SCECAP 2003-2004,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Water, sediment, and biological cut points",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,Parameter,Criteria,,,Percent of  Tidal Creek Habitat,,,,Percent of  Open Water Habitat,,,,,,,
,,,,Lower CL,Percent,Upper CL,,Lower CL,Percent,Upper CL,,,,,,
WATER QUALITY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Salinity -- ppt,< 5,,4,12,21,,1,8,15,,,,,,
,(25 Hr mean - bottom),< 18,,17,29,40,,17,28,40,,,,,,
,,< 30,,55,67,79,,58,70,82,,,,,,
,,> 30,,--,33,--,,--,30,--,,,,,,
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,Dissolved Oxygen -- mg/l,< 3,,0,2,6,,0,3,8,,,,,,
,(25 Hr mean - bottom),< 4,,6,15,24,,2,10,18,,,,,,
,,< 5,,47,59,72,,26,39,51,,,,,,
,,> 5,,--,41,--,,--,61,--,,,,,,
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,Dissolved Oxygen -- mg/l,< 3,,6,15,25,,0,3,7,
,(Instantaneous Bottom),< 4,,42,55,68,,12,22,33,
,,< 5,,80,88,97,,58,70,82,
,,> 5,,--,12,--,,--,30,--,
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,Dissolved Oxygen -- mg/l,< 3,,4,12,20,,--,0,--,
,(Instantaneous - surface),< 4,,39,51,64,,4,12,21,
,,< 5,,77,86,95,,47,59,71,
,,> 5,,--,14,--,,--,41,--,
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,pH (polyhaline stations only),< 7.1,,,2,,,,0,,
,(25 Hr mean - bottom),>7.1 & < 7.4,,,19,,,,7,,
,Percentage of polyhaline stations,>7.4,,,79,,,,93,,
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,Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen,< 0.81,,65,76,87,,68,79,90,
,mg/l,< 1.06,,88,94,100,,90,96,100,
,,> 1.06,,--,6,--,,--,4,--,
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,Nitrate / Nitrite,< 0.14,,93,97,100,,85,92,99,
,mg/l,< 0.23,,--,100,--,,98,99,100,
,,> 0.23,,--,0,--,,--,1,--,
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,Total Nitrogen,< 0.95,,78,87,96,,73,83,93,
,(TKN + NOx - mg/l),< 1.29,,91,96,100,,92,97,100,
,,> 1.29,,--,4,--,,--,3,--,
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,Total Dissolved Nitrogen,<0.1,,--,0,--,,--,0,--,
,mg/l,< 1.0,,7,17,27,,23,34,44,
,,>1.0,,--,83,--,,--,0,--,
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,Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen,<0.1,,53,65,77,,44,55,66,
,mg/l,< 0.5,,39,56,64,,27,38,48,
,,>0.5,,--,44,--,,--,62,--,
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,Ammonia Nitrogen,< 0.28,,91,96,99,,87,94,99,
,mg/l,< 0.48,,98,99,100,,56,99,100,
,,< 0.60,,--,100,--,,--,100,--,
,,> 0.60,,--,0,--,,--,0,--,
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,Total Phosphorus,< 0.09,,35,47,60,,62,73,85,
,mg/l,<  0.17,,92,97,100,,93,97,100,
,,> 0.17,,--,3,--,,--,3,--,
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,Total Dissolved Phosphorus,<0.01,,0,4,10,,0,3,7,
,mg/l,< 0.10,,91,96,100,,95,98,100,
,,>0.10,,--,4,--,,--,2,--,
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,Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus,<0.01,,2,9,17,,8,16,24,
,mg/l,< 0.05,,31,44,57,,46,56,67,
,,>0.05,,--,56,--,,--,44,--,
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,BOD5,< 1.8,,62,73,84,,99,100,100,
,mg/l,< 2.6,,90,95,100,,--,--,--,
,,> 2.6,,--,5,--,,--,--,--,
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,Total Organic Carbon,< 11,,45,58,70,,64,75,86,
,mg/l,< 16,,69,79,90,,92,97,100,
,,> 16,,--,21,--,,--,3,--,
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,Fecal Coliform,< 43,,68,78,88,,79,88,96,
,colonies / 100ml,< 400,,88,94,100,,--,100,--,
,,> 400,,--,6,--,,--,0,--,
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,Alkalinity,< 98,,34,46,59,,40,52,65,
,mg/l,< 110,,55,67,79,,82,90,98,
,,< 114,,66,76,86,,88,93,99,
,,< 125,,89,94,99,,98,99,100,
,,> 125,,--,6,--,,--,1,--,
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,Turbidity,< 15,,24,36,48,,61,72,84,
,NTU,< 25,,59,71,82,,86,93,99,
,,> 25,,--,29,--,,--,7,--,
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,WQ Score (with nutr),< 1,,0,3,8,,0,0,0,
,,< 3,,11,25,32,,5,13,22,
,,> 3,,64,75,86,,78,87,95,
SEDIMENT QUALITY,,,,,,,,,,,
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,Sediment Composition,<20,,30,42,55,,57,69,81,
,Percent Silt Clay,< 80,,87,93,100,,96,98,100,
,,>80,,--,7,--,,--,2,--,
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,TOC,< 0.05,,0,3,8,,5,14,22,
,,< 3,,80,88,97,,87,94,100,
,,>3,,--,12,--,,--,6,--,
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,Porewater Ammonia,< 14,,93,97,100,,89,95,100,
,mg/l,< 30,,--,100,--,,--,100,--,
,,>30,,--,0,--,,--,0,--,
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,Contaminants ERMQ,< 0.020,,59,70,82,,68,78,89,
,,< 0.058,,--,100,--,,97,99,100,
,,> 0.058,,--,0,--,,--,1,--,
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,Toxicity,None,,23,35,47,,34,47,59,
,,1 of 3,,46,58,71,,32,45,58,
,,>2 of 3,,--,7,13,,1,8,15,,
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,Integrated Sediment Score,< 1,,--,0,--,,0,0,0,,
,,< 3,,17,28,40,,14,25,36,,
,,> 3,,60,72,83,,64,75,86,,
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BIOLOGY,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Chlorophyll A,< 12,,51,64,76,,82,89,97,,
,µg/l,< 20,,81,89,97,,96,99,100,,
,,> 20,,--,11,--,,--,1,--,,
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,Benthic IBI, < 1.5,,1,8,16,,1,8,16,,
,,< 2.5,,17,29,40,,18,30,42,,
,,> 2.5,,--,71,--,,--,70,--,,
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,Overall Integrated Measure, £ 2.3,,0,3,8,,0,2,5,,
,Habitat Quality Score,£ 3.7,,13,23,34,,10,20,30,
,,> 3.7,,--,77,--,,--,80,--,
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