Beltzville Lake Project Water Quality Data Report. (RCS DAEN-CWE015).
Abstract
Beltzville Lake, located on the Pohopoco Creek in Carbon County, Northwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been in operation since October of 1970. The primary purposes of the project are flood control, water quality control, future water supply, low flow augmentation and recreation. This report, which covers the time period beginning 1 October 1979 through 30 September 1980 deals with the water quality aspect of the project. The drainage basin above Beltzville Dam which was formerly devoted principally to farming is presently undergoing a land pattern change apparently due to the influence of Beltzville Lake. Farm land is being sold for building lots and new homes are being constructed throughout the basin. It appears that in addition to contamination from animal runoff, there may be an increase in septic tank seepage, which may become a concern in future lake management. In general, accumulated data (APPENDIX A) indicate that stream inflow and the reservoir are of high water quality. The collected data also indicated a favorable comparison with untreated water quality for public water supplies as adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (DER) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA097170
Entities
Organizations
- Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers