Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2013WV215S

Monongahela River Basin TDS Calculation PA and WV

Institute: West Virginia
USGS Grant Number: G13AP00015
Year Established: 2013 Start Date: 2013-03-08 End Date: 2014-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $0 Total Non-Federal Funds: Not available

Principal Investigators: Paul Ziemkiewicz

Project Summary: The purpose of this study is to develop a spreadsheet tool that can forecast the mean TDS concentration at specified points on the Monongahela River and develop a process for managing industrial discharges from known sources to maintain TDS and sulfate below the USEPA secondary drinking water standards. The project will produce a spreadsheet that will allow Corps, industry and other agency managers to easily calculate allowable discharge loadings and resulting concentrations at the nearest, downstream gauged point along the Monongahela River.