#1 Monthly Analysis Composite 1958-1967

A sample site was not designated. Also no methodology was given for sampling.

Parameters:

• Alkalinity (mg/L)
• Non-carbonate hardness and total hardness (mg/L)
• Sulfates (mg/L)
• Insolubles
• R₂O₃
• Iron (mg/L)
• Aluminum (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chlorides (mg/L)
• Total residue, fixed residue, and loss on ignition
• Dissolved oxygen (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Fluorides (mg/L)
• Color (color units)
• Odor
• Bacteria

#2 Monthly Analysis Composite 1953-1957

A sample site was not designated. Also no methodology was given for sampling.

Parameters:

• Alkalinity (mg/L)
• Non carbonate hardness and total hardness (mg/L)
• Sulfates (ppm)
• Insolubles (ppm)
• R₂O₃ (ppm)
• Iron (ppm)
• Aluminum (ppm)
• Calcium (ppm)
• Magnesium (ppm)
• Chlorides (ppm)
• Total residue, fixed residue, and loss on ignition (ppm)
• Dissolved oxygen (ppm)
• pH (pH units)
• Fluorides (ppm )
• Color (color units)
• Odor
• Bacteria

#3 Limnological Characterization of the Kearsley Reservoir

Written by Nathan Amboy and James Emmerling (Matt Wurtz).

Prepared for Biology 343 Summer term 1995, Dr. Gary Pace. Samples were taken from three areas; at the dam, golf course, and near the dam.

Parameters:

• Depth (m)
• Temperature (°C)
• pH (pH units)
• Oxygen (m)
• Acidity (mg/L)
• Alkalinity (mg/L)
• Carbonates (mg/L)
• Carbon dioxide
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• NaCl (mg/L)
• Hardness (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Iron (mg/L)
• Nitrates (mg/L)
• Silica
• Sulfates (mg/L)
• Plankton
• Dissolved oxygen

By Timothy W. Moon

Spring 1988 (Water Quality Index Tests). Samples were taken from two locations. The report was written unprofessionally.

#5 WQI (Water Quality Index) Enhancing Appreciation of Quality Improvement

Presented at the American Chemical Society in New York, NY

Written by Nina I. McClelland and Robert M. Brown, National Sanitation Foundation and Rolf A. Deininger, The University of Michigan .

#6 Michigan Department Of Natural Resources

Water samples were collected at river sites in Midland, Bay City, Flint, Pontiac, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Mt. Pleasant.

Pages 36-41.

Parameters (no units were given):

• Temperature
• Dissolved oxygen
• pH
• Total alkalinity
• Turbidity
• Conductivity
• Total dissolved solids
• Total residue
• Total solids
• Chlorophyll a
• 5-day BOD
• Total organic carbon
• Nitrites & nitrates
• Phosphorus
• Chloride
• Phenols
• Heavy metals

#7 Laboratory Instructions for the Treatment of Water for Taste and Odor Control with Chlorine Dioxide

1/11/46 author is anonymous

#8 Condense from AWWA Journal Vol. 44 No. 47 July 1952

Procedures for collecting, examining, and recording plankton in the water.

Parameters:

• Non carbonate hardness soda reagent method (mg/L)
• Calcium analysis (mg/L)
• Magnesium analysis (mg/L)
• Chlorides (mg/L)
• Sulfates using the bezidine HCL method
• Total residue, fixed residue, and loss of ignition
• Iron colorimetric
• Silicate analysis

#9 Personal Notes

Circa: 1952

Parameters:

• Total solids (ppm)
• Loss of iginition (ppm)
• Fixed residue (ppm)
• Silica (ppm)
• Iron aluminum-R₂O₃ (ppm)
• Calcium/magnesium (ppm)
• Sulfates (ppm)

#10 Paper on Versenate Method

Gives detailed description about the laboratory procedure for testing hardness in water.

#11 Analytical procedure for the determination of unknown cations (Zn, Al, Fe)

Laboratory procedures from Semicro Qualitative Analysis by Arthur & Smith

#12 River Survey Results

Received from the Flint WWTP 7-13-90

Water Quality Index results obtained from six locations on the Flint River from 1987-1989

1. Carpenter
2. Dort
3. Saginaw
4. Thread
5. Mill
6. Flushing

#13 City of Flint DPW Pollution Survey Results from city storm drains and waterways

November 1974 & March 1971

Maps of Mott Lake, Flint River & tributaries along with the 33 locations marked. The samples were tested.

Parameters:

• Turbidity
• Chloride (mg/L)
• Coliform
• Fecal coliform
• River appearance

#14 Flint River Water Quality Index

July 1984-June 1985. Monthly analysis at six locations

Parameters:

• Dissolved oxygen/percent saturation (mg/L)
• Fecal coliform
• pH (pH units)
• BOD
• Nitrates (mg/L)
• Phosphates (mg/L)
• Temperature/deviation (°F)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Total solids (ppm)
• Water quality index

#15 United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey: Drainage Areas of Streams in the Flint River Basin

A listing of all the streams in the Flint River Basin with parameters:

• Streams
• Locations
• Drainage area (sq.mi.)

#16 Michigan Department of Quality Official Laboratory Report

Inffluent raw sample routine priority list for plant run.

