(PIC) Protocol Manual - Kitsap Public Health District

Kitsap Public Health District
Pollution Source Identification and Correction: Protocol Manual
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 4
OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 1 PROJECT PREPARATION ....................................................................................................................... 7
Project Area Evaluation............................................................................................................................. 7
Public Notification & Information ............................................................................................................. 8
Public Meetings and/or OSS Workshops .................................................................................................. 8
Field Preparation & Safety ...................................................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 2 SAMPLE COLLECTION & TESTING ....................................................................................................... 13
Quality Assurance and Quality Control ................................................................................................... 13
Collecting water samples ........................................................................................................................ 13
Dye Testing procedures .......................................................................................................................... 15
Mixing and Handling of Dye Tracers ....................................................................................................... 17
Mixing and Handling of Elution Solution ................................................................................................ 19
Checklist for Performing an Elution and Analysis of Charcoal packs ...................................................... 20
Optical Brightener Procedure ................................................................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 3 CONDUCTING SHORELINE SURVEYS..................................................................................................... 23
Field Preparation checklist ...................................................................................................................... 24
Collecting water samples: ....................................................................................................................... 25
Sample results and data organization..................................................................................................... 27
Confirmation sampling ............................................................................................................................ 28
CHAPTER 4 CONDUCTING PROPERTY SURVEYS ..................................................................................................... 31
Property Parcel Inspection Preparation .................................................................................................. 31
Door Hangers .......................................................................................................................................... 35
Meeting the owner/occupant ................................................................................................................. 36
Table 2. Criteria for rating OSS inspection results .................................................................................. 37
Assessment of Non-OSS FC Pollution Sources (PET WASTE) ..................................................................... 38
Assessment of Non-OSS FC Pollution Sources (HIGH PRIORITY FARMS) ................................................ 38
PIC property surveys involving FARMS ................................................................................................... 39
Property Survey Evaluation Tool ............................................................................................................. 42
CHAPTER 5 WATER QUALITY COMPLAINTS ......................................................................................................... 43
Types of complaints: ............................................................................................................................... 43
Non-OSS Fecal Pollution Sources ............................................................................................................ 48
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