Cedar Creek IA 04-LDM-1053

mouth (S33 T75N R17W Mahaska Co.) to confluence with North Cedar Cr. in S15 T74N R18W Marion Co.

Open Data Collection Period Modal

For purposes of developing stream/river water quality assessments for integrated reporting, three years of water quality data are typically used for both conventional pollutant parameters (e.g., indicator bacteria) and the less frequently monitored toxic parameters (e.g., toxic metals). Since the 2004 IR cycle, DNR has used a three-year data gathering period for streams, rivers, and beaches. For most assessments, the use of three years of data increases the number of samples upon which the decision on use support is based and helps address the problem of weather-related year-to-year fluctuations in water quality.

Due to the lower sampling frequency in Iowa’s ambient lake, biological, fish kill, and fish tissue monitoring programs, five years of data are used for developing IR assessments and for identifying Section 303(d) listings.

Data Type	Data Timeframe
Beach Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2018
Stream/River Water Quality Data	CY 2016 - 2018
Lake Water Quality Data	CY 2014 - 2018
Biological Sampling Data	CY 2014 - 2018*
Fish Kill Data	CY 2014 - 2018
Fish Tissue Sampling Data	CY 2014 - 2018
Continuous Dissolved Oxygen Sampling Data	CY 2014 - 2018
*Biological sites sampled in both 2013 and 2017 were also assessed.

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Cycle: 2020
Release Status: Final
Overall IR: 5 - Water is impaired or threatened and a TMDL is needed.
Trend: Unknown
Created: 9/11/2020 8:52:02 AM
Updated: 10/16/2020 12:03:09 PM

Use Support

Class A1

Presumptive Use

Recreation - Primary contact

Partially Supported

Bacteria: Indicator Bacteria- E. coli

Support Level

Partially Supported

Impairment Code

5p - Impairment occurs on a waterbody with a presumptive A1 or B(WW1) use.

Cause Magnitude

Slight

Status

Continuing

Source

Unknown: Source Unknown

Source Confidence

N/A

Cycle Added

2008

Impairment Rationale

Geometric mean criterion exceeded

Data Source

Ambient monitoring: Iowa DNR-rivers

TMDL Priority

Tier III

Class BWW1

Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 1

Fully Supported

Class HH

Human Health -

Fully Supported

General Use

General Use water -

Not Assessed

Impairment Delistings

No delistings for this assessment cycle.

Documentation

Assessment Summary

The presumptive Class A1 use was assessed as "partially supported" due to levels of indicator bacteria (E. coli) that violated state water quality criteria. The Class BWW1 use was assessed as "fully supported" based on biological sampling and on water quality monitoring data. The Class HH use was assessed as "fully supported" based on water quality monitoring data.

Assessment Explanation

Sources of Data:

Data Source	Data Source ID	Data Type	Data Age	Site ID	Site Name	Site Description
Iowa DNR	6	WQ	CY 2016-2018	10630002	Cedar Creek near Bussey
Iowa DNR	6	BIO	See Below	915	Cedar Creek	Bussey

Presumptive Class A1 - Indicator Bacteria:

Site ID	Data Source ID	# Samples / # Years	2016 Geometric Mean	2017 Geometric Mean	2018 Geometric Mean	Annual Geometric Mean Violation	# Violations	% Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
10630002	6	21 / 3	723.85	574.38	239.28	Yes	11	52%	Yes	Monitored	Partial

Presumptive Class A1 - pH:

Site ID	Data Source ID	# Samples / # Years	Maximum Value	Mean Value	Median Value	# Violations	% Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
10630002	6	36 / 3	8.4	7.7	7.8	0	0%	No	Monitored	Full

Class BWW1 - Conventional Parameters:

Site ID	Data Source ID	Parameter Name	# Samples / # Years	Maximum Value	Mean Value	Median Value	# Acute / Chronic Violations	% Acute/ Chronic Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
10630002	6	Ammonia	36 / 3	0.38	0.07	0.02	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Monitored	Full
10630002	6	Chloride	36 / 3	27	11	11	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Monitored	Full
10630002	6	Dissolved oxygen	36 / 3	13.6	10	10.2	NA / 0	NA / 0%	No	Monitored	Full
10630002	6	pH	36 / 3	8.4	7.7	7.8	0 / NA	0% / NA	No	Monitored	Full
10630002	6	Sulfate	36 / 3	230	119	120	0 / NA	0% / NA	No	Monitored	Full
10630002	6	Temperature	36 / 3	31.1	13.2	12.6	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Monitored	Full

Class BWW1 - Toxic Parameters:

Site ID	Data Source ID	Parameter Name	# Samples / # Years	Maximum Value	Mean Value	Median Value	# Acute / Chronic Violations	% Acute/ Chronic Violations	>1 Acute / Chronic Violation	Assessment Type	Support Level
10630002	6	Aluminum	9 / 2	7	1.552	0.83	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Arsenic	9 / 2	1.4	0.77	0.77	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Cadmium	9 / 2	0.07	0.038	0.025	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Chromium	9 / 2	0.89	0.59	0.61	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Copper	9 / 2	1.9	1.34	1.2	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Lead	9 / 2	0.11	0.058	0.06	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Nickel	9 / 2	13	7.3	6.6	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Selenium	9 / 2	1.9	0.92	0.76	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Zinc	9 / 2	10	2.8	2.4	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full

Class BWW1 - Biological Sampling:

Benthic Macroinvertebrates:

BioNet Site ID	Date	Drainage Area (mi2)	Ecoregion	Major Drainage/Thermal	BM Sample Gear	BMIBI score	BMIBI Class	40a BMIBI BIT	BMIBI Pass/ Fail
915	8/18/16	374	40a	MS/WW	Hess	46	Fair	41	Pass
915	9/23/15	374	40a	MS/WW	Float ArtSub	54	Fair	41	Pass

Fish:

BioNet Site ID	Date	Drainage Area (mi2)	Ecoregion	Major Drainage/Thermal	Riffle Stream?	FIBI score	FIBI Class	40a FIBI BIT	FIBI Pass/ Fail
915	8/18/16	374	40a	MS/WW	NA	48	Fair	33	Pass

Overall:

Community	Assessment Type	Assessment Result	Support Level	Earned IR Category	Actual IR Category	Reason
Benthic Macroinvertebrates	Monitored	Pass (2/2)	Full
Fish	Evaluated	Pass (1/1)	Full
Overall	Monitored	Pass	Full	1	1	Assessment is monitored because it was partially based on two BMIBI samples collected in the last five years.

Class HH-F - Toxic Parameters:

Site ID	Data Source ID	Parameter Name	# Samples / # Years	Maximum Value	Mean Value	Median Value	Number of Non - Detects	Mean Value > Criterion or MCL	Assessment Type	Support Level
10630002	6	Cadmium	9 / 2	0.07	0.038	0.025	6	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Chromium	9 / 2	0.89	0.59	0.61	0	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Copper	9 / 2	1.9	1.34	1.2	0	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Nickel	9 / 2	13	7.3	6.6	0	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Selenium	9 / 2	1.9	0.92	0.76	1	No	Evaluated	Full
10630002	6	Zinc	9 / 2	10	2.8	2.4	0	No	Evaluated	Full

Monitoring and Methods

Assessment Key Dates

1/11/2016

Fixed Monitoring Start Date

12/4/2018

Fixed Monitoring End Date

9/23/2015

Biological Monitoring

8/18/2016

Biological Monitoring

Methods

230

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

315

Regional reference site approach

320

Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys

330

Fish surveys

420

Indicator bacteria monitoring