Contact Numbers
If you have questions or concerns at any time during your monitoring event, please contact Ric or Andrea at the following numbers:
Ric: 734-769-5123 x609 (office) / 734-330-0508 (cell)
Andrea: 734-769-5123 x613 (office) / 231-233-5353 (cell)
Other important numbers:
YCUA Main Control Room: 734-544-7137 (to open gate)
Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant: 734-994-2840
Procedures
- Monitoring Tips and Reminders
- Sampling Procedure for MH/Washtenaw County
- Directions to Ann Arbor Water Treatment Lab
- Sampling Procedure for ADW/Wayne County
- YCUA Sample and Equipment Drop-Off Procedure
- How to Read a Water Level “Staff” Gauge
- What are the Signs of an Illicit Discharge?
- Talking Points for Volunteers and Interns
Data Forms
- Field Data Form, Washtenaw County
- Field Data Form, Wayne County
- Field Data Form, Livingston County
- Flow Data
2018 Monitoring Site Locations
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2018 Sampling Schedule and Sign-Up
From April through September, monitoring is scheduled for the Middle Huron program (MHI) in Wastenaw County and the Alliance of Downriver Watersheds (ADW) in Wayne County on alternating weeks. Below is a list of date/time slots and links for signing up to volunteer. Before volunteering you must attend a program orientation. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea at apaine@hrwc.org.
September 15 – 19 (Washtenaw)
September 23 – 27 (Wayne)
The week 23 Middle Huron/Washtenaw County schedule is as follows:
| Date | Time | Site(s) | Volunteers | Flow Measurements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Sept 15 | 10:00 AM | MH05B – Traver Creek, MH08B – Millers Creek | Lindsay Smith (L), Brittany Burgess, (volunteer slot open) | Take flow measurements at MH08B – Millers Creek. |
| Sat Sept 15 | 3:00 PM | BC01 – Boyden Creek, BC05* – Boyden Creek | John Byers, Jennifer Carman, (volunteer slot open) | No flow measurements needed. |
| Sun Sept 16 | 10:00 AM | MH03 – Honey Creek, MH04 – Allens Creek | Christine Kitchens (L), Ingrid Herkhof, Aymil Motawi | No flow measurements needed. |
| Mon Sept 17 | 5:30 PM | MH06 – Fleming Creek, FC07* – Fleming Creek | Karla Passalacqua, (2 volunteer slots open) | No flow measurements needed. |
| Tue Sept 18 | 1:30 PM | MH11 – Huron River at E. Cross St., HR11* – Huron River at Forest Ave. | Larry Scheer (L), Kevin Guthrie, (volunteer slot open) | Take flow measurements at MH11 – Huron River at E. Cross St. if a third person signs up. |
| Tue Sept 18 | 5:30 PM | MH09 – Swift Run, MH07 – Malletts Creek | Peg White (L), Richard Hughes, Eric Hughes | Take flow measurements at MH09 – Swift Run. |
| Wed Sept 19 | 1:30 PM | MH02B – Mill Creek, Mill06* – Mill Creek, Mill07* – Mill Creek | Peg White (L), Jeffrey Brown, (volunteer slot open) | No flow measurements needed. |
| Wed Sept 19 | 5:30 PM | MH01 – Huron River at N. Territorial | Otho Ulrich (L), John Byers, Karla Passalacqua | Take flow measurements if the water level is not too high or moving too fast |
*Investigative sites
(L) Leader
The week 24 Alliance of Downriver Watersheds/Wayne County schedule is as follows:
| Date | Time | Site(s) | Volunteers | Flow Measurements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Sept 23 |
12:00 PM | ADW08–Silver Creek, ADW26*–Silver Creek, ADW27*–Hand Drain (branch of Silver Creek), ADW09–Smith Creek, ADW23–Huron River | Ron Fadoir (L), (3 volunteer slot open) | Take flow measurements at ADW09 – Smith Creek. |
| Mon Sept 24 | 5:30 PM | ADW04 – S. Branch Ecorse Creek, ADW29* – Sexton-Kilfoil | (3 volunteer slots open) | No flow measurements needed. |
| Tues Sept 25 | 10:00 AM | ADW05 – N. Branch Ecorse Creek, ADW06 – Woods Creek | (3 volunteer slots open) | No flow measurements needed. |
| Wed Sept 26 | 10:00 AM | ADW01–Frank & Poet, ADW28*–Frank & Poet | Bill Lee (L), (2 volunteer slots open) | Take flow measurements at ADW01 – Frank & Poet. |
| Thu Sept 27 | 10:00 AM | ADW02–Blakely Creek, ADW03–Brownstown Creek | Larry Scheer (L), Sue Thompson, John Stout | Take flow measurements at ADW02 –Blakely Creek. |
*Investigative sites
(L) Leader