Gunpowder and Woolper Creek Watershed Initiative

Indianapolis, IN

The May-August 2013 field work project was in cooperation with the Boone County Conservation District and Sanitation District No. 1 The project worked to access water quality issues within Woolper and Banklick Creek. Methodology included accessing biological, chemical, and physical indicators of stream health. Both the macro-invertebrate collections and the chemical tests served as indicators of pollutants and the buildup of harmful nutrients and chemicals. Habitat assessment along with hydromodification surveys served as indicators of erosion or physically changes occurring to the stream and how the changes are impacting the biology of the stream. Results from this year are in a local database made public by the Boone County Conservation District and Sanitation District No. 1. The data collected will serve as a baseline for future studies to be compared to and will allow for the most effective implementation of best management practices through a Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) approved watershed based plan.