After a very busy May and June, here are updates on Rachel Johnson’s work done on sensor stations:
White Clay Creek at Egypt Run Road sensor station (SL110) – Removed sensor station on 5/25/21 as there is construction on the bridge that the station was under. Will reinstall when construction is complete.
Sandy Run (Ardsley Wildlife Sanctuary) – Sensor Cleaning and QC training with Erin L on 6/3/21.
Sandy Run (Roychester Park) – Replaced battery and unburied the CTD sensor on 6/3/21. The retaining pin was missing; Erin bought a new one and replaced the pin on 6/8/21.
Octoraro Creek – Installed three new Mayfly monitoring stations on 6/8/21 that include chlorophyll sensors.
Lubbers Run, Musconetcong River at Bloomsbury Water Company, and West Portal Brook at Woverton Road – On 6/9/21 gave Christa Reeves three new Mayfly boards (version 0.5b) with brand new 4G boards.
Lopatcong Creek (SL120) – Replaced Mayfly board (version 0.5b) and new 4G Board on 6/9/21.
Paulins Kill at East Crisman Road (PLDSEN-2) – On 6/9/21 replaced CTD sensor with a new Hydros21 CTD, and ran the sensor through a metal conduit. There were ants in the Pelican case; Kiera M and Rachel J cleaned out the Pelican case and tightened the cable glands.
Paulins Kill at Spring Valley Road (PLDSEN_1) – On 6/9/21 went to replace the Pelican case because of ants in the case. We found that the CTD sensor snapped in half and broke. Rachel left a new Pelican case, new Mayfly (version 0.5b), and new 4G board (Digi Xbee) with Kiera but did not install it because there was no sensor to collect data.
Pennypack Creek (SL112) – Replaced Mayfly board (version 0.5b) and new 4G Board on 6/10/21.