2013 Water Quality Implementation Report Water Quality Management Plan for 2012 Water Year Provo River and Jordanelle & Deer Creek Reservoirs.

2013 Water Quality Implementation Report

Water Quality Management Plan for 2012 Water Year

Provo River and Jordanelle & Deer Creek Reservoirs

Projects in the Watershed

Wasatch County Development Review Stillwater Various plan approvals Heber Valley Special Service District Treatment Plant Expansion Chevron Pipeline near Francis Deer Park Village Preliminary Plat and Phase 1 Final Review Engineered curb and gutter versus vegetated ditches as roadside drainage MAX Zip Line Project Caretaker Dwelling Ordinance Amendment

Quagga and Zebra Mussels, Utah Aquatic Invasive Species Management Monitoring of Pollutants of Emerging Concern, Pharmaceuticals and PHCPs Provo River Watershed Festival – Very Large Turnout Wallsburg / Main Creek Watershed Plan Deer Creek Reservoir Sediment Studies

2013 Report Format

Upper Provo River

Exhibited Lower Flows and relatively lower concentrations and loads

station_id Description

4929000 Kamas Fish Hatchery effluent

4998130 Provo River ab Hailstone Junction

4998140

Weber Provo Canal Diversion at US189

4998400

Provo River above Woodland at USGS gage

Upper Provo River

Hailstone Alkalinity, TOC, & TSS

Upper Provo River 303(D) List

Site ID Site DescriptionParameter

NS Uses

4999000

PROVO R AT COBBLE REST CAMPGROUND

Aluminum 3A

4998900

PROVO R AT SOAPSTONE CAMPGROUND

Aluminum 3A

4998400

PROVO R AB WOODLAND AT USGS GAGE NO.10154200

Aluminum 3A

4999000

PROVO R AT COBBLE REST CAMPGROUND Copper 3A

4999000

PROVO R AT COBBLE REST CAMPGROUND Zinc 3A

4998900

PROVO R AT SOAPSTONE CAMPGROUND Zinc 3A

Heber Valley

Provo River in Heber Valley

station_id Description

5913630Provo River above Deer Creek Res. at McKellar Bridge

5910250 Provo River at Heber - Midway Bridge

4997300 Provo River at River Road Bridge

4997330 Provo River below Jordanelle Dam

4997250 Spring Creek at entrance to Provo River E of WWTP5910302 London Ditch at US40 Xing

5910273Sagebrush-Spring (London Ditch) canal at 1200 North, Heber

5911120 Northwestward Flow to Provo R. (Flood Control)

Provo River in Heber ValleyMonthly TP Concentrations

Spring Creek & Provo River TP Loading

Flow

Phosphorus, Dissolved as P

Phosphorus, Total as P

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Average 31.13 0.05 0.08 20.17Maximum 58.00 0.09 0.14 49.60Minimum 16.00 0.03 0.05 10.80

Spring Creek @ Provo River

Spring Creek

Flow

Phosphorus, Dissolved as P

Phosphorus, Total as P

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Average 15.80 0.11 0.16 28.87Maximum 25.00 0.18 0.27 74.80Minimum 10.00 0.07 0.11 4.00

  Flow

Phosphorus, Dissolved as P

Phosphorus, Total as P

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Average 2.67 0.04 0.04 7.45Maximum 4.00 0.05 0.07 14.00Minimum 2.00 0.02 0.02 0.00

Provo River in Heber ValleyMonthly TP Concentrations

Middle Provo Heber Valley303(D) List

Site ID Site Description ParameterNS Uses

4997250

SPRING CK AB CNFL / PROVO RIVER NEAR HEBER

E. coli 1C 2B

5911120

NORTHWEST FLOW TO PROVO RIVER (FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL)

Temperature

3A

Deer Creek Tributaries

station_id Description

5913630

Provo River above Deer Creek Res. at McKellar Br.

4997130

Midway Fish Hatchery comp below two outfalls

5910020 Lower Charleston Canal ab Daniels Ck

5910160 Snake Creek above Deer Creek Res.

5913460 Main Creek at bridge on US189 above Res.

5913520 Daniels Creek 100 feet below cnfl w/ LCC

5913210 Provo River below Deer Creek Res.

Deer Creek Tributaries

Deer Creek Tributaries

TributaryTMDL Target

Loads2012 Avg. Flow (cfs) % Flow

2012 Load

% TP load (2012)

Provo 11,136 258 82% 4,591 75%Snake 2,308 46 15% 1,108 18%Daniels 645 1 0% 0%Main 1,210 11 3% 396 6%Total 15,299 316 100% 6,095 100%

TP Loads vs. TMDL Targets

Deer Creek TMDL

Phosphorus Loads to Deer Creek Reservoir

Met TMDL

Targets in 2010?

Met TMDL

Targets in 2011?

Met TMDL

Targets in 2012?

15,300 Kg/YR Total Phosphorus NO NO Yes

9,700 Kg/YR Dissolved Total Phosphorus NO NO Yes

560 Kg/Month TP August—October NO NO NO

350 Kg/Month Dissolved Total Phosphorus August—October NO NO NO

Main Creek vs. Snake Creek

Deer Creek TributariesAlkalinity vs. TOC

Deer Creek Tributaries303(D) List

Site ID Site DescriptionParameter NS Uses

5913460

MAIN CREEK ABOVE DEER CREEK RESERVOIR AT US 189 E. coli 3A

4996905 MAIN CREEK AT ROUNDY LANE E. coli 3A

4996910 LITTLE HOBBLE CREEK AT ROUND VALLEY ROAD Nitrate 3A

5910160

SNAKE CREEK ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH PROVO RIVER Arsenic 3A

Provo River Below Deer Creek303(D) List

Site ID Site DescriptionParameter NS Uses

5913460

MAIN CREEK ABOVE DEER CREEK RESERVOIR AT US 189 E. coli 3A

4996905 MAIN CREEK AT ROUNDY LANE E. coli 3A

4996910 LITTLE HOBBLE CREEK AT ROUND VALLEY ROAD Nitrate 3A

5910160

SNAKE CREEK ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH PROVO RIVER Arsenic 3A

Provo River Below Deer Creek

station_id Description

5913210 Provo River below Deer Creek Reservoir

4996780 Provo River at Murdock Diversion

4996810 Provo River at Olmsted Diversion

4996830 Lower South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park

4996850 Lower North Fork of Provo River at Wildwood

4996870Little Deer Creek above confluence with Provo River

4998460Upper South Fork above confluence with Provo River

Provo River Below Deer Creek

Provo River Below Deer CreekAlkalinity vs. TOC

Deer Creek Reservoir Trophic State

Deer Creek Reservoir TMDL

Deer Creek TMDL Targets Met TMDL

Targets in 2010?

Met TMDL

Targets in 2011?

Met TMDL

Targets in 2012?

TP - 15,300 Kg/YR Total Phosphorus NO NO Yes

DTP - 9,700 Kg/YR Dissolved Total Phosphorus NO NO Yes

TP (Fall) - 560 Kg/Month TP August—October NO NO NO

DTP (Fall) - 350 Kg/Month Dissolved Total Phosphorus August—October NO NO NO

Fish HabitatNo Fish Kills Yes Yes Yes

Average TSI40 to 45 NO Yes NO

Dissolved Oxygen>50% Water Column with D.O. >4.0 mg/L (Aug. & Sept) NO Yes N/A

In-lake Phosphorus Concentration0.025 mg/L TP (All Depths) NO Yes NO

Algae Biomass5.1 ug/L Chlorophyll a NO Yes NO

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