Overhead view of technician collecting a water sample of a tributary of Oak Creek, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Inspecting equipment at streamgage 040871473 at Wilson Park Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Detailed Description
Owen Stefaniak inspects equipment at streamgage 040871473, Wilson Park Creek @ GMIA Infall at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wilson Park Creek at Gmia Infall at Milwaukee, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation. The streamagage is next to the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard base.
The streamgage is inside Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport property and is primarily upstream of most airport deicing activity, so it is used as a reference site for the area. The water data may be occasionally impacted by ice control products due to the proximity of adjacent runways. The gage measures discharge just like a normal stream gage, but then it also has an autosampler that allows technicians to remotely sample stream water during the duration of a storm event when deicing activities will be most frequent. The samples are analyzed for parameters such as propylene glycol (the active freezing point depressant in aircraft deicers/anti-icers), acetate (a component in pavement deicers), and chemical oxygen demand (which helps us determine how pollution will impact the oxygen levels in the stream).
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Overhead view of technician collecting a water sample in winter
Overhead view of technician collecting a water sample of a tributary of Oak Creek, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Collecting water sample of a tributary of Oak Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in winter
Owen Stefaniak collects a water sample of a tributary of Oak Creek, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The tributary is locoated at the southeast corner of General Mitchell International Airport property, just outside the perimeter fence. The airport runway is visible beyond the fence.
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Inspecting equipment at streamgage 040871473 at Wilson Park Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Deicing an airplane at Milwaukee airport
Two technicians deicing a plane at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport in winter. They are applying Type I aircraft deicer (which is orange) to the plane. Type I deicer is typically applied hot (hence the steam) and it is used to remove existing ice and snow. This will then usually be followed with Type IV (which is green) to prevent new ice.
Two technicians deicing a plane at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport in winter. They are applying Type I aircraft deicer (which is orange) to the plane. Type I deicer is typically applied hot (hence the steam) and it is used to remove existing ice and snow. This will then usually be followed with Type IV (which is green) to prevent new ice.
Airplane parked at hangar after deicing
A technician has just finished applying Type IV aircraft anti-icing fluid (which is green) to an airplane parked at a hangar. Anti-icing fluid is applied after the plane has already been deiced and it is used to prevent new ice from forming. Type IV fluid typically shears off the fuselage during takeoff and can be deposited along runways.
A technician has just finished applying Type IV aircraft anti-icing fluid (which is green) to an airplane parked at a hangar. Anti-icing fluid is applied after the plane has already been deiced and it is used to prevent new ice from forming. Type IV fluid typically shears off the fuselage during takeoff and can be deposited along runways.
Water sample bottle at Wilson Park Creek in winter
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Overhead view of technician collecting a water sample in winter
Overhead view of technician collecting a water sample of a tributary of Oak Creek, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Overhead view of technician collecting a water sample of a tributary of Oak Creek, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Owen Stefaniak collects a water sample of a tributary of Oak Creek, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The tributary is locoated at the southeast corner of General Mitchell International Airport property, just outside the perimeter fence. The airport runway is visible beyond the fence.
Owen Stefaniak collects a water sample of a tributary of Oak Creek, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The tributary is locoated at the southeast corner of General Mitchell International Airport property, just outside the perimeter fence. The airport runway is visible beyond the fence.
Inspecting equipment at streamgage 040871473 at Wilson Park Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owen Stefaniak inspects equipment at streamgage 040871473, Wilson Park Creek @ GMIA Infall at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wilson Park Creek at Gmia Infall at Milwaukee, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation.
Owen Stefaniak inspects equipment at streamgage 040871473, Wilson Park Creek @ GMIA Infall at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wilson Park Creek at Gmia Infall at Milwaukee, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation.
Deicing an airplane at Milwaukee airport
Two technicians deicing a plane at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport in winter. They are applying Type I aircraft deicer (which is orange) to the plane. Type I deicer is typically applied hot (hence the steam) and it is used to remove existing ice and snow. This will then usually be followed with Type IV (which is green) to prevent new ice.
Two technicians deicing a plane at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport in winter. They are applying Type I aircraft deicer (which is orange) to the plane. Type I deicer is typically applied hot (hence the steam) and it is used to remove existing ice and snow. This will then usually be followed with Type IV (which is green) to prevent new ice.
Airplane parked at hangar after deicing
A technician has just finished applying Type IV aircraft anti-icing fluid (which is green) to an airplane parked at a hangar. Anti-icing fluid is applied after the plane has already been deiced and it is used to prevent new ice from forming. Type IV fluid typically shears off the fuselage during takeoff and can be deposited along runways.
A technician has just finished applying Type IV aircraft anti-icing fluid (which is green) to an airplane parked at a hangar. Anti-icing fluid is applied after the plane has already been deiced and it is used to prevent new ice from forming. Type IV fluid typically shears off the fuselage during takeoff and can be deposited along runways.
Water sample bottle at Wilson Park Creek in winter
James Romano holds a water sample collected at the end of Wilson Park Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The creek drains into the Kinnickinnic River, which eventually reaches the Milwaukee Estuary and Lake Michigan. Samples there are analyzed for same parameters as all the other sites.
James Romano holds a water sample collected at the end of Wilson Park Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The creek drains into the Kinnickinnic River, which eventually reaches the Milwaukee Estuary and Lake Michigan. Samples there are analyzed for same parameters as all the other sites.