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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />. II <br />I, <br />I <br />II <br />II <br />II <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />II <br />I <br /> <br />OD2696 <br /> <br />The results of the survey (9) of the White River indicate <br />the water is of high quality and, in general, meets State Water <br />Quality Standards, <br /> <br />Nitrates and phosphates are present in background amounts <br />and do not fluctuate significantly throughout the length of stream <br />surveyed. The water movement is swift enough to prevent heavy matted <br />growths of aquatic organisms and plants. The five-day Biochemical <br />Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels are moderately high and indicative of a <br />productive stream, The dissolved oxygen levels measured were near <br />saturation levels (9). <br /> <br />Total and fecal coliform levels were very low throughout the <br />stream length with the exception of sampling point No, 12, two miles <br />below Meeker, The fecal coliform count was 2400 organisms per 100 <br />milliliters, The high coliform level at this sampling point was <br />attributable to the Meeker wastewater treatment plant discharge (9), <br /> <br />Four sampling points (Nos. 15, 17, 18, 19) were in violation <br />of the maximum allowable pH of 8,5, The four points recorded pH <br />values of 8,6 (9), <br /> <br />Chlorides, turbidity, total dissolved solids and conductivity <br />analyses were sampled, The report shows increases in turbidity, TDS, <br />and conductivity moving downstream, The chloride levels increase <br />noticeably in samples Nos. 9 through 13. Sample No.9 is just below <br />the Meeker Well, The results support the theory that salt water from <br />the Meeker Well and other test wells in the area is moving laterally <br />to the River (9), <br /> <br />11-16 <br /> <br />I <br />