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10/15/2012 Possible Procedure to set DO Criteria for Newly Classified Streams Matt Combes Streams Community Ecologist Missouri Department of Conservation Classified Streams Anti-degradation Must support aquatic life Meet water


  1. 10/15/2012 Possible Procedure to set DO Criteria for Newly Classified Streams Matt Combes Streams Community Ecologist Missouri Department of Conservation Classified Streams � Anti-degradation � Must support aquatic life � Meet water quality criteria: � Current standards (5.0 mg/L DO) � OR develop appropriate standards 1

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  3. 10/15/2012 ������������ “Do they even have any life in them to protect?” 3

  4. 10/15/2012 Characteristics of Unclassified Sites (Watershed) � Mean watershed area (km 2 ) C = 196 (0.73 - 2382) U = 23 (0.44 - 578) �������������� X = 0.62 (0.03 - 1.5) ������ � � ������� � Fish 4

  5. 10/15/2012 Isn’t DO naturally lower in these small headwater streams? OK, so they have fishes. But do those fishes need 5 mg/L O 2 to thrive? 5

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  10. 10/15/2012 Conclusions � This method allows the criteria to match the predicted fish communities DO needs. � It could be applied statewide by testing other species. � It should only be applied to segments where >90% of the predicted community has been tested. 10

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