Elkhorn Mine and Mill Restoration Project: Water Quality Monitoring-SAP
INACTIVE
Adam marked this group as inactive on 2024-04-15 based on Terri's feedback from reaching out to groups.
Administering Entity: Big Hole Watershed Committee
Entity Type(s): Watershed Groups
Water Resource: Rivers, Springs, Streams
Primary Data Type(s): Discharge, Water Chemistry
Primary Watershed Monitoring Objective(s): Baseline, Pollution Source Assessment, Problem identification, Project Identification, Trends
Subbasins: Big Hole
Aquatic Invasive Species Type:
Counties: Beaverhead
Volunteers: no
Contact Name: Ben LaPorte
Summary of Monitoring Objectives:
The goals of this project are to:
1. Identify existing water quality exceedances for heavy metals in Elkhorn Creek.
2. Characterize the change in Elkhorn Creek water quality above and below the Elkhorn Mine & Mill site.
3. Quantify heavy metals concentration and variability in acid mine drainage.
4. Determine the degree and extent of heavy metals contamination in shallow groundwater wells alongside Elkhorn Creek.