Quartermaster Harbor Nitrogen Management Study
Documents, Data and Maps

Latest report

QMH Nitrogen Management Study 2009 QAPP (1748 Kb Acrobat File)
The Quartermaster Harbor (QMH) Nitrogen Management Study Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) provides an overall of all project activities 2009-2012. This study will be monitoring precipitation, stream gauging, water quality and water quantity data within the Quartermaster Harbor drainage area to assess potential impacts to the harbor. Approved by US EPA in May 2009.

Documents

QMH Nitrogen Management Study 2009 QAPP (1748 Kb Acrobat File)
The Quality Assurance Project Plan of the Quartermaster Harbor Nitrogen Management Study provides an overview of all project activities 2009-2012.

Data

Marine Water

King County is actively monitoring several hi-frequency stations within Quartermaster Harbor.

University of Washington-Tacoma Researchers are sampling numerous stations within Quartermaster Harbor for this study. This work builds upon data collected over the last few years by this team.

Washington State Department of Ecology conduct marine water quality monitoring at a number of stations in Puget Sound, including Quartermaster Harbor.

Surface Water

King County collects surface water data around Vashon-Maury Island. Judd and Fisher Creeks are two surface water sites that are monitoried conitinuously for flow.

Groundwater

King County collects groundwater data around Vashon-Maury Island.

Maps

This map of Vashon-Maury Island has the Study Area highlighted.

Care to join us?

Project updates and documents are presented regularly at the VMI GW Protection committee meetings. Groundwater Protection Committee meetings are open to the public and held quarterly on the 4th Wednesday of the month (Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct).

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This page is produced by the King County Groundwater Protection Program. To learn more about this group and its responsibilities, please read about the Groundwater Protection Program.