COMFORT LAKE-FOREST LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT 2010 WATER MONITORING REPORT

This portion of the report focuses on the summary and comparison of the stream water quality data collected by the Washington Conservation District (WCD) from January 1 – December 31, 2011, as well as historical data. In 2011, at the request of the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District (CLFLWD) the WCD conducted continuous discharge and stream water quality monitoring at the following sites: Tributary to Sunrise River at Little Comfort Lake Inlet, Sunrise River at Forest Lake Outlet, Sunrise River at Comfort Lake Inlet, Sunrise River at Comfort Lake Outlet, Sunrise River at County Line Ditch, Sunrise River at Bixby Park, Sunrise River at Greenway Avenue, and Tributary to Bone Lake at Bone Lake North Inlet (Figure 2). Manual grab and E. coli samples were collected at each site, with the exception of Sunrise River at Forest Lake Outlet where no samples were collected. 2011 was the first year since 2008 that samples were collected at the Sunrise River at Comfort Lake Outlet site. Snowmelt grab samples were also collected where possible. A table of the locations and monitoring types can be found in Table 2. This report and the accompanying data will also be provided in an electronic format.