#17 Interoffice Memorandum from McNamee, Porter, and Seely, Inc.

Flint Water Treatment Plant Improvements Progress Report, July 27, 1994

Engineering firm took water samples of Flint River in July of 1994, results are shown.

Also Flint River Raw Water Quality (March 1990 to May 1994).

Averages and maximums for:

• Turbidity (ntu)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)

#18 State Reports

June 1930 to 1936. A sample site was not designated. Also no methodology was given for sampling.

Parameters:

• Alkalinity (ppm)
• Non-carbonate hardness and total hardness (ppm)
• Sulfates (ppm)
• Insolubles (ppm)
• R₂O₃ (ppm)
• Alkalinity (ppm)
• Non-carbonate hardness and total hardness (ppm)
• Sulfates (ppm)
• Insolubles (ppm)
• R₂O₃ (ppm)
• Iron ppm)
• Aluminum (ppm)
• Calcium (ppm)
• Magnesium (ppm)
• Chlorides (ppm)
• Total residue, fixed residue, and loss on ignition (ppm)
• Dissolved oxygen
• pH (pH units)
• Fluorides (ppm)
• Color (color units)
• Odor
• Bacteria

#19 Monthly Operational Report Sheets 1975

A sample site was not designated and no methodology was given for sampling.

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Coliforms per 100m and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#20 Monthly Operational Report Sheets 1977

A sample site was not designated and no methodology was given for sampling.

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Coliforms per 100m and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#21 Monthly Operational Report Sheets

December 1967 to December 1969

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Coliform organisms

#22 Monthly Operation Reports

January 1981 to November 1982 (several months missing)

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Temperature (°C)

#23 Monthly Operation Report

April 1920

Parameters:

• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (Jackson candle)
• Alkalinity (ppm)
• Total count 1cc 20°C gelatin and 37°C Agar
• Multiple tube fermentation

#24 Monthly Operation Report 1983

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Temperature (°F)
• Coliforms per 100ml and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#25 State Reports MDPH 1936-1967

A sample site was not designated. Also no methodology was given for sampling.

Parameters:

• Alkalinity (ppm)
• Non-carbonate hardness and total hardness (ppm)
• Sulfates (ppm)
• Insolubles (ppm)
• MPN (most probable number)
• Iron (ppm)
• Aluminum (ppm)
• Calcium (ppm)
• Magnesium (ppm)
• Chlorides (ppm)
• Total residue, fixed residue, and loss on ignition (ppm)
• Dissolved oxygen (ppm)
• pH (pH units)
• Fluorides (ppm)
• Color (color units)
• Odor
• Bacteria

#26 State Reports

January 1926 to January 1927

Parameters:

• Color (color units)
• Maximum turbidity (Jackson candle)

February 1927 to May 1930

Parameters:

• Apparent and true color (color units)
• Average turbidity (Jackson candle)
• Alkalinity (ppm)
• Bacteria temperature susceptibility
• Lactose fermentation

#27 Monthly Operation Report Sheets

January 1972 to December 1973

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Coliforms per 100ml and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#28 Interoffice Memorandum from McNamee, Porter, & Seely, Inc.

Flint Water Treatment Plant Improvements Raw Water Quality Survey.

Results of the water quality assessment performed on the Flint River during two months of 1994.

#29 Monthly Operation Report Sheets 1974

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Coliforms per 100ml and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#30 Monthly Operation Report Sheets 1978

Parameters

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Coliforms per 100ml

#31 Monthly Operation Report Sheets 1976

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Coliforms per 100ml and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#32 Monthly Operation Report Sheets

January 1970 to December 1971

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non -carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Coliforms per 100ml and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#33 State Report

Flint River Data November to December 1979

Parameters:

• Turbidity (ntu)
• Chlorine Residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride Analyses (mg/L)
• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)

#34 Monthly Reports 1980 to 1986

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color (color units)
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Odor
• Temperature (°F)
• Coliforms per 100ml and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#35 Monthly Operation Report of Water Treatment Plant

Plant runs from 1995-1998.

Parameters:

• Total hardness and noncarbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Chloride (mg/L)
• pH (pH units)
• Color
• Turbidity (ntu)
• Temperature (°C)
• Coliforms per 100ml and fecal coliforms per 100ml

#36 State Report 1991

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#37 State Report 1990

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#38 State Report 1992

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#39 MDPH Plant Run Analysis official lab report

May 1991

Official lab report of raw water with multiple parameters.

#40 Plant Run

October 1998

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#41 Plant run

October 1984

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#42 Plant run

November 1987

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#43 Plant Run

March 1988

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#44 Plant Run

December 1989

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#45 Plant Run

May 1990

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#46 Plant Run

September 1990

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#47 Plant Run

October 1990 and November 1990

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#48 Plant Run

May 1991

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#49 Plant Run

February 1992

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#50 Plant Run

May 1992

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#51 Plant Run

September 1992

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)

#52 Test Run

December 1992

Parameters:

• Total hardness and non-carbonate hardness (mg/L)
• Chlorine residual (mg/L)
• Fluoride analyses (mg/L)
• Total alkalinity (mg/L)
• Calcium (mg/L)
• Magnesium (mg/L)
• Turbidities (ntu)