| Abstract: | Water quality of streams in Johnson County, Kansas was evaluated from October 2002 through December 2007 in a cooperative study between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program. Water quality at 42 stream sites, representing urban and rural basins, was characterized by evaluating benthic macroinvertebrates, water (discrete and continuous data), and/or streambed sediment. Point and nonpoint sources and transport were described for water-quality constituents including suspended sediment, dissolved solids and major ions, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), indicator bacteria, pesticides, and organic wastewater and pharmaceutical compounds. The information obtained from this study is being used by city and county officials to develop effective management plans for protecting and improving stream quality. This fact sheet summarizes important results from three comprehensive reports published as part of the study and available on the World Wide Web at http://ks.water.usgs.gov/Kansas/studies/qw/joco/ . |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 97129 |
| Citation Author: | Rasmussen, Teresa J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Kansas Water Science Center |
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| Citation Edition: | Version 1.0 |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0391000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0384000 |
| Citation LonE: | -0942500 |
| Citation LonW: | -0950500 |
| Citation Month: | Oct |
| Citation No Pagination: | N |
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| Citation Online Only Flag: | N |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | 4 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2008-3090 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Quality of Streams in Johnson County, Kansas, 2002-07; 2008; FS; 2008-3090; Rasmussen, Teresa J. |
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| Citation Year: | 2008 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Quality of Streams in Johnson County, Kansas, 2002-07; 2008; FS; 2008-3090; Rasmussen, Teresa J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2008_3090.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3090/ |
| Date Other: | Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
