salmon Stronghold Council planning meetings. In November 2015 we participated in BC Nature Federation’s Fall Field Camp with a presentation and a Greenway walk with a local biologist. In appreciation an anonymous BC Nature Member donated us funds. We meet with the Earthwise Society to collaborate on riparian enhancement of the Miami River on their Golf Road farm. One of our directors presented suggestions to the Village of Harrison Hot Springs Council for improvement of the 200-block greenway path. MRSS donated three pairs of chest waders to the Harrison Salmon Stronghold.
We attend the Earth Day educational event at a local church and have our educational booth there. The Invasive Plants Council for Fraser Valley assists us with invasive plants and the Fraser Valley Watershed Coalition offers advice on stewardship. The Village of Harrison Hot Springs awards us operational financing through “Grants to Groups” for which we are very appreciative.
We will be holding our AGM on January 20, 2017. We look forward to exploring ideas and establishing goals for 2017. We have attracted a new member to our group this year and will continue our efforts to interest others in participating.
Janne Perrin
President, Miami River Streamkeepers Society
Members of the Streamkeepers Society from left to right: Jane Kivett, Janne Perrin, and Mary Baxter meet every week at the Miami River to Walk and Weed to help prevent the spread of noxious weeds in the area. image credit: Erin Knutson
MRSS work weekly on the Greenway section of the river. We target specific areas monitoring native plants and removing invasive plants. We meet Mondays (weather permitting/ not holiday Mondays) at 327 Miami River Drive @ 9 AM summer months and 10 AM other months. Tools, Vests and Gloves Provided. Everyone welcome.
Call 604-796-9182 for information.
