Water chemistry

Chloride from road salt and nitrate from fertilizer and sewage, measured with Salt Watch and Nitrate Watch strips at the chapter's creek and lake since 2024.

Road salt reaches the creek every winterChloride in the creek climbs from about 85 mg/L in summer to winter peaks of 159, still below the EPA's 230. Watch Nitrate stays lowNitrate strips have read 2 mg/L at the creek on every visit. Good news