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Monitoring High-Priority Stream Crossings Along Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Routes

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By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center October 8, 2017

Roanoke River Basin

Near Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Routes

Cowpasture River Monitoring Site

Looking Downstream

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), is monitoring the water quality of multiple high-priority streams where natural gas pipeline crossings have been proposed. The purpose of the monitoring effort is to collect baseline water-quality data and, if the pipeline construction is approved, to monitor water quality in these streams before, during, and after pipeline construction.

Study Objectives: 

  1. Install, operate, and maintain a network of water-quality monitors that continuously measure water level, water temperature, pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity at proposed pipeline crossings of selected high-priority streams in accordance with published USGS standards and protocols.
  2. Monitor potential changes in water temperature, pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity during and after construction of the proposed pipeline crossings of selected high-priority streams.
  3. Make the data publicly available in near real-time via USGS Water Date for the Nation (WDFN).

 

Monitoring Locations

The following 13 U.S. Geological Survey water quality monitoring stations are being operated as part of this monitoring program.

USGS site name (Click for Data)Abbreviated site nameUSGS site numberDEQ Site ID
Little Stony Creek Above Archer Trail Near Pembroke, VALittle Stony Creek upstream031715979-LRY002.87
Little Stony Creek Below Archer Trail Near Pembroke, VALittle Stony Creek downstream03171597609-LRY002.87
Sinking Creek Along Route 604 Near Newport, VASinking Creek upstream03171549549-LRY002.39
Sinking Creek at Covered Bridge Ln Near Newport, VASinking Creek downstream03171551239-SNK009.56
Roanoke River Along Route 626 at Lafayette, VARoanoke River upstream02054503939-SNK008.19
Roanoke River Above Route 11 at Lafayette, VARoanoke River downstream02054504954AROA226.86
Roanoke River at Lafayette, VARoanoke River gage height020545004AROA226.86
Bottom Creek Above Tributary Near Bent Mountain, VAUpper Bottom Creek upstream02053730354AROA226.64
Bottom Creek Along Route 612 Near Bent Mountain, VAUpper Bottom Creek downstream0205373075NA
Bottom Creek Above Confluence Near Bent Mountain, VALower Bottom Creek upstream02053732284ABTM012.47
Bottom Creek Below Poor Mountain Near Bent Mountain, VALower Bottom Creek downstream02053734224ABTM011.94
Blackwater River Above Maple Branch Near Redwood, VABlackwater River upstream02056960424ABTM010.26
Blackwater River Below Maple Branch Near Redwood, VABlackwater River downstream02056960954ABTM009.25

Pipeline monitoring imagery. Click text below to launch slideshow.

Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA
Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes
Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA

Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes

Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes
By
Water Resources, Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA

Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes

Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes

By
Water Resources, Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center

Below are partners associated with this project.

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), is monitoring the water quality of multiple high-priority streams where natural gas pipeline crossings have been proposed. The purpose of the monitoring effort is to collect baseline water-quality data and, if the pipeline construction is approved, to monitor water quality in these streams before, during, and after pipeline construction.

Study Objectives: 

  1. Install, operate, and maintain a network of water-quality monitors that continuously measure water level, water temperature, pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity at proposed pipeline crossings of selected high-priority streams in accordance with published USGS standards and protocols.
  2. Monitor potential changes in water temperature, pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity during and after construction of the proposed pipeline crossings of selected high-priority streams.
  3. Make the data publicly available in near real-time via USGS Water Date for the Nation (WDFN).

 

Monitoring Locations

The following 13 U.S. Geological Survey water quality monitoring stations are being operated as part of this monitoring program.

USGS site name (Click for Data)Abbreviated site nameUSGS site numberDEQ Site ID
Little Stony Creek Above Archer Trail Near Pembroke, VALittle Stony Creek upstream031715979-LRY002.87
Little Stony Creek Below Archer Trail Near Pembroke, VALittle Stony Creek downstream03171597609-LRY002.87
Sinking Creek Along Route 604 Near Newport, VASinking Creek upstream03171549549-LRY002.39
Sinking Creek at Covered Bridge Ln Near Newport, VASinking Creek downstream03171551239-SNK009.56
Roanoke River Along Route 626 at Lafayette, VARoanoke River upstream02054503939-SNK008.19
Roanoke River Above Route 11 at Lafayette, VARoanoke River downstream02054504954AROA226.86
Roanoke River at Lafayette, VARoanoke River gage height020545004AROA226.86
Bottom Creek Above Tributary Near Bent Mountain, VAUpper Bottom Creek upstream02053730354AROA226.64
Bottom Creek Along Route 612 Near Bent Mountain, VAUpper Bottom Creek downstream0205373075NA
Bottom Creek Above Confluence Near Bent Mountain, VALower Bottom Creek upstream02053732284ABTM012.47
Bottom Creek Below Poor Mountain Near Bent Mountain, VALower Bottom Creek downstream02053734224ABTM011.94
Blackwater River Above Maple Branch Near Redwood, VABlackwater River upstream02056960424ABTM010.26
Blackwater River Below Maple Branch Near Redwood, VABlackwater River downstream02056960954ABTM009.25

Pipeline monitoring imagery. Click text below to launch slideshow.

Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA
Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes
Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA

Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes

Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes
By
Water Resources, Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA

Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes

Monitoring Stream Crossings Along Proposed Pipeline Routes

By
Water Resources, Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center

Below are partners associated with this project.

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ)

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