Colorado Gulch Wetlands Bench Test

• Document ID: hr_0021b
• Contract/PO #: PO 07-06
• County: Lake
• Stream Name: Lake Fork Arkansas
• Basin: Arkansas
• Sub-Basin: Arkansas Headwaters 11020001
• Water Division: 2
• Title: Methods - Colorado Gulch Wetlands Bench Test
• Date: 8/1/2006
• Prepared For: Trout Unlimited and Lake Fork Watershed Working Group
• Prepared By: Colorado Mountain College
• Watershed Pro - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.0 INTRODUCTION
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2.0 METHODS .......................................................................................................................................7
2.1 BIOREACTOK CELL CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................... 7
2.2 SiJBSTRATE RECIPE DESICiN ..................................................................................................... 7
2.3 FLOW THROUGH OF CELLS ANI) WATER QUALITY ...................................................................8
2.4 DAILY REFILLING OF COLORADO Gi_JLCH HOLDING-TANK ......................................................8
2.J WEEKLY COLLECTION OF WATER QUALITY ALIQUOTS FOR LABORATORY ANALYSIS.........9
2.6 SAMPLING AND FIELD EQTJIPMENT .................................................................... 1O
3.0 QiJALITY ASSiJRANCE/QiJALITY CONTROL PROCEDTJRES ...........................................................11
3.2 CALIBRATION PROCEDTJRES ............................................................................11
3.2 DECONTAMINATION PROCEDTTRES .....................................................................11
4.O HYDRAiILIC TESTING OF BIOREACTOR CELLS .............................................................................12
J.O LITERATURE CITED ..........................................................................................14
Figure 1 -Topographic Map of the Colorado Gulch Drainage Net~~orlc .................................... 5
Figure 2 -Cell Construction Diagram .....................................................................................................7
Table 1 -Substrate Design Recipes .........................................................................................................8
Table 2 -List of Anah tes of Interest ..............................................................................9
Appendix A -Materials and Supplies
Appendix B - Bench Test Sampling Schedule
Appendix C - Water Quality and Sampling Forms
Appendix D - H~-draulic Testing Data Sheets
Appendix E - ACZ Chain of Custody- Form
Appendix F - Bench Scale Test Budget
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