Summary

Description

The objective of this project was to assess the influx of nutrients and solid material into Back Bay and its tributaries during and immediately following such storm events. The Back Bay Stormwater Monitoring Project is a cooperative project supported by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Virginia Field Office, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge BBNWR, and Old Dominion University. Water samples were collected at seven sites along the shore of Back Bay and its tributaries from July 1994 to June 1995. One test site was located at or near the inflow of each of the four primary tributaries See Study Area Description. In addition, a test site was located near the residentially developed region on the eastern margin of the Bay. Two control sites were located on BBNWR land along the southeastern shore of the Bay, away from all primary sources of allocthonous input Figure 1.