Personal

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Personal Responsibility In a Desirable
Environment
PRIDE was created to focus people's attention on
the pollution problems in our region, and to find
solutions to clean up and stop the pollution that
spoils our rivers, lakes, creeks, and
countryside.
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PRIDE 2002-2003 Clean Streams Campaign
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Rowan
Bath
Wolf
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OpenDumps
Straight Pipes
FailingSewer Systems
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Project Clean Streams
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Goal Get students to the creek to see first
hand the condition of their streams.
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Asking for two things
1. Visit a stream near you
2. Record and share what you observe.
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PRIDE Provides Essential Materials
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Teachers provide the leadership
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Internet Based Data Sharing http//www.kypride.org
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Network of over 200 Schools
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2002-2003 Major Events

• 1. Initial Field Visit
• As soon as you get back
• 2. Fecal Coliform Sample
• October 16 or 17
• 3. Web Report Due
• November 1
• 4. Spring Sampling
• First Week of April
• 5. Results Report on web
• Within two weeks of sampling

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Conduct Observations
1. Field Chemistry
2. Photographs
3. Fecal Coliform samples

4. Biological Assessments"
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Measurements-Observations

• Flow (0-5 scale)
• Rainfall
• Turbidity (0-3)

• Dissolved Oxygen
• pH
• Conductivity
• Temperature

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Dissolved Oxygen testing kit
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pH testing kit
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Conductivity Meter (and you get a thermometer)
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Fecal Coliform Sample (Lab will analyze E. Coli)
Bacteria from intestines of warm blooded
animals (Humans, Livestock, Wildlife)

• 0-200 Colonies per 100ml Acceptable
• 200-1000 Colonies per 100ml Not Acceptable.

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Sample Collection Materials Provided
1. Sterile Container 2. Instructions 3. Chain
of Custody Record
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Bacteria Sample Collection
Runners
Collection
900-1200 Noon
800-1000 AM
Team
5 hrs
Runner
Team
Team
Team
Runner
LAB
Team
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Samples collected and transported adhering to EPA
Standard Methods
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Professional labs analyze samples
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Lab Locations
SCC
Delta
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Students share findings!
Web Reports PowerPoint Presentations photos,
maps, charts, written reports! (artwork, poetry,
ideas)
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Log into the Pride Clean Streams Web Site
http//www.KYPRIDE.org
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Data Reports! WWW.KYPRIDE.ORG
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pH Standard Units
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Dissolved Oxygen mg/l
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Fecal Coliform Fall 2000
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Fecal Coliform Spring 2001
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Get Connected!
1. Teachers can sign up on PRIDE Web site 2.
Mentors and experts needed to support
teachers efforts 3. Scientists asked to Review
and comment on data.
NEXT Spring 2003 sampling First week of April