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Bartlett Lake
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Aug-99
Oct-99
Dec-99
Feb-00
Apr-00
Jun-00
Aug-00
Oct-00
Dec-00
Feb-01
Apr-01
Jun-01
Aug-01
Oct-01
Dec-01
Feb-02
Apr-02
MIB, ng/L
Epilimnion
Hypolimnion
Verde R. below Bartlett
Figure 4-3. MIB in the epilimnion, hypolimion, and outflow from Bartlett Lake.
Figure 4-4. MIB in the epilimnion, hypolimion, and outflow from
Saguaro Lake.
For Lakes Pleasant and Bartlett, MIB in water released from the hypolimnion during the
stratification period rarely or never exceeds 10 ng/L (Figures 4-2 and 4-3). Water
released from Saguaro is most often in the range of 10-20 ng/L during the summer
stratification period. The higher concentrations for Saguaro occur for two reasons. First,
MIB concentrations in the epilimion of Saguaro Lake are higher than in the other two
reservoirs (Figure 4-4). Second, Saguaro is not as strongly stratified, as the other two
reservoirs, which results in more mixing between the epilimnion and hypolimion.
Mixing of the water column occurs in Saguaro and Bartlett Lakes around mid-October,
and in Lake Pleasant in November.
At lake turnover, MIB levels become uniform
throughout the lake, increasing the concentration of MIB released downstream. For both
Bartlett and Saguaro, peak MIB concentrations in the released water occurred during
October, following turnover (Table 4-3).
Saguaro Lake
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Aug-99
Oct-99
Dec-99
Feb-00
Apr-00
Jun-00
Aug-00
Oct-00
Dec-00
Feb-01
Apr-01
Jun-01
Aug-01
Oct-01
Dec-01
Feb-02
Apr-02
MIB, ng/L
Epilimnion
Hypolimnion
Salt R. below Saguaro
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Table 4-3. Average monthly MIB concentrations over the three-year T&O study for the CAP Canal at 7
th
Street (release from Lake Pleasant and/or Colorado River water), the Verde River below
Bartlett Lake, and the Salt River below Saguaro Lake. The time of thermal destratification
turnover is indicated by boldfaced values.
CAP at 7th Street
Verde R. below
Bartlett Lake
Salt River below
Saguaro Lake
January
0
0
4
February
0
0
7
March
1
1
19
April
1
2
5
May
0
0
8
June
1
2
9
July
1
3
12
August
2
2
10
September
4
8
16
October
4
13
19
November
5
2
8
December
0
1
10
MIB in the reservoirs degrades slowly after turnover, reducing the concentrations
throughout the winter. Lab experiments and mass balance studies show that a typical
MIB degradation rate is about 1 ng/L-day (Figure 4-5).
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0
10
20
30
0
10
20
30
40
Incubation Time (day)
Geosmin (ng/L)
R
L
=0.81 ng/L/d
R
L
=1.0 ng/L/d
B
0
10
20
30
40
50
0
10
20
30
40
Incubation Time (day)
MIB (ng/L)
R
L
=0.90 ng/L/d
R
L
=1.1 ng/L/d
A
Figure 4-5. Kinetic degradation of MIB (A) and geosmin (B) in water collected at a depth of 5 m from
Saguaro Lake (September 2000). Abiotic (filtered) control sample (
¾
); sample without added
bioseed (
r
); sample with the added bioseed (
¯
). Error bars are one standard deviation.
Lines represent fitted laboratory pseudo zero-order rates (R
L
).
Finally, the amount of MIB in SRP water depends upon which side of the system is
delivering water. The timing of the Salt-to-Verde shift is important. This shift normally
occurs in October (Table 4-4). Because MIB levels are normally higher in the Salt River
than in the Verde River, the switch generally decreases MIB in water delivered to the
Arizona and South Canals.