Cedar River IA 02-CED-472

from W. Fk. Cedar R. (S4 T90N R14W Black Hawk Co.) to lowhead dam at Waverly in NW 1/4 S2 T91N R14W Bremer 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: 8/28/2020 1:29:50 PM
Updated: 10/16/2020 7:48:54 AM

Use Support

Class A1

Recreation - Primary contact

Partially Supported

Bacteria: Indicator Bacteria- E. coli

Support Level

Partially Supported

Impairment Code

5a - Pollutant-caused impairment. TMDL needed.

Cause Magnitude

Slight

Status

Continuing

Source

Unknown: Source Unknown

Source Confidence

N/A

Cycle Added

2008

Impairment Rationale

Single-sample maximum criterion exceeded in significantly > 10% of samples

Data Source

Ambient monitoring: Iowa DNR-rivers

TMDL Priority

Tier III

Class BWW1

Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 1

WINOFI

Biological: low aquatic macroinvertebrate IBI

Support Level

Further Investigation Needed

Impairment Code

3b-u - Use potentially biologically impaired based on uncalibrated IBI metrics.

Cause Magnitude

Slight

Status

Continuing

Source

Unknown: Source Unknown

Source Confidence

Low

Cycle Added

2014

Impairment Rationale

Low Biotic Index

Data Source

Biological monitoring: Iowa DNR WQMA

Class HH

Human Health -

Fully Supported

General Use

General Use water -

Not Assessed

Impairment Delistings

No delistings for this assessment cycle.

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Assessment Summary

The Class A1 use was assessed as "partially supported" based on levels of indicator bacteria (E. coli) that violated state water quality criteria. The Class BWW1 use was assessed as "partially supported" based on biological sampling 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	10090001	Cedar River near Janesville
Iowa DNR	6	BIO	See Below	841	Cedar River	Janesville

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
10090001	6	22 / 3	137.13	98.38	384.51	Yes	9	41%	Yes	Monitored	Partial

Class A - pH:

Site ID	Data Source ID	# Samples / # Years	Maximum Value	Mean Value	Median Value	# Violations	% Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
10090001	6	36 / 3	8.9	8.2	8.2	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
10090001	6	Ammonia	36 / 3	0.94	0.07	0.02	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Monitored	Full
10090001	6	Chloride	36 / 3	30	21	21	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Monitored	Full
10090001	6	Dissolved oxygen	36 / 3	16.3	11.3	11.5	NA / 0	NA / 0%	No	Monitored	Full
10090001	6	pH	36 / 3	8.9	8.2	8.2	0 / NA	0% / NA	No	Monitored	Full
10090001	6	Sulfate	36 / 3	31	20	20	0 / NA	0% / NA	No	Monitored	Full
10090001	6	Temperature	36 / 3	25.6	11.5	10.5	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
10090001	6	Aluminum	9 / 2	2.2	0.772	0.59	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Arsenic	9 / 2	3.8	2.7	2.7	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Cadmium	9 / 2	0.025	0.025	0.025	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Chromium	9 / 2	1	0.74	0.75	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Copper	9 / 2	3.2	1.03	0.78	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Lead	9 / 2	0.1	0.056	0.06	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Nickel	9 / 2	3.1	2.3	2.3	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Selenium	9 / 2	2	1.17	1.1	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Zinc	9 / 2	2.6	1.42	1.4	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	47c BMIBI BIT	BMIBI Pass/ Fail
841	9/9/14	1671	47c	MS/WW	Float ArtSub	59	Good	52	Pass
841	9/9/14	1671	47c	MS/WW	Hess	54	Fair	70	Fail
841	9/3/13	1671	47c	MS/WW	ArtSub	52	Fair	52	Pass
841	9/3/13	1671	47c	MS/WW	Hess	53	Fair	70	Fail
841	8/6/12	1671	47c	MS/WW	Hess	65	Good	70	Fail
841	8/6/12	1671	47c	MS/WW	ArtSub	48	Fair	52	Fail

Overall Assessment:

Community	Assessment Type	Assessment Result	Support Level	Earned IR Category	Actual IR Category	Reason
Benthic Macroinvertebrates	Evaluated	Fail (2/6)	Partial	3bu	3bu	Assessment is evaluated because the drainage area of the sample site is larger than calibrated range.

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
10090001	6	Cadmium	9 / 2	0.025	0.025	0.025	9	No	All Non-Detect	Full
10090001	6	Chromium	9 / 2	1	0.74	0.75	0	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Copper	9 / 2	3.2	1.03	0.78	0	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Nickel	9 / 2	3.1	2.3	2.3	0	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Selenium	9 / 2	2	1.17	1.1	0	No	Evaluated	Full
10090001	6	Zinc	9 / 2	2.6	1.42	1.4	0	No	Evaluated	Full

Monitoring and Methods

Assessment Key Dates

8/6/2012

Biological Monitoring

1/7/2016

Fixed Monitoring Start Date

12/11/2018

Fixed Monitoring End Date

9/3/2013

Biological Monitoring

9/9/2014

Biological Monitoring

Methods

150

Monitoring data more than 5 years old

230

Fixed station physical/chemical (conventional plus toxic pollutants)

315

Regional reference site approach

320

Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys

420

Indicator bacteria monitoring