Water Quality and Testing

The Huntington District USACE operates a water quality monitoring program through which multi-purpose reservoirs and their respective watersheds are intensively monitored on a rotating 5-year schedule. Monitoring involves regular sample collection and measurement of physical water quality parameters (e.g. temperature, pH, etc.) over the course of approximately 1 year. Timing, frequency, types of samples collected, and specific analyses are determined based on four specific f…