| Title | Tillamook Estuaries Partnership Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program: Bacteria Status and Trends Analysis |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Johnson, York, and Tillamook Estuaries Partnership. |
| Pagination | 14 p. |
| Institution | Tillamook Estuaries Partnership |
| City | Tillamook, Or.<br/> |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | bacteria, ecosystem health, environmental monitoring, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Sand Lake Estuary, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County (Or.) |
| Notes | The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership engages volunteer “citizen scientists” to collect water samples in bodies of water in Tillamook County. Instances of fecal coliform bacteria, enterococcus and E. coli are reported to the Oregon Dept. Of Environmental Quality. Results are posted on a map on the TEP website. This document takes a closer look at the trends in bacterial contamination in Tillamook County waters. “The bacteria levels in Netarts Bay are generally meeting standards at the site closest to the mouth of the estuaries, but not higher up in the estuaries. However, the sites are influenced by near shore activities and may not be representative of water quality in the center of the bay where oyster production occurs. ODA [Oregon Dept. of Agriculture] has a regular monitoring effort in Netarts Bay associated with commercial oyster production” (p.6) |
| URL | https://tinyurl.com/2p9xxns4 |