Notice Details

CAT-518 - USGS Stream Turbidity Monitoring Agreement II - Pursuant to Section 4.6 of the 2017 Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD), the Bureau of Water Supply is required to continue monitoring-based research (SMP Water Quality Studies) to characterize the distribution of turbidity sources in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed and to evaluate the effectiveness of stream restoration projects to reduce turbidity. The research started in 2016 as part of the previous FAD and is required to continue through 2026 with final reporting in 2027. This contract, funding the second half of the ten year monitoring program with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), provides the essential streamflow and turbidity monitoring and data analysis that DEP needs to comply with the 2017 FAD SMP Water Quality Studies.